25 years ago today

[mcsap]

I was hired as a police officer with my current PD.

My starting pay was $15,687.50 I got 5 vac days. We had early 1980's Dodge Diplomats with anemic 318 V8's that couldn't catch a riding lawn mower. 3 channel mobil radios , no cell phones, no computers , had a typewriter to do reports and complaints back at the office.

We could hand write most reports. The basic traffic ticket was $27.50. If we were to call into the 911 center, we knew where ALL of the many pay phones were located. Especially the ones with a long cord so you didn't have to get out of your car in bad weather.

I rode with someone for about 3 weeks and than was on my own for about another 3 weeks BEFORE I went to the academy. I am sure it must have been fun ??

Things have somewhat changed.

[Gumtree]

Congratulations in order??? seems like it to me
i think the link should work,
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[mobrien316]

Twenty-five years ago today I was in the last semester of my senior year in high school...

[Safety Steve]

Congratulations mcsap! Thats a long time in one place. I was in college doing spring training 25 years ago today.



Be Safe.

[Sgt. Slaughter]

My...how things have changed.

25 years ago Sarge was playing Little Marine in the back yard throwing dirt clods at the neighbor kid from a fortified position behind a dirt mound.

And yes, that was NOT as an adult!! The Sarge was 11.

[Cat_Doc]

Dang, now I really feel old. 25 years ago I was a 7 year vet on the city department.

Can't wait to hear how RDS feels about this. LOL

[sparrow803]

Congrats! 25 years is a major accomplishment!

[greg72982]

25 years ago I was 3 years old.

[cntryboy0531]

25 years ago I was still an infant, not even one year old.

[JR180]

25 years ago I was still years away from being born.

[shark2k]

25 years ago I was a little over a month away from being born.

-Shark2k

[marinepilot]

25 years ago today I was finishing up training after almost a year in the Marine Corps, getting ready to ship out to my first real duty station.

[sparrow803]

Twenty five years ago my two boys were toddlers and I was working on a chemical dependency unit.

All that aside, I don't know about McSap but reading how some, ummmm....most of you were either not born or not out of Pampers is getting a little depressing. LOL

[retdetsgt]

Can't wait to hear how RDS feels about this. LOL

I had been a detective/sergeant for 4 years with 15 years on my department. In fact, that was the year that I'd been transfered to drugs from homicide for calling my lieutenant (the chief's brother in law) a fool in retaliation for him saying I had an abrasive personality! Just imagine the gall he had.

The thing that hit me the hardest was when I investigated the first police shooting where the cop who had done the shooting hadn't been born when I was hired......

[icu650]

Wow, I really feel old. Twenty-five years ago I already had 17 years on the job and was looking forward to retirement at 20 years. I passed that and stayed another 10 for thirty. I remember when we checked out a license plate it took forever. They had to go to the card file and look it up. Congratulations on 25 years it really is a big thing to go that long. On my job it was a twenty year retirement and I remember the relief when I hit that 20. It was like a ton of bricks off my back. How much longer are you going to give it?