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Officer Review

Submitted December 06, 2025

Officer's Comment
"Equipment is top-notch but scheduling is a nightmare."
Leadership
B
Command explains decisions?
Sometimes
Concerns addressed or held against you?
Ignored
Command works nights/weekends?
Rarely
Training focus or blame focus?
Depends
Optics or officer safety?
Equal focus
Command competent for critical incidents?
Probably
Competency
C+
Supervisor could do your job?
Maybe
Trust supervisor's legal answers?
Usually verify
FTOs producing competent officers?
Hit or miss
FTO sergeant quality?
Just okay
Trust DT/firearms instructors?
Not really
% of supervisors qualified?
21-40%
Fairness & Accountability
B-
Promotions based on merit?
Connections/nepotism
Incompetent officers promoted?
Sometimes
Discipline consistent regardless of rank?
Mostly
Accountability flows downhill only?
Usually downhill
Selectors competent?
Mixed
Officer Safety
B
Trust your backup's competency?
Mixed
Staffing ever feel unsafe?
Rarely
Pressured to go solo?
Sometimes
Injured officers supported?
Mixed
Supervisor incompetence endangered you?
A few times
Backup coming fast at 3am?
Not very confident
Morale & Retention
B
Recommend this agency?
Maybe
Take this job again?
Probably not
Transfer laterally tomorrow?
Maybe
Still here in 3 years?
Probably
Workload & Mission Creep
B
Dispatched to non-police calls?
Occasionally
Expected to be MH/homeless/animal control?
Sometimes
Non-police calls delayed emergencies?
Occasionally
Overtime voluntary or voluntold?
Mostly voluntary
Command understands patrol reality?
Somewhat disconnected