The last six weeks have been particularly intense. Balancing the Academy with the other aspects of life has been the main challenge. Between PT, the classroom, the firearms range, my job, my friends/family, the doctor (physical therapy on a knee injury), and whatever other scraps of time I have to spare on myself, life has been very busy lately. On the plus side, plenty of new stuff has been learned.
We’ve completed our firearms course, and have become very familiar with Glock 22s and somewhat familiar with Remington 870s and Smith & Wesson M&P 15s. Today we completed our main PT requirement by passing the state-regulated battery of tests for which failure would mean dismissal from the Academy. As far as police physical requirements, my state isn’t the easiest but it’s not the toughest either.
Moving into May the Academy schedule is a bit lighter, and I am quite happy to simply still be in it. Today I was literally one push-up away from being a very sad regular guy instead of being a police recruit. The fact that I was able to pass was partially due to two weeks of intensive preparation and primarily due to the intervention of the Most High. The fact that I nearly didn’t was due to the annoying fact that I simply seem to have a weak upper body.
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