97.67 on my exam....
Not bad for a caucasian male huh??
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97.67 on my exam....
Not bad for a caucasian male huh??
Did they send you the letter for the physical testing? Are you serious about joining up? You know that you and JDF's hubby are competing for the same job right?
BTW, I'm carrying a Springfield Armory XD 40 nowadays. Nice weapon, I like it.
Yeah, they said I was smart enough to move on to the next round. [img]wink.gif[/img]
It sounds incredibly difficult:
15 push ups in 1 minute
15 sit ups in 1 minute
1/2 mile run in 5 minutes or less
I mean really...how do they expect to weed anyone out when my 6 year old nephew can do this test??? [img]graemlins/whatever.gif[/img]
I wish Mr. Fan (aka Gunslinger) the best of luck. We are definitely the minority in this.
Yes I am serious
Nice weapon. Got any pics of it??
THAT'S the PT test? OMG. That's really pretty pathetic. Most entry PRTs consist of your basic military set, mile and a half in 12, 50/50 in 2 minutes and at least most of the better departments require a dummy drag/carry. I've even taken some that required trigger pulls with both hands in so many seconds.
I'm kind of shocked Cincy is so wimpy about it.
I do believe you have to do better by the end of the academy, but it still won't be enough to tax you.
I don't have a pic of my gun, but I think I can get some done if you want to see it. Hell, I'll take the whole belt and let you see how I set mine up. Might give you some ideas for yours.
Maybe if you talk nicely, Jumper, they'll extend the time for you to run that 1/2 mile. [img]wink.gif[/img]
I'm seriously hoping that it IS more difficult than that.
I suspect that this initial test is to weed out the true non hackers that do not pack the gear to serve in my beloved corp....
My BIL is on the CPD violent crimes squad and he told me they do have a more stringent agility type test with carrying a 150lb dummy up four flights of stairs, a 1.5 miler, and some other stuff. It's till childs play but significantly tougher than the inital one I think.
He also said that on the dummy carry, they pair you with the person you're standing next to in line. I'm gonna make sure that I stand next to someone who looks fit rather than some dainty little girl who thinks she's tough but isn't. [img]graemlins/whatever.gif[/img]
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">wow...I did not realize this.Quote:
Originally posted by Ickey:
You know that you and JDF's hubby are competing for the same job right?
yep Katie, time to put GS back into boot camp if he wants to catch the competition.
ickey...he can only do that for himself. He knows he has my support, but if I have a hard enough time doing it for myself...how can I make him?
you know...he met the "competition" on Saturday. he knows what he's up against.
<font color="#000002" size="1">[ September 30, 2004 11:20 AM: Message edited by: jdf ]</font>
I am the LEAST of GS's worries. We are both white males and therefore the process is stacked against us from the get go.
We will be competeting against quotas, lowered standards for minorities and women and probably a myriad of other obstacles we are still unaware of.
I, and I'm sure GS, will do our best and we'll see what happens.
the really scary thing, Jumper...is that even I could probably pass that physical portion.