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Sergeant bojangle

BillSmith said:
Congrats on the promotion. Same agency, not a lateral? I'm old, the only way up after Prop. 13 was sideways. Fire, LEO, etc. moved like chess pieces. Slide over two cities, up one pay grade. Or Foster City, slide one, up two!!

Got the retirement calendar marked? Put bucket list dates on the 'other side' of that date. It can shift like the sand but helps financial planning...personal morale.
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I've lateraled in the past. But I've been with the same agency for quite a while now. That retirement calendar keeps changing for me as I look at different options. Now that I'll be starting this new role, I'm planning on going at least 2 more years. I can go up to 4 more years before I will max out and stop accruing service credits. So, while I'm already eligible to go at any time, I'm looking at probably a 2-4 year window.
 
GAJ said:
Major congrats; bummer there isn't more in it monetarily but as it has been a goal of yours, well done.

Bummer about the motos; maybe you can change that policy! :laughing
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So, monetarily, it's not horrible. Right away I'll be getting a 10% bump in base salary. The problem is that I'm pretty well maxed out in every stipend I can get, and the promotion will mean losing a few of them, which equal 10.5%. The base salary increase will also increase the percentages of the rest of them, so I'll end up with a slight increase the first year, and then an additional 5% next year. Increased base also increases other pay we get, such as holiday in lieu of pay and retention bonus.

So, not huge increases, but it's something.
 
FWIW Dave, I read almost all your stuff here and I think you are exactly the kind of person who should be in a leadership role in law enforcement. Intelligent, fair, level headed and HONEST!! Please do your best to mold baby LEO’s in your image man. We need good cops like you. Thanks and keep up the good work. :thumbup
 
Mike95060 said:
FWIW Dave, I read almost all your stuff here and I think you are exactly the kind of person who should be in a leadership role in law enforcement. Intelligent, fair, level headed and HONEST!! Please do your best to mold baby LEO’s in your image man. We need good cops like you. Thanks and keep up the good work. :thumbup
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BillSmith said:
Perfect outlook, X, X+2, X+4 and all points in between. Damn good hilltop from which to view next leg of journey, Sgt.
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Yup! I told my chief I'd stay at least 2 more years with the promotion. Prior to that I was considering next year. However, nothing is binding, so it's still completely up to me when I pull the trigger, and the chief recognizes that and is in support of that too.
 
Mike95060 said:
FWIW Dave, I read almost all your stuff here and I think you are exactly the kind of person who should be in a leadership role in law enforcement. Intelligent, fair, level headed and HONEST!! Please do your best to mold baby LEO’s in your image man. We need good cops like you. Thanks and keep up the good work. :thumbup
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Thanks Mike. I really appreciate that. I have been doing my best at helping to shape new officers for a long time now. I've spent most of my career as a long time Field Training Officer (FTO). If you're not familiar, those are the officers assigned to train new recruits when they complete the academy. While the academies are an essential component, Field Training is the most intensive and stressful part of a new officer's career. Depending on the agency, typically 20-25% or so don't make it through. Leading by example is the best way.
 
Mike95060 said:
FWIW Dave, I read almost all your stuff here and I think you are exactly the kind of person who should be in a leadership role in law enforcement. Intelligent, fair, level headed and HONEST!! Please do your best to mold baby LEO’s in your image man. We need good cops like you. Thanks and keep up the good work. :thumbup
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i’m with this guy. you’re a credit to your profession.
 
Mike95060 said:
FWIW Dave, I read almost all your stuff here and I think you are exactly the kind of person who should be in a leadership role in law enforcement. Intelligent, fair, level headed and HONEST!! Please do your best to mold baby LEO’s in your image man. We need good cops like you. Thanks and keep up the good work. :thumbup
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Ditto what he said!
 
mean dad said:
Now I can FINALLY name drop to get out of a ticket!
:laughing

Congratulations!!!!
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Thank you, from someone who has met you in person.

I'm going to go from writing 1,000+ tickets a year on the motor, to writing...well, much fewer.

PRO TIP: (This works every time!)

If you're ever stopped the first thing you ask the officer is if they know who you are. Say it with some conviction. "Do you know who I am?!?" If that doesn't work, tell the officer that you know the chief of police.
 
Congrats, dude. You've always a good friend to me Dave and I like hearing good news from friends.

No homo.

edit: This reminds me I haven't visited the LEO forum in a very long fucking time. I kinda assumed this thread was in the sink. :laughing
 
Kurosaki said:
Congrats, dude. You've always a good friend to me Dave and I like hearing good news from friends.

No homo.

edit: This reminds me I haven't visited the LEO forum in a very long fucking time. I kinda assumed this thread was in the sink. :laughing
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Thanks man! Don't say I didn't try to meet up with ya once. The timing and distance just didn't quite work out.
 
Congratulations on your promotion! I’m betting your wife is at least a little happy that you won’t be riding as part of your day job. Less risk that way.
 
ST Guy said:
Congratulations on your promotion! I’m betting your wife is at least a little happy that you won’t be riding as part of your day job. Less risk that way.
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Thank you!

You're probably right. When I first started riding my wife was very much against it. But surprisingly, when I took the motor assignment, she seemed pretty supportive of it.

I know I'm going to miss working on the motor every day. But at least I had a pretty good run of it for several years.

At the moment, I'm covering a patrol shift and doing some training, but I'm hoping I'll have about 2 more weeks on the motor in January before the promotion goes into effect.
 
My Mini has a front plate. It’s always been in the trunk.
 
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