Leadership can be described in a number of ways. Some "lead by example" while some do things behind the scenes. In any event, police officers know when the people they work for are genuine. Take for example a leader, from command officer to especially a chief, who goes to the range to participate in firearms training. The command officer/chief show up and goes through the training. All the troops think "cool, the guy/gal is still one of us". However, the command officer/chief leaves the training and goes back to the station to clean their weapon. What didn't they do? Why are the cops ticked off? They left their brass (shell casings) for the officers to pick up. That's a social felony in this profession. If you go to the trenches, you are expected to carry your own weight. You catch it, you clean it. Too many times leaders live in the limelight but fail to take care of the little things that come after. Don't forget to clean up after you're done.
The past two physical training classes have taken torture to a new level. I sometimes wonder if the PT instructors conspire to attack muscles, tendons and willpower of every NA student. Game of Thrones has nothing on the techniques these guys employ. We've yet to do any "conventional" type of exercise. Again, the expectation is to challenge yourself to do what you haven't done before...the journey continues on...
Wednesday was to be the trip to the police memorial in DC. Due to expected bad weather, this will be rescheduled. Paying tribute to those that have given the ultimate sacrifice is a must.
Tuesday saw the first day of pretty much all day sunlight since I've been here...long time coming.
Lesson of the week: The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking we were at when they were created...Albert Einstein
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