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Hi,
Which shift is a new hire more likely going to be assigned? I'll take a guess and say graveyard... :biggrin:
Also, are trades allowed?
Thanks!
:cool:
You work all three shifts during your training period, then (at least in some offices) you're administratively assigned for the first year so you work all three shifts. After that, you go into the shift rotation by seniority. "B" watch (afternoon shift) is where a lot of the new guys go - graveyard shift (at least in some offices) is a lot more popular than you might think!
Trades haven't been allowed anywhere I've worked.
You work all three shifts during your training period, then (at least in some offices) you're administratively assigned for the first year so you work all three shifts. After that, you go into the shift rotation by seniority. "B" watch (afternoon shift) is where a lot of the new guys go - graveyard shift (at least in some offices) is a lot more popular than you might think!
Trades haven't been allowed anywhere I've worked.
Thanks, Mac. How often are there shift rotations?
Depends on the office. Some are quarterly (every 3 months), some are every 2 months. I don't know if any offices still do monthly rotation, but some used to. I've worked all three, and like 2-month rotation the best.
SB 405
10-06-2005, 12:47 PM
Speaking of graveyard shifts is it true the "Newhall Incident" of 1970 was responsible for the CHP changing policy by making all night shift patrol units two Officer units? I was in Jr. High School when that happened yet for some reason I always remember it.
ExplorerSGT
10-06-2005, 03:47 PM
Speaking of graveyard shifts is it true the "Newhall Incident" of 1970 was responsible for the CHP changing policy by making all night shift patrol units two Officer units? I was in Jr. High School when that happened yet for some reason I always remember it.
yea, after the newhall incedent C watch was required to deploy 2 man units and it also changed the way officers approached vehicles that were known to possibly have weapons inside
SB 405
10-06-2005, 03:53 PM
What about motor units? Do they get called back to the barn after dark and patrol in cars or do the motor guys only work day shift? And while I'm on the subject of motors,anyone know the number of female motor officers the CHP has? We have one female motor officer on the Culver City PD and everytime I pull up next to her at a tri light (about once or twice a week) I can't keep my eyes off her because she's a tiny little thing and I can't help but wonder.."could she pick that bike up if needed" I have to believe one of the requirements for motor school is to make sure that you can get the bike up off the ground?
ExplorerSGT
10-06-2005, 04:04 PM
What about motor units? Do they get called back to the barn after dark and patrol in cars or do the motor guys only work day shift? And while I'm on the subject of motors,anyone know the number of female motor officers the CHP has? We have one female motor officer on the Culver City PD and everytime I pull up next to her at a tri light (about once or twice a week) I can't keep my eyes off her. Motors only work A and B watch and they switch to patrol cars when it rains. On the issue of female motors, I've only seen 2 in Southern Division....i saw one a few months ago on the EB 10 at the 110 split. Im a female and ive been thinking about becoming a motor, I doubt my mom will let me though,haha :biggrin:shock:ubt:
We were just discussing this the other day and I want to say the number of active female motors is in the single digits.
redhead
10-06-2005, 10:55 PM
We were just discussing this the other day and I want to say the number of active female motors is in the single digits.Not to discredit you at all, since this publication is from 99, but here it says 14 were active back then. (I knew I had seen a number somewhere, sometime, and finally found it!!)
Number 19 (http://www.chp.ca.gov/pdf/24hour07.pdf)
The Whole Package (http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/24hours.html)
We were just discussing this the other day and I want to say the number of active female motors is in the single digits.Not to discredit you at all, since this publication is from 99, but here it says 14 were active back then. (I knew I had seen a number somewhere, sometime, and finally found it!!)
Number 19 (http://www.chp.ca.gov/pdf/24hour07.pdf)
The Whole Package (http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/24hours.html)
Reading the publication in that second link titled, "24 hours with the CHP," there is a picture of an officer who went home for the lunch-break. How many of you actually do that? This somewhat relates to the thread regarding wearing your uniform when going/leaving home, however in that case, the officer is on-duty.
Capsicum
10-07-2005, 09:03 AM
If you live close to your beat, you can go to your residence for you lunch break instead of going to a restaurant. One difference is that you are going to your home in a patrol car, yeah your neighbors will figure out what you do, but those bad guys won't see you driving in your civilian vehicle. Motors take their bikes home, hence they wear their uniforms to and from the office as well.
Reading the publication in that second link titled, "24 hours with the CHP," there is a picture of an officer who went home for the lunch-break. How many of you actually do that? This somewhat relates to the thread regarding wearing your uniform when going/leaving home, however in that case, the officer is on-duty.
A lot of officers do it, but I'm personally not a fan of the idea. Number one, I don't like leaving the patrol car parked in my driveway for everybody in the world to see as they're driving by; and number two (and probably more important), being in my "home" environment tends to take me out of "work" mode right in the middle of my shift - I relax and go into "Condition White", and it takes away a little of my edge and focus for the rest of my shift....just don't like the feeling. Maybe that's just me, though.
SB 405
10-07-2005, 09:08 AM
Maybe I'm missing something but what's wrong with your neighboors knowing what you do for a living? Is it "The Man" lives in that house so people treat you different?
MCS 1 Stumpy
10-07-2005, 11:59 PM
Maybe I'm missing something but what's wrong with your neighboors knowing what you do for a living? Is it "The Man" lives in that house so people treat you different?
Even though I am non uniformed, when people find out who I work for I get treated to the obligatory "this cop stopped me and (put unfunny story here)" story. I can bet it is an order of magnitude worse for the officers.
Ya just get tired of hearing about someone who was only doing 60 in a school zone and GASP the officer was less than totally understanding that this person really had to drive that fast because they were late for a dentist appointment!
The deuce that hit me staggered over to me glanced at my newly severed leg and said "I need your insurance card....you really messed up my car" and she probably wondered why the arresting officer did not have a sense of humor.
What I am getting at is that these officers have a tough job at work and just dont want to have to rehash every neighbor's parking ticket, but that is what seems to happen if alot of people know what they do.
I never really understood how tough it can be until I looked into the eyes of the officer who showed up to my wreck, and then watched him be professional to the deuce as he did her FSTs (he later told my mother in law that he was sure I was dead I just didn't know it yet, he said that my living was a miracle) I dont know if I could be that strong and be professional and not at least say something that would get me a form 2.
Right on, Stumpy!
There's nothing like going outside on Sunday morning to pick up your paper and being asked to sign off a ticket. And, as Stumpy said, you have to listen to the story about why the cop was an a** h*** and shouldn't have harassed YOUR neighbor. (After all, your neighbor made it clear to the citing officer that he lived down the street from a cop -- shouldn't he be entitled to special consideration?)
Your Mentor
10-08-2005, 12:21 PM
Whenever I've worked in the main Area office, or at the Academy, I NEVER let anyone know what I did for a living. I cite Mac's point. I want to relax when I'm off.
I've been very fortunate to work in three resident posts. Currently I live far outside of town and park my unit in a barn. Very few people know a cop is living at my residence. Even so, it's totally unavoidable at an RP. Everyone knows your business, like it or not. The pay off is the autonomy, no commute, more beat freedom, better scheduling options, tighter squad, an assigned unit, etc. Still, to this day, I take a sack lunch to work. I go home occassionally for coffee or to work on reports. There's no way around that. I hate eating in diners and always have. There's the constant threat of a disgruntled cook messing with your food, but mostly I can't stand all the heads turning and staring as you walk in. That is the most unnerving thing on the planet and I've NEVER gotten used to it. That alone keeps me out of diners. It's a little easier if you go in with a beat partner. Or several ;)
SB 405
10-08-2005, 12:30 PM
Oh man,I thought that spitin' in the cops food deal was something you only saw on TV. I'm a little suprised to hear you guys really worry about that kind of thing (or is this common with all PO's) but then again the world is full of wacko's.
Welpe
10-08-2005, 03:27 PM
Oh man,I thought that spitin' in the cops food deal was something you only saw on TV. I'm a little suprised to hear you guys really worry about that kind of thing (or is this common with all PO's) but then again the world is full of wacko's.
Unfortunately it's not. There have been a couple of cases of ground up glass being put in officer's cheeseburgers (one in NY, not sure where the other incident took place). Then there was the incident of some scumbag putting METH in an officer's burger. All of these incidents took place at a McDonald's franchise (go figure).
Or industrial cleaner in the Chippie's burrito in Fresno, I believe?
Welpe
10-09-2005, 02:31 AM
I hadn't heard about that one! :evil:
Your Mentor
10-12-2005, 01:54 AM
It is fun if you can see the short order cook behind the counter though. If the guy's doing meth he's so animated and moving around so fast it looks like he's going to blow an O-ring out the side of his neck. It's like watching fast forward in real life. Of course when you do see that you just have coffee. :!:
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