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CONGRATULATIONS NYPD! have long and safe careers! ~~


About 1,500 new police officers have graduated from New York City's Police Academy during a ceremony at Madison Square Garden.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly presided over the graduation ceremony Thursday for 1,519 new police officers.

'We're very proud,' one graduating officer told NBC4. 'There's nothing else to say but we're very proud as a family.'

The city says they will be assigned to Operation Impact, a program that pairs rookie officers with experienced supervisors and deploys them to targeted high-crime areas.













New York Police Department graduates toss their gloves at the conclusion of ceremonies

Post: #2

Wow. Cool pics, LC.

1.) Mostly white dudes, some with porn mustaches. I guess you have to have a clean criminal record to qualify.

2.) They should make those jackets out of stretch material and tailor them a little better. They are not very slimming.

3.) I think they are packing, I see a gun. It is a little strange to be armed during a graduation. Is that normal?

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misdemeanors usually OK to apply to Academy. nothing involving moral turpitude.

that uniform is not what i was accustomed to, maybe it's a class A winter uniform. normally i would think it would have duty belt.

and once you are wearing that uniform, you better be armed, people out there want to kill your ass.

but...and i don't know about NY, you have not yet been state-certified at Academy graduation (there is a state exam), which is required to carry.

i was required to be armed even if i had only my Dept. baseball cap on. anything that indicates you're a cop makes you a target.

hard for me to tell ratio black to white officers there. i was looking for women officers in that crowd.


my graduation was at Christmastime, and i wore Christmas socks with reindeers i thought nobody could see (until i walked up on stage). well my ass got cheerfully chewed.

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As much as people complain about the paramilitary thing, I think cops should wear combat clothing/tactical uniforms. It is much easier to move in and has more pockets than the usual button up shirt and slack pants. Clothing shouldn't hinder you when your life is on the line.

This:


Not this:

(couldn't find one with a cat, haha)

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i bitched to my Sheriff all the time about wanting to wear cotton BDUs instead of regular hot polyester trousers! so much more practical! and better for a lot of reasons! like in a ground fight.

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I admire those that are willing to do that. There's no way in hell I would ever risk my life for all the worthless bastards that are around. I wouldn't want anyone I cared about to do it either. It's just not worth it.

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I am thinking about joining the police academy because of the benefits.

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Cracker wants paramilitary dress for the cops and we had to stop carrying our PR's because the public thought it was to aggressive looking.

Just goes to show you that some people are fucked up.

Post: #9

Great thread, LC. I have a few cops in my family network and respect the job.