I have been thinking about and come to the decision of trying to go into law enforcement. I have been researching and saw that before I could go into the police academy I would have to go to a pre-Academy firearms training course. My question is that I read that I would have to qualify with a POST approved service weapon. I know the answer I am probably going to get is Glock, but I don't own a Glock, I do own a Springfield XD40. I would like to know if anyone out there could tell me if the XD would be a POST approved service weapon.
pre police academy firearms training
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Whatever your department P&P aka SOP manual says.... Unless that particular agency issues you, a specific weapon..
Nolacopusmc
*Banned*
Yes it would be.
You'll carry whatever your department issues you or whatever they allow you to provide on your own. In my academy the consensus was Glock, followed by Sig. There were one or two S&W boat anchors and one confused gent with an HK.
The pre-academy course is something alot of agencies do on their own to screen their applicants to make sure they are ready for the academy and can pass before they spend the money and make the commitment to send you. It will really tick off your administration to spend several hundred bucks on you for you to flunk out cause you cant qualify.
The pre-academy course is something alot of agencies do on their own to screen their applicants to make sure they are ready for the academy and can pass before they spend the money and make the commitment to send you. It will really tick off your administration to spend several hundred bucks on you for you to flunk out cause you cant qualify.
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flamatrix99
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He forgets that _I_ was there too.
But we'll leave that alone... for now.
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No he said "one confused gent".........
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At the time I went to the Academy, my department only issued Sigs to patrol and detctives. Everyone else was hired as corrections. We could carry what we bought as long as it met the departments requirements. For the Academy, I bought a Glock, extra mags, and a Safariland 6820 (I think) holster, the one with the rotating hood. The holster was great because there was no thumb snap to mess with, just re-holster and roll the hood back. The instructors spent a lot of time watching me with that holster. Easy and fast. I did find that it stuck out too much, and the damn thing was uncomfortable. Replaced it after going out on duty.
Remember, the POST course is target shooting, pure and simple. You will fire many thousands of rounds. Shoot what you shoot best in a caliber the Academy will supply. One guy wanted to shoot his Glock 20, but he would have had to supply his own ammo.
On duty I carried my 1911 until it was mandated that we all carry the PIG, sorry, Sig that is.
Remember, the POST course is target shooting, pure and simple. You will fire many thousands of rounds. Shoot what you shoot best in a caliber the Academy will supply. One guy wanted to shoot his Glock 20, but he would have had to supply his own ammo.
On duty I carried my 1911 until it was mandated that we all carry the PIG, sorry, Sig that is.
