Work one day at a time.
Wake up, get ready, work the shift, go home, and sleep. What happens during those hours changes the officer you become.
- 01Qualify
Earn patrol release
Four short stages cover the application, entrance testing, background review, academy, and field training. Your answers set the officer's starting strengths.
- 02Morning
Use the time before work
You wake two hours before the shift. Thirty minutes are held for the drive. Fit breakfast, more sleep, a shower, training, family time, or other choices into the remaining 90 minutes.
- 03Duty
Work the clock
Move through duty in 30-minute blocks. Patrol, watch traffic, walk an area, check businesses, eat, or work paperwork. Calls arrive as the shift develops. Some stretches stay quiet.
- 04Home
End the day
After work, fit a few activities into the night and choose a bedtime. Going to sleep closes the day and starts the next one.