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On Jul 10, 2025 at 12:30:55 PM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com>
wrote:

> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>> Jul 10, 2025 at 8:22:43 AM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>> BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
>>>>> . . . 
> 
>>>> Yes, LAPD reserves have full police powers. I actually looked into signing
>>>> up as a reserve when I retired but with my deteriorating knees, I'd never
>>>> be able to do the 1.5-mile run up to their standards.
> 
>>> I didn't know that was a thing. Is it like Army Reserves or the National
>>> Guard, that you have to report for weekend training every so often to
>>> maintain skills, and that you can get deployed when ordered to?
> 
>> Not really. They're like a force multiplier. You basically get to choose
>> your division and if I remember right, you have to work a minimum of
>> three days/week but you get to choose which days. But when you're working,
>> you're a full-fledged officer just like any other LAPD cop.
> 
> Interesting. I've never heard of Chicago Police Department offering
> anything like that. I suppose certain suburban police departments, like
> Rosemont that expect large crowds for major events, are like that, but
> those are strictly for patrol.
> 
>> I was surprised to find there's no upper age limit. As long as you
>> can complete their abbreviated police academy, you can be a reserve. I
>> could get through everything with no problem except the run. I basically
>> can't run anymore. Which is ironic because the doc tells me it was all
>> the running I did in the past 25 years to keep in shape for my fed
>> job that has turned my knees into the wreck they are today. I could
>> get knee replacements but that seems like a lot of pain and expense to
>> go through just to run again. I'm fine with normal day-to-day walking,
>> so I don't see the need for major surgery. And I have a rowing machine
>> to do cardio that doesn't impact my knees at all.
> 
> Well, that sucks. Maybe cartilage regeneration will become a thing in
> not too many years. Good luck.

My knees would also have prevented me from passing what the LAPD calls "The TJ
Hooker Maneuver", where they drive a car straight at you at 50 MPH and you're
required to jump on the hood and hold on while the driver zigs and zags and
tries to throw you off.