I would be careful with “exceptions.” It’s that thinking that got us here.
I have a family member who is a state trooper. He actually gets paid for three weekly sessions in a gym. Plus they have a workout room at the station.
I shake my head and ask which one he “needs” for his job.
Either we pay for stuff, or not. “Exceptions” and special adjustments can be a slippery slope.
“ I shake my head and ask which one he “needs” for his job.”
He 100% needs to work out.
Going hand to hand with drugged up thugs is something he has to do.
Just a question of of who pays for it
I think it’s good they are getting paid for training. There are plenty of police departments that have couch potatos answering your 911 call.