No they are not too young. But they’ve had more training, and have been instilled with more discipline. They also operate under the close supervision of their NCOs. A small department deputy and/or town cop is much more likley to have to operate on their own. Make a big difference. A larger department would have both more extensive training and would have the green guys, of whatever age, ride along with a more mature training officer, and probably for alonger time.
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Sometimes the LT. and the NCOs and Doc go down,,,
Then you got a 19 year old(with some salt) with a PRC\25
that runs the show(olden days),,,
You are spot~on about the training and the ride~alongs...
Yep, and then he's already in too much trouble to go making any more, except for the enemy of course.