Wow, 4 decades in LEO! God Bless You!
Hope you are well.
fwiw, i was sworn in as a deputy constable 4 DAYS after my 18th birthday (fwiw, i like to have NEVER lived down my MOTHER having to buy MY service revolver FOR ME, because i was NOT old enough to buy my own. ===> i was "the little constable"/"kiddie cop" for a LONG time after that!!), because the Constable in my precinct passed away in his sleep (state law there requires a Constable in each of the precincts.) & the sheriff KNEW i badly needed a JOB to continue to attend college. i was "behind the badge" until Nov 2006, with two about a year long breaks in service.
i have the "somewhat dubious distinction" to have served as a town/city/county/parish/state/MP & federal officer over those 4 decades (i changed jobs/departments every time somebody offered me at least a 100.oo more a month. btw, i was told yesterday at the county SO that the county is considering appointing me again as a peace officer to help supervise some of the NEW/rookie officers. the county is growing so fast that we are constantly hiring NEW deputies.).
free dixie,sw