AW5542 t1_iuaftez wrote on October 29, 2022 at 8:34 PM

Reply to comment by PrussianTrollFarm in Why are all these New Yorkers going to the Baltimore Police Academy? by caro822

That’s not true. It’s the same state certification as any other MD local department. BPD officers lateral to other Maryland departments all the time. Just cant lateral to MSP.

PrussianTrollFarm t1_iuanyrs wrote on October 29, 2022 at 9:33 PM

I stand corrected, and I know why: the conversations I’m (mis)remembering were with a young guy who was looking to join the MSP after college and then police academy.

Vjornaxx t1_iudr1b4 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:44 PM

MSP doesn’t do laterals. Every trooper goes through their full academy and they are one of the only academies in Maryland that is a live in academy.

A lot of guys with time on aren’t too keen on going through another academy unless they have to, especially if they have to live there for months. It means time away from family, dealing with a petty pseudo-boot camp atmosphere, and getting OC’d, tased, and gassed again.