|
Good read. Having been involved in both professions, I would say LEO is more community based, public relations, and under more direct civilian control than the military. I think part of the problem is the word "war". It is thrown around a lot and it's meaning has been deluded. To promote LEO as warriors is a equal mistake as promoting military combat personal as LEOs. A warrior would not make a very good LEO with out some major changes and training.
I also think part of the problem is our cultural system of how we rank "Bad A** professions", as a aspect of many young male's bravado. To say LEO are not warriors, is not to demean the LEO. The ROE and how objectives are achieved and measured are just not the same.
A LACO deputy long ago defined his job more as a roving secretary (report writer) than any other aspect. I doubt the Agency would use that description in a hiring poster. I think this issue has more to do with ego, bravado and our own personal perceptions than with reality.
|