May 10-16 is National Police Week. How many of our fellow RP members serve or have served in law enforcement?

Thanks for your service as a Marine and as a Police Officer Sgt David G Duchesneau. I look forward to reading your book!

Thanks Gunny and may I add, the entire NH State Police Force is waiting for that book to come out. They read my first book so they know that there will be no bull shit or political crap, just facts about the job and what we really did.

Hunter, I must be truthful and honest and tell you that it would be my pleasure! Like the saying goes, "make my day!"

Dave, I want a copy! Like David I too served as a Police Officer after leaving the US Navy. While in Guam our unit was tasked to supply an E-5 to the Armed Forces Police Detachment, Guam, M.I. and my Senior Chief sent me. (It might have been because I threatened to kick his arse after seeing him do something illegal that would have gotten me in deep trouble) 6 months duty there and I fell in love with being a Cop. When transferred Stateside I went into the Drug Abuse Specialist School in San Diego. We worked with the Border Patrol and what turned out to be the beginnings of the DEA and again I loved it! I DIDN'T love the Drug Abuse rating though as we were not supposed to be enforcers but just someone who the druggies could cry on our shoulder. I refused my final exam and asked to change rating to the new MA rate. No deal as I was a CT and they were not about to let me leave. So they sent me to Imperial Beach, Ca. right across the Bay where I spent the last three years of my enlistment. During that time I went to work for the San Diego PD as a Reserve Officer and worked downtown at first and then moved on down to the Southern Division where I put in 36-48hrs a week I loved it so much. I even made Sgt. after two years! Fantastic group of men there and I learned abut the Brotherhood. When my enlistment time came up everyone thought I would remain with the SDPD but I missed the East Coast so went to Fl to try and get a job in LE there. No dice because back then in the early 70's in Florida you had to have 20/40 vision correctable to 20/20. Mine was not even close! I finally landed a position in Greenville, SC in the Foothills of the mts. with what was considered the best Department in SC. Fantastic group of men & women and we were literally a close family of just over 150 of us sworn Officers. I worked patrol basically in the ghettos and downtown and had the time of my life. Eventually I went into traffic and became a Motor Officer which was my dream job. Best job a Police Officer could hope to have. It was also very dangerous and I paid the price having an old man pull directly out in front of my while I was in a high speed chase. After a couple months in the hospital and a year trying to rehabilitate I called it quits and retired under disability. The injuries were just too many and too severe to allow me to continue on is any position as an Officer. Still, even after living in constant pain for 30 years and unable to remember names or numbers and other short-term memory things I would not have changed my time as a Cop for anything in the world. Like all cops we have tons of stories, most you would never believe but other cops can tell you that they are true. Back in the 70's it seemed that most Police Officers were former military. They fought for their Country to keep the people back home safe and after leaving the service they came home to protect their community safe.

I am proud to say that in my Coast Guard career I served in a Law Enforcement role for 8 years. Many have no idea what the Coast Guard LE role is. In the '80's Drug Interdiction was huge! President Reagan put a Drug Zar in place as a Cabinet officer and the Commandant of the CG, Paul Yost went full guns in interdiction to stop drug traffiking from Central & South America. Crazy times! Want to read all about it? Check out the book "Not Your Father's Coast Guard". LEDETS were put on Navy ships and Cutters spent months in the Caribbean. Good memories!!

I served as a 31D in Europe and Asia 1974-1976. There was very little to do for soldiers in barracks scattered across both continents so a high percentage turned to drugs for their major form of recreation.

I was in the Security Police/Security Forces from 1985 to 1999. I competed in a lot of command and world wide competitions. I mainly worked in training and quality control. I also was on numerous EST teams. It was a good time. Don't worry too much about the uniform comments. I actually wore jungle BDU's early in my career. Best of luck to you.

I served as a 31D for 3 years (74-76) so when I got out in 79 the local Sheriff dropped by (family friend) and asked if I would be interested in a Deputy Sheriff job. I could retire but I'm still young enough to chase down on foot the kids that are a third of my age. County just elected a new Sheriff and I am his Senior Deputy. I still support Dollar General Corporate 4 or so hours a day but I get to drive my patrol car home so I hit the roads around noon but have a radio in the house if there is an accident or extra hands are needed. Best of all worlds!

Damn that's awesome!!

1999-2015, 908th SFS/S4C Combat Arms Instructor. 42d SFS, 78th SFS, 6th SFS, 321st ESFS, and 506th SFS.