my man want to be a sniper for swat. i want a family and a man that can be their for my family. . .so my question is can he be that man? or will he be on call 24/7 and not beable to really be with me?? or my children?? and he is in the national gaurd right now does he still need more trainning for that? does he need to be a policeman before he can do that? anyone with experience.
2006-10-04 15:16:33 · 6 answers · asked by darkvamp4542 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
He will need to be a police officer first. The city you live in may have time of service he has to serve as a patrol officer before he can apply to be a swat officer. He may have to take extra classes or training just to be considered for swat.
He has to apply for swat, his supervisor has to approve request, and position has be open for him to be able just to do through training. That does not mean he will make the unit.
Even as a patrol officer, he may be given a normal schedule but it is eligible to be changed from day to day. Any officer is on call 24/7 due to needs at the moment.
As a wife of an officer it can be a challenging life. There as alots of pros and cons to being my place. I don't even know where to start. There have been times when we make plans and at the last moment the plans would need to change. Yes it can be frustrating but I have learned to live with it.
You need to understand there may be times when he can't or wont be able to talk about things that happen on the job. It can be stressful on both of you.
One of the big things you need to decide is if you can live with is the possiblity that some day, his supervisor, a chaplain, and one of his partners shows up at the door to tell you he is hurt or wont be coming home at all.
I am not telling you to leave him. What I am saying is the two of you need to talk about it ALOT. You need to think about it alot. You have to decide what you can and can't live with. It takes a special person to be an officer and even more special person to be a good wife to an officer.
Good luck to both of you.
2006-10-04 16:27:52 · answer #1 · answered by pj_gal 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This guy will be at work a lot. He has big dreams. He needs to be supported if you decide to marry him and if he is to become successful!
I do not quite understand, your children or "our children"....
He will be on call 24/7 but a woman and kids do not need a man 24/7 --the kids do by the mother, but to expect a man 24/7 is unrealistic.
It is all in what u want, a man who is loyal and will provide for the family, or one with u 24/7 who never leaves the sofa---which makes u have to work twice as hard?
2006-10-04 16:17:14 · answer #2 · answered by kay w 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can only tell you how it is at the department here, your city may be different. Here, you must be a Police Officer because SWAT is a division of the PD. Here, the SWAT (or EST - Emergency Services Team) Officers are regular Patrol Officers and Detectives who are on call 24/7 (unless they are on vacation) to respond to any call-out for SWAT services. They have a high stress job and spend a great deal of time on extra training, traveling frequently to out-of-town and out-of-state training and competitions. The larger your city, the more time he will be away from home. If you are looking someone to be a regular family man with a 9 to 5 type job, he may not be that guy as a SWAT Officer.
2006-10-04 15:25:02 · answer #3 · answered by dh1977 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
he wants a very dangerous job. can you live with that!? ..don't worry about the hours!
all new jobs require many hours if you want to advance. that's life.
and its an elite force he may not get in.and there are long wait lists at he bigger or better paying cities.
there is lots of training required.
you can check usually by Internet at the city he wants to work under job descriptions, human resources,for information.
many jobs have long or difficult hours?
will you be working too? or in school? even part time if you have a child...if not do volunteer work get in with a good group and be busy doing good so you wont be bored while he's away at work and you feel positive and have supports for you.!
good luck!
2006-10-04 15:26:38 · answer #4 · answered by macdoodle 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He will be on call but that is not the same as being away all the time. On call means that he is available should an emergency arise but otherwise he will be able to be with you.
There will be times when his career would take him away from you but lots of jobs are like that. Be glad you got a man who wants to be responsible and work hard to take care of his family.
2006-10-04 15:25:13 · answer #5 · answered by dullorb 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
hmmm i think that he'd be on the go 24/7 so he won't really have time for u and the kids so.....=D
2006-10-04 15:18:57 · answer #6 · answered by princess_pam702 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋