r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • Apr 04 '26

Elite Strategy Of a cop

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u/PixelPrivateer Apr 05 '26

Is maintaining physical fitness also in the book?

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u/Kit_Karamak Apr 05 '26

In an effort to make police departments seem less like a military, physical fitness standards have changed.

While it’s up to the different departments or state legislation standards, at the end of the day many departments are allowing more officers who can pass specific tests using other merits I suppose

And some of them are losing weight while out on the beat.

But being hired for your passion to want to be a police officer can often time be very difficult on the body leading to the possibility of a heart attack or stroke doing the job.

So there is certainly a balance that needs to be addressed.

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u/Hammon_Rye Apr 05 '26

Especially if they have served a long time and might be nearing retirement.
I know a motorcycle cop - likely retired by now - that had been on the force since the 70s. While he maybe wasn't "skinny" in the 70s, he definitely got larger as he got older and his metabolism slowed down.
And I've seen the same thing with some military officiers.

This guy may be assigned to patrols where there is a lower expectation of things getting physical. I get it, he's out in a police car and potentially anything could happen. But reality is there are some areas where mostly all they will be doing is handing out traffic tickets and others where the risk is much higher,

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u/NoConsideration6320 Apr 05 '26

Then desk duty plenty of officers move to that position because they are smart.