Baton training

[Tafia]

Just tried to contact our local cop by e-mail and get the message that he is away for 2 weeks "baton training"

Crikey; why does it take 2 weeks???

[crmcatee]

Week One is tell them which end to hold it from.

The second week is showing how to hit someone else rather than themselves.

[Vaux]

Tafia said:

Crikey; why does it take 2 weeks???

9 days health & safety lectures, 1 day hitting things?

[marty g]

Tafia said:

Crikey; why does it take 2 weeks???

The ex is training to be a police officer. If it is anything like her it will be one week to figure out how to extend the baton by swiping it through the air and not throwing it on the floor in the process, and the second week would be how to push the baton back from its extended size to normal size without kneeling on the ground and putting all of her weight on it..

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Our OST including baton work is only about a day (for refresher training)

[Flat in Fifth]

Baton training?
Trying to wean off Krispy Kreme doughnuts perhaps? Sorry!

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Mmmmmmm Krispy Kreme

[Flat in Fifth]

Go on the ^Slider^ what's your favourite?

Being boring the standard glazed takes some beating.

Although I do recall a certain motorway caff that used to allow access to the doughnut machine on nights..... allegedly....

[Alice Cupra]

Tafia said:

Just tried to contact our local cop by e-mail and get the message that he is away for 2 weeks "baton training"

Crikey; why does it take 2 weeks???

Hmmm, thinking way back, even my initial full (totally from scratch!) baton, cuffs and unarmed defensive tactics only took a week to do.

Sounds more like its the full PSU (think: 'riot gear') training. That can take a couple of weeks IIRC if you are starting from scratch.

Annual Baton refresher is only 1 day.

[chrispy porker]

maybe he's doing a PPE instructors course or something like that.

[silverback mike]

My full PSU training was Monday to friday - for two weeks. Weekends off.

Requal 'baton' training is one day along with speedcuffs and take downs etc etc...

[Egbert Nobacon]

crmcatee said:

Week One is tell them which end to hold it from.

The second week is showing how to hit someone else rather than themselves.

[who me ?]

silverback mike said:

My full PSU training was Monday to friday - for two weeks. Weekends off.

Requal 'baton' training is one day along with speedcuffs and take downs etc etc...

Sounds like shades of "Carry on up the Kyber"(Kilts UP"

[Wacky Racer]

Egbert Nobacon said:

crmcatee said:

Week One is tell them which end to hold it from.

The second week is showing how to hit someone else rather than themselves.

Have another couple....

[silverback mike]

You may laugh but there is a way to hold them, extend them, and more importantly how to use them and which areas to hit for maximum effect. And no, they bruise wherever....

So yes, probably is being told how to hold them and not to hurt himself...

[silverback mike]

But that doesn't take two weeks, the 'rubber hose pipe' for us old gits was far more intensive.

[WildCat]

Perhaps they learn to do that dancy thing that girlies do .. synchronised twirling to muzak!

[silverback mike]

Reminds me of the monty pyton 'lumberjack' song...

[davidra]

marty g said:

The ex is training to be a police officer. If it is anything like her it will be one week to figure out how to extend the baton by swiping it through the air and not throwing it on the floor in the process, and the second week would be how to push the baton back from its extended size to normal size without kneeling on the ground and putting all of her weight on it..

apparently they get a bit looser with time, less effort to retract

[so8]

Why do baton training ..... if it looks dangerous then send a probationer in first - thats what they are for isn't it