Well, now I've done it!

[N40GL]

Now I've done it.

It's something I started working on last October, two nights a week and several weekends.

Beaten, punched, thrown, clawed, sprayed, shot, trained terrorized and tested. And retested.

Night after night.

But - tonight's it's over! :D Tonight I get sworn in as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff in Lake County, Illinois!

Woo - Hoo!!

And - on top of that, I won two awards! The "Lamp of Learning" for the highest academic grade in the Reserve Deputy class, and the "Leadership" award, for being voted on by my peers as the class Leader!

Watch out, criminals! Mark's on duty!! :banana: :sunshine: :uzi:

[Rider90]

Sweet!! Stay away from Diamond Lake Rd, I don't need no trouble!

[Bluerauder]

Tonight I get sworn in as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff in Lake County, Illinois!
Congrats to Deputy Sheriff Mark !!! :2thumbs:

[Mike Poore]

Now to put a 2M rig in the cruiser.


Congratulations ...and, be careful out there. ;)

[Shaft333]

What's a Reserve Deputy Sherriff do?
What kind of gun do you get? :D

[Bootlegger]

Congrats on the new certification, very rewarding, you won't be sorry..Oh, and wear your vest...

[fastblackmerc]

Congrats!! Be safe & keep'em straight out there....

[jgc61sr2002]

Mark - Congrats and Good Luck. :)

[CBT]

I'm all for those who protect and serve.:beer:

[TheDonk]

Way to go Mark, big congrats

[teamrope]

Congrats Mark, Keep safe out there.

[ex00p71]

Nice job!

So how does reserve deputy sheriff work, do they call you up when they need extra help, or is it a regular thing or what.

and the big question, do you have to supply your own car:burnout: ?:D

[wsmylie]

Congratulations on your certification Mark. Is this gonna be a part time deal or are you contemplating eventually moving up to full-time status at the S.O. or some other P.D. ???

[N40GL]

Congratulations on your certification Mark. Is this gonna be a part time deal or are you contemplating eventually moving up to full-time status at the S.O. or some other P.D. ???


First, thanks for all the good wishes! They're appreciated.

It's gonna be part-time. Although I practice as a lawyer for Motorola, I feel a strong 'pull' to community service, and this is the best way I've found to do that in Lake County. Motorola is <i>very</i> supportive, and will let me off work if I ever get called out.

No money for the job, and no gun, but we do get the County to provide the OC Spray, vest, baton and all the training. The RD unit basically performs additional service at the direction of the Sheriff, so it's anything from S&R to traffic control to crime scene protection to community service to you-name-it.

And - I can carry my F6A 2m/70cm rig in the cruiser!

[seans]

Welcome to the LEO Family:beer:

[ckadiddle]

Way to go Mark! Did ya get Tasered during the training ?

[Alan]

Tonight I get sworn in as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff in Lake County, Illinois!

Congrats Mark! Welcome to the Thin Blue Line and a rewarding profession!

[Captain Steve]

The best part would be if they let you put hidden lights on your car, so you could pull over idiots in traffic and ticket them.