Originally Posted by Officer Dunngeon

That's really not a question that can be answered unless one single person has attended every single police academy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts! And what aspect of the academy are you referring to: PT, academics or overall?

I have heard that physically the MSP academy is the most grueling and I have heard that the BPD academy really pushes the books on you.

Originally Posted by redpara

I know this will start howels of protest but, you are treated pretty much the same as the RTT 'S,

Originally Posted by tomcats

The poll is about municipal academies. We all know that the state is the toughest academy probably in the country. I commend anyone whohas gone through it and lived. Some municipal academies are tougher than others. But then again it depends on the individual. Some people are better at academics and some are better at P.T. So I think its pretty hard to pick one academy over another.

Originally Posted by Vader

That wasn't my point. I was just rebutting the SSPO comment.

Is Agawam still "PT Optional"??? I was there to observe some guys / girls busting their butts around the track...while others sat and watched. No medical issues / no doctors notes, just did not want to PT. I hope that is a thing of the past.

Originally Posted by Tango

Is it true that in the SSPO academy, the boxing matches are also optional?

Originally Posted by jrc1179

Middlesex County Academy is no joke as far as PT. We have a DI that runs Boston every year and comes in the top 20 every year. He's fucked. I know alot of you guys dont like the sheriffs, but it is a different department these days. Some squared away guys come out of that academy. I one of them. I respect what everybody does. We are well trained officers, and we have full police powers except chp. 90, which is going to change next summer. We are LEGIT!!!!!

Originally Posted by Officer Dunngeon

Oh boy.



You're new around here, huh Sparky?

Be right back. I'm going to microwave some popcorn.

Originally Posted by jrc1179

We are LEGIT!!!!!

Originally Posted by Officer Dunngeon

Oh boy.



You're new around here, huh Sparky?

Be right back. I'm going to microwave some popcorn.

Originally Posted by Rock

This is like asking "Which toilet paper is softest?" Their all soft, some just more so than others.

Originally Posted by Mortal knight

obviously you don't remember the public school 1 sheet of tri-fold sandpaper!

Originally Posted by DODK911

My Academy is better then yours!!!!! Who cares!? The only thing that counts is that we are all BLUE!!!!!

Stay Safe.

Originally Posted by Rock

This is like asking "Which toilet paper is softest?" Their all soft, some just more so than others.

Originally Posted by HPD104

Which academy is the toughest???

Originally Posted by 94c

The toughest one to swallow had to be Police Academy 4, Citizens on Patrol.

Originally Posted by 94c

The toughest one to swallow had to be Police Academy 4, Citizens on Patrol.

Originally Posted by Gil

I went to Plymouth and it was a joke. lol just kidding Lenny.....

Originally Posted by Mitpo62

Aw shucks Opie it wasn't all THAT bad!? Look at all the reading, writing, and running we did; and look at how it applies to what we do today.........

Originally Posted by ferus fidelitas

how can you compare the academies if you only went to one ?

Originally Posted by ferus fidelitas

the police academies all seem to have gotten soft over the past 15 years or so. That opinion is based on my conversations with newer officers... alot more politically correct too.... very misguided... when I graduated I knew that I EARNED the job... not like that anymore for new guys..

Originally Posted by kencop93

Everyone always says " When I went to the academy it was the toughest." So everyone has their own opinions and maybe thier academy was tough for them.. Well the days of 12-16 hr academy days are long gone.. God Bless the guys and gals that run academies now.. They do their best with what the kindler, gentler MCJTC allows them to do.. My opinion , Is that the Plymouth Academy of the late 80's early 90's was always the toughest. They were run by Troopers from the MSP academy. Good luck to anyone in or going to any academy.. and God Bless thier instructors.....

Originally Posted by Delta784

A police academy diploma is your license to be a police officer. Learning how to actually do the job comes from working the street, and what academy you attended is damn near irrelevant.

Originally Posted by trel

...where is Lowell in that poll???

Originally Posted by smilly217

I would have to say from experience and what I've heard. The MSP academy is the toughest and BPD is second to that. The physical standards to get into the academy are a joke, but once you're in the academy you can't pretend that you can run miles, score good grades and be disciplined. If you did fake it, then good luck on the street, because there's no faking it on the street (that's how people die). I've heard that other municipal academies have optional PT is that true?

Originally Posted by Mitpo62

So true Delta. I never understood how some guy yelling in your face is going to make you a better or tougher cop.

Originally Posted by Mitpo62

Compassion, common sense, and a sense of humor are key(s)!

Originally Posted by Delta784

Unless someone has graduated from every single police academy in the state, they're totally unqualified to pass judgment on which is "tougher" or "harder".

In the end, it doesn't matter anyway. A police academy diploma is your license to be a police officer. You'll eventually learn the important things from your FTO and from experience....especially your fuck-ups.

Originally Posted by Mitpo62

So true Delta. I never understood how some guy yelling in your face is going to make you a better or tougher cop. Compassion, common sense, and a sense of humor are key(s)!

Originally Posted by Ptlm. King

Weymouth academy overall was a joke, execpt for the PT. Don't know how it is now.....

Originally Posted by SinePari

NH and CT have the right idea...one academy for all officers. We all enforce the same laws, right? Then you get "fine-tuned" during your FTO period.

Originally Posted by CHICwithBADGE

Getting yelled and screamed at by a DI at the academy instills discipline and prepares you for the verbal abuse you'll encounter on the streets.

Originally Posted by Delta784

A couple of weeks of the screaming and yelling routine is good enough to weed out the problem children. After that, it's stupid, counterproductive, and based more on making the trainers feel good about themselves than producing police officers who are decisive, can think on their feet and have compassion towards the citizenry.

Originally Posted by SinePari

Stop, just stop. If you haven't been to all of them you have no way to judge what's productive or not.

Originally Posted by JoninNH

After the first week we were done being verbally shit on. If you screwed up, you paid for it, or worse the class paid for it. While I am all for military discipline in the academy, I like to think I learned alot by not having to...

1. Raise my hand and wait to be recognized.
2. Stand and come to attention
3. Recite "Sir, Student Officer X, requests permission to ask a question."
Permission granted.
4. Continue "Sir, why would an inventory search be constitutionally..."
5. Remain standing while the question was answered.
6. When the instructor finished, "Sir, thank you sir," and wait for permission to sit (or instructions to drop).

How many people do you think are interested in asking a question in that enviroment?

Don't get me wrong, I don't want student officers sitting slouched over in thier seats acting disrespectful, but I saw nothing wrong with waiting to be recognized, standing, asking a question, and then sitting back down... or even with the instructors who told us not to stand to ask questions.

Originally Posted by SinePari

Just so there are no mistruths spread around here, there is a very good academic program at the SPA.

Originally Posted by Malibulxi

Hey everyone, I'm new to this site. I'm a certified full time police officer in Louisiana, however, I moved up to Maine and attended their "Part Time Academy" I worked for a PD in the area, but I'm not to overally thrilled with Maine. I'm originally from Massachusetts, so I'm thinking about going back down there and putting myself through one of the Basic Recruit Academies, because nobody seems to recognize Louisiana's POST Academy.

I'm debating between Reading and Boylston. I have issues with my legs fracturing while running too much, its a condition that my doctors say cannot be avoided. I'm not fat or anything, and I try to run 2-3 times per week, or at least take long walks. Out of those two academies, which would be better for the PT/Running? **I hope people don't think I'm just trying to pussy out of the running**