What is a Police FTO?
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Who else remembers the car vlogs and 50k subscribers?
Before we even knew how he looked like
Pepperidge Farm remembers
@@EdwinCristobal He was the tattoo hand for the longest time.
I remember car vlogs & just under 100k.
@@cooldude2251 and always driving on the same road
Having good fto's is important. The best thing i learned coming off training was that i dont know shit so always be willing to learn and admit my mistakes when you make them.
I just got out of FTO school and I'm waiting for my first trainee.
SVT Z06 if your an FTO and your on patrol do you always have a rookie with you or is it only as they come out of the academy? Thanks.
@@ryanmosey5932 Only as they come out of the academy.
ryan Mosey hey check out the 401 discord, there’s an ask-a-cop section on there that will get you a far quicker response
Make sure to type detailed DORs in case that trainee never gets his head unstuck and your agency ends up having to terminate the trainee. I remember letting small things slide here and there when I had my first trainees. You're not trying to "pencil f**k" them but things need to be documented. Just some advice I learned after having quite a few trainees in the past.
@@royenri01 Thanks for the advice I'll do that.
Lol I remember signing my DOR and seeing all those 1’s and 2’s shit made me feel sad. Then I learned everyone gets 1’s and 2’s their first couple of weeks
Our dept wouldn't even let stellar actions be graded anything above a 1 or 2 in phase 1, even for people that weren't new officers. It's just part of the game. I wish I knew that when I started bc I was trying hella hard and was very frustrated.
We call them Der in the dept I’m in .....and those one and twos really did hurt
Bob The I was sad. See this is how my face looked 😢
Love how you end each video. You always bring the topic to a rational, level-headed conclusion that is based on principle.
Thank you buddy! First time someone's said that!
My boyfriend an FTO he takes it sooooo seriously he’s always getting home late when he’s training!
He's out training different girls 😂😂😂 jkjkjk lol.
@@Cricis11700 prob not jk😂
Lol...its probably true
Oh yes it's "top secret' or '"confidential "
He’s late bc damn rookies take too damn long to write a report for a simple call lol but yes use your imagination as you wish
Just saw you posted a new vid and my day got 100000x better 👌👌👌
Love your vids, 1st responders saved me from an O.D and didn't treat me like trash 6 years clean in April. And now I try to work with law enforcement to help others get clean. Sorry bout the life story!
You did good, Mole.
Real good.
Keep it up, just hit 9yrs. You got this.
RIP Officer Mathew Rittner.
Frankie Russell im from Milwaukee it’s sad af.. god bless him
And Chuckie Irvine and Michael Michalski. God rest their souls. 3 deaths in 8 months after 22 years of mercy. God help us and protect us.
Thanks for the info! I just assumed that FTOs were merely senior officers at a department who had enough knowledge and experience to be able to train rookies.
Same!
Same
My best FTO story occurred several years after I retired and was summoned for Jury Duty. I reported to the Criminal Court Building, and on the elevator ride up to the Jury Room, I met the arresting Officer, in the case that was being Tried.
He was a great guy, and we shot the bull about retirement, the job, some of the crap we pulled working together, and he reminisced about some of the “tricks of the trade” I had taught him, that weren’t taught in the Academy. I had been this guy’s FTO for three months when he transitioned over from Patrol, to Investigations.
Once upstairs, I and the prospective jurors, filled in our paperwork, and maybe we watched a video, I don’t recall everything. The first ten of us were escorted into the Courtroom to let each side accept or reject us one by one…I never even sat down. The Judge had been the D.A. for most of my career, and as soon as he saw me, he smiled and said, “Sgt, it’s been awhile!” Then he laughed, and told the new DA, the Defense Attorney, and everyone else that he could tell them some unbelievable stories about me and asked if I thought I could be an impartial juror.
I told him that we were already in County Court. Therefore, the Grand Jury, and the DA, had already discovered enough evidence to convict the Defendant. (Any Officer’s here know that DA’s don’t accept cases he or she can’t win.) I reminded him that I once knew a DA, (himself), who claimed he could convict Micky Mouse of selling drugs to minors in Disney Land, if he was given enough evidence. I also informed the Court that I had knew everything about the case being heard, and that I had been the arresting Investigator’s FTO. Therefore, the possibility that the defendant was innocent, was ludicrous. That was ten years ago, and I’ve never been recalled for Jury Duty.
Which one told you that you were being shot at because you stopped paying attention to the street signs?
that guy ;) my guess would be on the sargeant
The one I had for 1 night I didn't talk about in this video lol. He's a federal instructor now. Good memory!
Just found you recently! My boyfriend and I watch you and I use you to get him to start liking officers, he’s that guy lol In his words you’re “pretty cool” which I think so too!
Tell him thank you, from me! :)
sami Tackett I 100 percent agree!!! He is really cool!!!!!!!
When I came on in “98” either the FTO’s said to sit there and shut up or they taught you... I was fortunate enough to have one who taught me, yes did I do the bs work such as staying with a body on a doa, traffic duty when lights when out, etc. My FTO though taught me how to work a radio, light etc so I learned not just sit there incase crap hit fan and that’s how I taught new officers. I was raised in a department that was into the fire from pan and led me to where I’m at now. Thank you to him and I’m proud to say to have worked with the East Cleveland Police Dept. for a decade before my latest career.
Thinking about it now, years later, the times I did ride-alongs when I was living in another city, a long time ago, several of the more enjoyable rides had me doing things for them whether it was simple logging traffic stops and calls on an over-time report or actively observing with the officer. I was my neighborhood's mobile neighborhood watch coordinator and I wanted to get the feel of patrolling. Several officers treated me much as a rookie partner and explained things to me. I learned a lot from them by participating that way. Much more than I did with the one officer who seemed to have a burr up his butt most of the ride. I was so thankful the police chief gave me permission to ride along anytime I wanted on any shift for as long as I wanted. At few sergeants weren't to happy at first and the patrol captain was never fond of the idea, but as my permission came from the chief they always found a willing officer to take me along with them. When I got to know one that had been a FTO before moving into the Community Oriented Policing, as my neighborhood COP officer, he would sometimes even ask me to come along for a little while if he saw me out walking. Good times.
Great info man....wish more officers put out videos like you do. Can't tell you enough how much I appreciate the honesty, if someone would have been this honest when I first got into law enforcement, I'd probably still be in this field. Be safe and watch your 6!!!
I’ve got 8 more academy days before I graduate academy. I’m so ready to be out of that place haha FTO here I come
Arzt Merkwürdigliebe appears to be a snowflake commenting on my post. You’ll dislike us until the day you need us, and then I’ll still be there.
LostQ A fto will suck. Just saying. I’m in it now
Arzt Merkwürdigliebe
Wow. Like stereotyping and being rude much? 🤦🏾♀️
Congratulations! Keep pushing through!
@Arzt Merkwürdigliebe what a nice way to treat upcoming officers that you expect to respect the community.
My man. We were just discussing this. Great topic. We need to collab. Hit me up. I just did one with field training officer. It was great
That was a really informative vid with Free Field Tommy and the training officer (name escapes me). I look forward to more collabs like that.
I promise we will keep them coming
Re. Tier Talk. Retired Florida DC. Became a FTO after four years on the job. As opposed to street cops, we seem to see and deal with most everything, everyday. Found it to be a very rewarding part of my career.
Hi guys, I hope that you're doing well. I'm rather sick so just stopping by to wish you a great night. Thank you officer 401 for your videos, I have nothing but respect for the police and your content is absolutely amazing.
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Feel better soon!
Offier 401, how is the motorcycle division in a police department operated
I always love when I get notification of a new video! Great video! FTOs are essential to a department’s success and molding well-rounded officers. Stay safe out there Officer401!
This guy is awesome! Quick question have you ever had to call the police while being off duty?
Good question! I'm curious to know as well.
Alex Lutvi maybe when he sees his x lol 😂
Just got hired in NC, meeting my FTO soon, appreciate all u do on this channel man.
Great vid and couldn't agree more. I had about 3 1/2 years on when I got FTO or JTO as I work in the jail for my Dept. My supervisors came to me and strongly "recommended" that I apply for FTO school and I'm glad I did. It's extremely rewarding and sometimes frustrating at the same time. It is a huge responsibility that one shouldn't take lightly and I was as proud of getting my FTO pin as I was when I got my badge.
I'm in the process for Detroit police, and your videos help a lot. Thanks man
I feel you when it comes to taking things with a grain of salt. "Everyone has something good to teach and something crap to teach" is one of the most important lessons I learned.
My advice for some of y’all that work major city’s would be to learn the main roads of your area. I’m currently in FTO program and I’m not from the area I work in. My patrol area spans about 300 square miles and just knowing those roads has saved my ass a ton of times
Gilbert Garza thanks for the advise man, I start the academy for a major city this week coming up. I’ll remember this after I graduate lol
I learn more on this channel than I do over the run of all of my CJ classes combined.Just gotta keep sloggin' through.
Always nice to see a new video after waking my lazy ass from a mid day nap, Thanks Mr 401!
I don’t like Patty mayo
Cooper 1365
That’s because he’s a fake and all his videos are scripted. 👎🏽
Ben movies don’t try to trick people into thinking they are legit
lemme just put my 2 fingers on the slide.
Patricia Mayonnaise *
Didn't even need that notification 😏
Ayeeee, I just got home from a rough day and a vid just came out! Woooot!
God Bless you Sir. Thankyou for all you do.
Come to Macon you can definitely experience everything in a year! My old partner became an FTO just after 2 years. Most officers that left our old PD could get a job anywhere in Georgia with ease because you get so much experience in every aspect of the job on top of all the training we all had to go through. You woukd think you were training for GSP!
FTO here from snowy Minnesota! Great vid! Keep it safe brother.
Our process for FTO cert here for POST, in case it's different anywhere, is a 40 hour course with a refresher every 5 years or so.
thats an Arkansas State Trooper in the thumbnail!! finally Arkansas is part of something cool lol
The FTO and the FTO program is the most under-appreciated and misunderstood component of a police agency. Most police managers and executive staff still don’t fully comprehend that their approach to police work and relationship with their agency/community was likely molded during the field training program. I would say that the FTO has the most important impact on a new officer’s career. Most seasoned officers can easily remember their most influential FTO and what they took away from their training relationship. When an agency needs to change its culture or direction, then it starts with the FTO.
Bruh I really respect the shit out of you #BigRespect
I agree with everything that you said, brother. This coming from a current FTO.
Even if I noticed some newer cops with 2 years experience become an FTO (guys I give advice to), I decided to become an FTO after 4.5 years.
I became an FTO to inspire the future generation of cops, just as my FTOs did so with me. Stay safe out there
I'm applying to Baltimore PD. Passed my polygraph yesterday!
This video is a knowledge bomb for new officers. Don't ever expect to do anything right in FTO. You will always have a target on your back. The FTO will always find something wrong with what you do. Your FTO may do things dumb as shit. Just roll with it, learn as much as you can, keep your mouth shut, and do it differently when you become a FTO down the line.
Dude... I've tried going to the forum and looking for the bottle opener. Every time I try and get more involved, the page doesn't exist. Am I just slow?
Every time I watch you I learn something thanks 401 stay sat out there the world is crazy
My fto period was 4 days, I was able to extend it to 5 days!
Great video! Although I am not police or anything like that, I did work for the DoD and I trained people like your Sgt. "Lead by example". Thank you for posting this because there's not a lot of people who understand what it actually takes to do your job! Thank you for your service!
One time a rookie cop couldn't smell my car because he was standing so far back. He let me go, his FTO was behind my car and had no idea what had just happened
I was FTO had 12 cadets over 8 years with GSP. They were all good guys. One guy was an Army Ranger, worked for a previous PD DUI task force, he was even a licensed pilot and played on the Scout team of a major college SEC football team. The other guys said, hell he will be training YOU before his 30 day period is up !! LOL Enjoyed being FTO but the thing you can't teach is CONFIDENCE. And a few of them scared the living shit outta me driving thinking the patrol car is invincible. It aint.
Starting my third day of FTO tonight. I love this job so far!
How is it going
Did you hear about Officer Lucas Dowell of the Virginia State Police? His funeral, last Saturday, was literally 5 miles from my house. Be safe out there. I enjoy your content.
Awesome video man gives me something to remember when I starts FTO down the road. I start the academy next week! Super excited man always love watching your vids
Yay finally a new video from my favorite CZcamsr ever ❤️❤️❤️👍
Great topic I am going through fto right now. Moving on to phase 3 where pretty much it’s my show the fto is there to answer my questions . Fun but stressful but best job ever .
I’ve been on the streets for 5 days and my FTO is already having me do reports and I get to start driving tomorrow
*This is something I was told about on the job training.*
The first year you have no idea what you're doing.
The second year you start to figure things out.
The third year is when you start to feel comfortable.
(I found it to be very true.)
When a department says no tattoos visible when wearing short sleeves, do they let it pass if you can cover it with a watch?
Picture above, is the the Arkansas State trooper? Looks like Trooper Walker.
Nicholas Taylor he is handsome
Hey man make a video on how to memorize/ remember case laws
Lol. I know and work along side the trooper on the cover of this video. How cool. Great trooper.
Good evening 401! Your videos are always 🔥
401 you nailed it on the head when you said an FTO can make or break a department. FTO's are like NCO's in the military, they train and teach the troops.
I work in the military side of law enforcement.. was wondering if patrol supervisor is a common position in the civilian sector or is it titled differently.. patrol supervisor is typically the second in command on shift but deals with the patrolman where the watch commander being the main shift leader mostly dealing with admin and chain of command
The position is called Patrol Sergeant.
Great Video Content and God bless All FTO's hope They become Great successful Police Officers
Thank you, sir. Extremely inspiring.
Hi office 401!
Hope you have a great day!
An FTO from my local PD "arrested" me one day as part of a scared straight sort of thing. I bought him a dozen donuts at the local krispy kreme because I didn't need to be scared straight, I was a good kid as it was. It was fun (but my parents thought it scared the hell out of me XD).
Where in the Hell did you get the picture of my boy on your thumbnail?!
Every rule has an exception. I became an FTO the first year out of the academy and was training the next batch. Personal opinion but I still feel I was one of our agencies best FTO's. I started a little older and had four years of being a Marine MP (only 6 months patrol) so I'm sure that made a difference.
Good stuff. 13 year Leo myself. I’ve been an FTO for 8 years. Agree with an FTO needs several years on the road, personally 5 years plus is my opinion, a ton of responsibility and knowledge goes into it.
Funny story my dad work at my local department for 13 years and left as a Sg to go work overseas came back to the department and his fto was a 26 year old who had been there a year lol disclaimer it’s a smaller department only about 40 officers including admin and dispatchers
Sir this was a spectacular video. I'm an aspiring officer going through an FTO is in my near future, and this was a great bit of advice. I guess what i'de like to get some tips on is dealing with domestics. That's a tough scenario for any new Officer.
I would like to thank you for dropping this video on me, it really made my day 110x better!
It's the same way in the trucking industry I've seen companies black guys with 6 months of experience train other people how to drive 80000 pound rings it's a scary thought
At my agency one has to go to complete FTO school, wait for openings, and apply for FTO spots. If you become an FTO, you get one stripe and so long slick sleeve. Although I slightly disagree with your time requirement, but respect your point of view.
B Small if you become an FTO do you get a raise?
ryan Mosey Not a raise per se. One gets paid more per hour when one has a trainee. The extra money is nice; however, most FTO’s like a break in between trainees. Hope I answered your question.
Wanna know something scary. It’s perfectly legal and practiced by some companies for truck drivers that have less than two months experience TRAIN other new drivers who just got their cdl. It’s dangerous for the motoring public and even for the non motoring public and vastly ignored in every round of federal rule making because big corporations use this to train drivers without the added expense of paying for actual knowledge from real veteran drivers
So true. I’ve been with my dept a year and a half and I still have questions all the time. One thing I’d like to share is if a salty old veteran is an FTO and announced his retirement, don’t have him ride with rookies anymore
If your an FTO do you only teach new officers the ways of policing or do you go a certain amount of months on and then a few months off?
We've almost defeated the Party Mayo poncho! Get them while there weak!
Good video as always 401!! I've learned alot about the LEO side of things and a portion of it is because of you. Thanks a bunch man!! And I have alot of respect towards you and you guys as LEOs!!!
Two Words. *Car. Vlogs.*
We had 4 stages in FTO each lasting about 10 shifts. It was supposed to be like in stage 1 you do 25% of the work while you observe your FTO the other 75%, Stage 2 you do 50%, Stage 3 you're doing most the work 75%, and by stage 4 You were supposed to be doing 100% on your own with FTO just observing you. 2 of the stages you were working day shift and the other 2 would be night shift, since they wanted you to experience the different calls between day and night.
2nd Stage my FTO and I clashed hard, she said she would treat things like 3rd Stage. She would belittle me for things I told her I didn't know. She would constantly ask me questions over radio traffic then ask me what they said, and to answer her question simultaneously. One day after booking I was driving and she asked for handcuffs that were another officers when I reached for them the car drifted into the center median hitting a pylon against the driver mirror. I did a U-turn, pulled over in a parking lot, and called Sgt. to report the accident. When he got on scene she told me to stay in the car. When Sgt finished talking to her he approached me and asked if my FTO and I were getting along alright. I said not particularly in fact we kind of bump head sometimes, well apparently she told him that she believes that if she wasn't in the car I wouldn't have reported the accident. I asked what on earth made her say that, he said because she thought I should have stopped immediately and waited for the SGT instead of doing a U-turn and pulling off the road. I was livid. I cannot describe how much I despised having to sit in a car with her.
3rd Stage was a really cool officer who liked to get into drug arrests and he really taught me a lot, but my moms health went downhill and she was in and out of the hospital so I ended up calling out a lot. 4th Stage I was peaked, taking care of my mom, while simultaneously working was getting to me. You know how when you leave the academy and you're literally in the best shape of your life? I lost over 20 pounds in those last two stages, because of my moms situation. I had no one to help with her at home, so I was overworked. I finished FTO, but after my first day on my own, I quit. I wish the department had some sort of part-time work I could have done, but working 45-50 hour weeks while trying to take care of my mom was too much. It's been about 2 years, and my moms still alive, but we have a better support system now. I want to get back into policing but I worry no department will hire me after hearing I bounced after one day on my own.
Working on finishing my associates now, I turn 20 in May, and the Public Information Officer at the department I am wanting to apply for said to apply in the fall-winter timeframe, I could go through the academy, and take the POST Test when I'm 21. What do you think about being a Cop in the city/county that you live in? I've heard good and bad things about it. I'm a huge homebody, I don't leave home much outside of work other than to go to the gym/shooting or grocery shopping.
I like the way you explain facts about law enforcement. You get it to the point and make it interesting!!! Keep it up I'd love to see more.
Some department allow officers to become an FTO after only a year?! That surprises me since common sense tells me that real on the job experience is a good learning tool. I think it is great that some departments quiz new officers on concepts they stress as important and to gauge exactly where a particular officer is at. I also like that some FTOs will do mock scenarios to teach how to properly write reports. When you were in training, did your FTO look over your reports and make you go back to rewrite it so you understood how to do it properly? I knew FTOs carried significant responsibility but didn’t realize they could be asked to testify even years down the road if an LEO landed in legal hot water. It makes perfect sense the way you explained things. With any job, you gain valuable insight with experience. Classroom training is one thing, putting the concepts to work on the job is a whole other story.
Running out of ideas it seems. You should do a series on different types of drug users and dealers you have felt with over the years. It seems with pot being legal and the push for shrooms to be legal. Then the deaths with overdoses. I think that series would connect with a lot of people.
Just a quick list
Pot/ shrooms
Heroin/ fyntenyl
Cocaine/ meth
Steroid/ performance enhancers
Estacy/ speed
I think that would be an interesting series from your perspective.
I think
I loved being an FTO. It kept me up on officer safety and seeing someone else's point of view and they may have a better idea of handling a call.
10 months into my LAPD career. Got off my fto program four months ago. Dont know shit yet. Too much goes on
I recognize an Arkansas State Trooper in a thumbnail when I see one. I guess that's because I work with them every day as a dispatcher!
Local city cops in my area need to watch this. I've met good and bad officers and the bad ones have gotten me to lock my doors everytime I'm pulled over. They are also the reason I use a dashcam.
I'm in the process for Phoenix PD right now. Hoping for April academy. But I'm trying to learn all these streets but it's a lot. It's not as easy as I thought. Trying to learn them before the academy.
Officer 401 love the videos and in my opinion you in a way are an FTO to all your viewer's that are pursuing a career in law enforcement with you're knowledge and experience thank you for sharing it with everyone!
While you did not directly talk about it you did make the point why you have more than one FTO, they are all different. Each one has a different focus which makes them different, not bad.
Blessings 401
Why do cops in Georgia ride with their two blue lights on at the end? I just started to notice this more and more
Going on break at work + new 401 video = ah yeah
Can you do one on marine police (AKA boat police) ?
An FTO the best and the worst example of what you should be. The first interface with the future of your department. I've had good and bad, from squared away to completely disgruntled. I completely agree with it taking about 3 to 4 years for most cops to get well rounded. Before then they tend to be little versions of their FTOs or direct Sgt. In my opinion, the only thing that you really have some practice with out of the academy is applying traffic law. Cars carry guns and drugs as one of my FTOs put it. Also it gives you a chance to interact with real people. My class got a lot of experience early, we came out in the summer in one of those cities that end up on the FBI most dangerous large cities list. Caught a double, first call first day.
I think you should do a video detailing the difference between large and small departments. In my experience, you get more incidents in larger departments, but in smaller departments you experience more details. For example, in a big city the likelihood of you taking a part one case from beginning to end is low as a new officer, but some of my guys in smaller departments do tripple duty as evidence techs and investigators. Like when you showed you had paper evidence bags and print kits in your trunk. All we had was CS tape, our duty bags, AED and road flares (no shotgun/AR).
I just want to know why I rarely see cops use a blinker.
Had one last night cut in front of me. He wasn't reckless in the sense he had room but if he gave a warning I'd given him more. Made me realize I almost never see a police officer use a blinker.
Hey Officer401! Love the channel, litteraly my very first comment on anyones channel ever lol. Can you do a video on how old is too old to start a career in law Enforcement, or like starting a career in law enforcement when life has already “started” for you, meaning already having a wife and kids and stuff. Again, LOVE THE CHANNEL! Keep up the awesome work!
I was hesitant on becoming an officer, but you and Mike the Cop now put the nail in the coffin for me to be one. Thank you.
Amazing as always man!!!