I'll rest when I'm DEAD! Nah I try to make Sundays my rest day. And my rest day normally includes some stretching and Karate practice. Eaaasssssy going.

I've always said that working in a public safety role isn't a job; it's a calling. You're called to do this job. You're drawn in by your very nature and that is, at least for me, to help people. To be the calm when the world is in chaos. To be the light in the darkness. I lost sight of that, allowing a management team to poison my mind against the profession. I told myself I wouldn't bother with that level of law enforcement again, until someone told me that my "why" is precisely why I need to do it. So here I am. Working to get back to that level again. Because it's a calling. And just because a call ends, doesn't mean the world doesn't have your number on speed dial.

"Subject approached officers, topless and covered in an unknown oily substance, armed with what appeared to be a makeshift melee weapon which consisted of a large purple sex toy duct taped to a tennis racket." Yep. I loved that job lol

@Anthony Shefferly I mean...there are some advanced sex toys out there. He could've got shot........😉😂

Hey, folks! How's it going? My name is Doug Campbell and it would appear that I am the lone Canuck in this group! Been in the field of security and law enforcement for the past 16ish years. Did 10 years as a Special Constable (sworn Peace Officer with police authority, just for a specific jurisdiction and without a firearm) in government housing, doing time as a Coach Officer, Acting Platoon Sergeant and a member of our Peer Support/Critical Incident Response Team, providing assistance to officers who were going through trauma. I moved on to work as an Enforcement Officer with a municipal transit agency and now work in Bylaw Enforcement (the Canadian equivalent of Code Enforcement). When not doing law enforce-y style work, I'm also a Reservist in the Royal Canadian Navy, where I am a Boatswain by trade. I joined this group to get some more insight on my plan to get back into the shit (I'm planning on applying to become a Police Constable in 2025). During the pandemic I dropped 60lbs, sadly some of it muscle so now I'm sorting my plan out to get down to about 220 and fucking solid. My professional goals include becoming a PC and completing the RCN's Naval Boarding Party qualification; NBP is essentially the SWAT team of the Navy! When I'm not working (ha!) I'm lifting weights, studying/teaching martial arts (I'm a Shokyu in Karate and a Blue Belt in BJJ), studying to complete a Bachelor degree in Public Safety and becoming a foster parent. I also have been known to dabble in music writing. Below is a mash up of me L - as a Special (the green epaulets were for mental health awareness month) T - as a Transit Enforcement Officer (the Santa hat is what happens when you make me work Christmas day!) and B - running tours aboard HMCS HAIDA, the fightingest ship in the history of the Royal Canadian Navy!! Lets fuckin' get some!!!

@O Bynoe surely protein powder is an ingredient in them cakes ;) good stuff, bro! I looked at Combat Engineering prior to joining the Navy. Mostly because I like the sound it makes lol

One of the things I was thinking of doing was making a huge ass pile of high protein chili in a crock pot. Good stuff, like extra lean ground beef, black beans, tomatoes....scoop of protein powder? Hahaha that kinda thing. Couple scoops of that. A large crock pot would probably make at least a week or so of easy to reheat and go type of meals, particularly important when working in the Canadian winters. Also seen a recipe online for batch cooking chicken wraps. Simple ingredients...chicken for the protein, onions for taste, peppers for the veg and wrapped in a whole wheat flat bread, rolled and frozen. Again, a crock pot worth of chicken breast probably makes like, 10-14 wraps depending on how big your pot is.