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Well, they finally took my shield yesterday (Retirement)
October 08, 2022, 12:33 PM
YooperSigsWell, they finally took my shield yesterday (Retirement)
Congrats. Now you can watch Judge Judy!
End of Earth: 2 Miles
Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles
October 08, 2022, 12:35 PM
6gunsCongratulations! Enjoy your "free" time!
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October 08, 2022, 12:44 PM
P220 SmudgeCongratulations!
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Endeavoring to master the subtle art of the grapefruit spoon.
October 08, 2022, 03:01 PM
photohauseCongratulations and God bless you for your service! Cheers!
Don't. drink & drive, don't even putt.
October 08, 2022, 03:06 PM
CPD SIGCONGRATS!!!!
(Technically Nov 2025 I can pull the pin, but it looks like I'm going to be here a little longer.)
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"When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!"
“What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy
October 08, 2022, 03:31 PM
bendableBig congratulations to you.
Do you have a car that you can still slide across the hood on ?
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
October 08, 2022, 04:27 PM
ArtieSOutstanding! Congratulations and thank you for serving.
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"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."
Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.
October 08, 2022, 07:05 PM
Michael J. ShannonCongratulations, Dennis M
I retired back in 1988 from a federal law enforcement agency that also reissued my badge and
commission book with the designation "retired" at my retirement. Was your agency involved with
U.S. currency counterfeiting and protective measures for foreign and domestic VIPS?
At any rate......ENJOY!!!!!!
October 08, 2022, 07:33 PM
Rey HRHCongrats on the retirement. Catch up with the rest of your life now especially with your wife.
I remember someone saying, "No one ever said on his death bed, 'I wish I had spent more time in the office.'"
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
October 08, 2022, 07:42 PM
.38supersigCongrats on your retirement.
Now you'll have to come up with something to do so you don't get bored.
October 08, 2022, 07:43 PM
P-220Congratulations on your retirement.
Enjoy the road ahead!
Niech Zyje P-220
Steve
October 08, 2022, 07:45 PM
gearhoundsCongrats- I retired 12/31/21 and have never been happier.
“Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown October 08, 2022, 09:31 PM
CQB6010-7, DennisM
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Life is short. It’s shorter with the wrong gun…
October 09, 2022, 06:21 AM
Blume9mmThank you as well as the others here for their service.
I don't think most of us regular citizens realize it is because of you that we can sleep easy at night.
My Native American Name:
"Runs with Scissors"
October 09, 2022, 10:01 AM
pulicordsCongrats! I hope you have a long and enjoyable retirement! I "pulled the pin" in 2008 after more than 33 years in LE and being in my 50's, felt that I could put that experience and training to use on a part time basis. Tapering off from full time work to full time retirement seems to lesson the stress too and those I've known that follow that route appear to have longer lifespans. Any plans in this regard?
"I'm not fluent in the language of violence, but I know enough to get around in places where it's spoken."
October 09, 2022, 10:25 AM
OzarkwoodsCongratulations on your retirement and your new chapter.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
October 09, 2022, 10:49 AM
RogueJSKCongratulations! Enjoy your retirement.
I've still got 11 years until I'm eligible for my 28 year LE retirement. So I'm on the downhill side of the mountain, but still can't quite see the end of the trail.
October 09, 2022, 11:05 AM
WarhorseCongratulations, and thank you for your service!
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October 09, 2022, 12:20 PM
DennisMThanks, everyone! It doesn’t feel entirely “real” yet, but so far it’s working out well.
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Originally posted by chongosuerte:
My retirement is a 30-year one, I’ve got about 13 years left to get there…one day!
It will go quickly (no, I didn't believe the dinosaurs when they told me that, either... but the last ten went by like they were on a freakin' rocket sled.) I'd recommend paying particular attention to physical health in the last ten, since that also seems to be when things start to head south.
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Originally posted by bendable:
Do you have a car that you can still slide across the hood on ?
My last ride was a ’15 Expedition. That would’ve sent me to a different kind of retirement.
The VW Golf Alltrack in the driveway, on the other hand…
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Originally posted by Bulldog:
Congrats! Let me know when you want to head north for a visit!
Will do! Jackie has a wish list to work through when she's back in the game, and "travel without worrying about leave balances" is on it.
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Originally posted by Michael J. Shannon:
Was your agency involved with
U.S. currency counterfeiting and protective measures for foreign and domestic VIPS?
Nope, one of the tiny ones listed
here. I did, however, have a line on my creds about "...being worthy of trust and confidence," which is proof that we were populated by that lot once.
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Originally posted by pulicords:
Tapering off from full time work to full time retirement seems to lesson the stress too and those I've known that follow that route appear to have longer lifespans. Any plans in this regard?
I still have a part-time foot in training-- firearms and legal-- which won’t interfere with any other post-retirement plans. Close enough to the “fun” for entertainment, far enough from the BS. The hours involved are minimal but in addition to keeping me somewhat engaged, they’ll fund my OTHER post-retirement hobbies.
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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Congrats. Now you can watch Judge Judy!
Judge Judy’s litigants were much better dressed than many of my real ones. “Court pajamas” were a pretty regular feature of my defendants’ families/supporters.
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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
I've still got 11 years until I'm eligible for my 28 year LE retirement. So I'm on the downhill side of the mountain, but still can't quite see the end of the trail.
It won't seem as distant if you start deducting weekends and vacation time. At some point, it'll kick into high gear without even needing that. For slow years, start deducting sleeping hours, too
October 09, 2022, 12:45 PM
TonydecCongrats on a well-deserved retirement! I've been enjoying the heck out of mine.
Can't say I've ever lost my ID though. I carry the card (LEOSA) but keep the shields in the safe.
It took me about a year and a half to "adjust" to life outside the job, but some habits never go away, i.e., head on a swivel, eyeing suspicious behaviors, looking at escape routes etc.
Tony