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Old 08-19-2016, 09:33 AM
Killian Killian is offline
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Originally Posted by trooper2899 View Post
When I went on the NYSP U had to be 5'10", I left the NYPD where U had to be 5'8" they took it seriously too, some candidates went to bone doctors to get stretched for the one time only measurement.

My first station (1967) I was the smallest guy in the station - they had even added extra rail to the adjustable car seats because they couldn't get the seat back far enough...I used to get into a car and I could almost lay down before I got the seat adjusted........when I retired 1995 the height requirement was being able to stand flat footed and hold and aim a 12 gauge Ithaca shotgun over the car roof.
Wow! When I left the NYPD in 2014 we had cops under 5'. How times have changed.
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