Originally Posted by GerSan69

Well, since you asked...
Back in those days, men were men and women need not apply. There was no need for a minor caliber for "training" because if a recruit couldn't "take it" in training, they didn't expect he'd make it as a cop.
The Post Office was primarily training Mail Clerks for money runs, not cops. As for Boston.... democrats. Can't say more than that.