Katherine Montenegro (Sergeant Kiba)

Rather than with a department, they have to wait until you graduate, and then you can go ahead and train because usually the academy is about six months here in Florida. Usually in most states it's six months. But I already had done all that, so I could just start right away.

My first tip will always going to be physical fitness. Why? Because physical fitness, being a cop is not just putting on the uniform, having a gun, and then I'm going to go out there and arrest people. You have to be physically fit. If you're physically fit, you are mentally fit also. Because being a cop, it is very tiresome. And what a lot of people don't understand is that we work so many hours.

My first tip will always going to be physical fitness. Why? Because physical fitness, being a cop is not just putting on the uniform, having a gun, and then I'm going to go out there and arrest people. You have to be physically fit. If you're physically fit, you are mentally fit also. Because being a cop, it is very tiresome. And what a lot of people don't understand is that we work so many hours.

My first tip will always going to be physical fitness. Why? Because physical fitness, being a cop is not just putting on the uniform, having a gun, and then I'm going to go out there and arrest people. You have to be physically fit. If you're physically fit, you are mentally fit also. Because being a cop, it is very tiresome. And what a lot of people don't understand is that we work so many hours.

I work between 76 to 80 hours a week sometimes. So if you're physically fit, you are able to be not always tired mentally because it's not just the physical part is the mental part. So always physical fitness and not just to the academy, but like stay with it after the academy. Because a lot of people just train for the academy because you're running every day and you're doing this every day.

I work between 76 to 80 hours a week sometimes. So if you're physically fit, you are able to be not always tired mentally because it's not just the physical part is the mental part. So always physical fitness and not just to the academy, but like stay with it after the academy. Because a lot of people just train for the academy because you're running every day and you're doing this every day.

I work between 76 to 80 hours a week sometimes. So if you're physically fit, you are able to be not always tired mentally because it's not just the physical part is the mental part. So always physical fitness and not just to the academy, but like stay with it after the academy. Because a lot of people just train for the academy because you're running every day and you're doing this every day.

And then when they get out in the streets, they just put it in the back burner and they don't go back to the gym ever again. So try to stay that. So physically fit, to never forget who you are before you became a cop. So whatever hobbies you had before, if you were a fishing guy, if you were somebody that likes drawing, painting, to not forget that.

And then when they get out in the streets, they just put it in the back burner and they don't go back to the gym ever again. So try to stay that. So physically fit, to never forget who you are before you became a cop. So whatever hobbies you had before, if you were a fishing guy, if you were somebody that likes drawing, painting, to not forget that.

And then when they get out in the streets, they just put it in the back burner and they don't go back to the gym ever again. So try to stay that. So physically fit, to never forget who you are before you became a cop. So whatever hobbies you had before, if you were a fishing guy, if you were somebody that likes drawing, painting, to not forget that.

Because I feel like a lot of people, once they become cops... They lose themselves. They lose themselves and then that becomes their identity. Yeah. And that's all they do.

Because I feel like a lot of people, once they become cops... They lose themselves. They lose themselves and then that becomes their identity. Yeah. And that's all they do.

Because I feel like a lot of people, once they become cops... They lose themselves. They lose themselves and then that becomes their identity. Yeah. And that's all they do.

You know, and then I read this really good book that is called Emotional Survivor Law Enforcement. And he talks about that, how, you know, you have like that adrenaline desired all the time. That when you're like not working, all you want to do is talk about it because you want to re-experience that adrenaline rush.

You know, and then I read this really good book that is called Emotional Survivor Law Enforcement. And he talks about that, how, you know, you have like that adrenaline desired all the time. That when you're like not working, all you want to do is talk about it because you want to re-experience that adrenaline rush.

You know, and then I read this really good book that is called Emotional Survivor Law Enforcement. And he talks about that, how, you know, you have like that adrenaline desired all the time. That when you're like not working, all you want to do is talk about it because you want to re-experience that adrenaline rush.

So that's where all the cops get together and like, hey, you know, I arrested this guy and I did this and I did that because they want to re-experience that adrenaline because that's all they become.

So that's where all the cops get together and like, hey, you know, I arrested this guy and I did this and I did that because they want to re-experience that adrenaline because that's all they become.

So that's where all the cops get together and like, hey, you know, I arrested this guy and I did this and I did that because they want to re-experience that adrenaline because that's all they become.

So as long as you don't forget who you are afterwards and you stay true to yourself. And my third thing is always going to be family. Family is more important, especially like if you have a spouse. Sometimes like, oh, you want to pick up overtime and you're constantly working and working and working and working that you're not making time for your family. Because I remember that I used to do that.