Behind The Blue Line Ep 11: A Rambling Essay on Academy Graduation and the Call to Service

A few of my thoughts and stories about a truly great man that we sadly lost today. RIP Roy, you have no idea how much you were loved and respected.

This is a tough one, I’ve never told this story to anyone outside of Law Enforcement and it’s still hard to get through after all these years.

In this episode I discuss my final days at the Academy and then I attempt to explain the Call to Service.

In this episode I discuss finishing up at the Police Academy and meeting an instructor who would make a lasting impact on my career.

In this episode I share some stories about one of the best people I ever had the privilege of working with. Jim “Babe” Hudson was a father, a marine and a cop and he was truly one of a kind.

A Special 9/11 Edition of Behind the Blue Line

In this Special Edition of Behind the Blue Line we remember Deputy Chris Taylor of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office who was killed in the line of duty just days after graduating the Academy.

In this episode I tell the unbelievable, yet absolutely true story of “The Ballad of Brachial Bill”!!

In this episode I discuss the pains of having to buy ALL your own equipment and then, finally, I arrive at the Academy!!

In this episode I discuss a late night chase that ended up leaving me and several of my partners deep in the woods with dead flashlights and a startling conclusion that none of us expected!