I got on the SWAT Team in April of 2011. From that point forward, I started receiving hazard duty pay which is $64 dollars a paycheck. I don’t know much about the world of finance, but I think that is what they call not very much money. Our SWAT team is not officially on call since that would require the members to be paid on call pay, but if you want to make it to the SWAT callouts, you have to stay sober, in town, ready to respond at a moment’s notice, and keep your phone nearby in case there is a major incident requiring a SWAT response. So, it is nothing like being on call. The truth is everyone on the team loves their assignment so much they would pay for the privilege. The financial incentive of $64 dollars every two weeks is not needed as a recruiting or retention tool and has become a common joke among the SWAT guys.
This was great, I to have a nervous little chuckle sometimes. More times than not Im sure it has been misunderstood, but alas what can we do. There is not enough 0's to ever put behind that 64, that could repay any of the men/women that run into the harm, as the rest of us run away. Thanks for another great uplifting story and thank you for your service. ☮️
This was great, I to have a nervous little chuckle sometimes. More times than not Im sure it has been misunderstood, but alas what can we do. There is not enough 0's to ever put behind that 64, that could repay any of the men/women that run into the harm, as the rest of us run away. Thanks for another great uplifting story and thank you for your service. ☮️
Thank you to all of the brave, unsung heroes out there who do their jobs daily.