Teaching Rookies

[munchsvu]

Now, I've done this job longer than most people. In my illustrious career I've probably had more partners than most people too. Of course, for awhile I was the junior partner, but now I'm always the senior partner. It's become second nature to impart my wisdom on younger, idealistic detectives who haven't seen the reality of the job yet. Some in my

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[agentfraser]

My current partner saved my life. She's one of the very few people I actually trust with it.

[munchsvu]

That's a good thing to have in a partner.

[dcibarnaby]

Oh my yes. I've had to shape my fair share of partners. Like you, I've been in this business for a very long time, over thirty years. I tend to be dry and sarcastic as I mold them into someone that looks beyond the obvious. My wife, Joyce thinks I should be nicer, but then she tends to view them as kids.

For me, the most difficult is getting them to see past their prejudices of 'country life' over the excitement of cities like London. What one might think of as an old man telling dodgy stories in the pub, is really a keen observer of human nature and if you listen carefully to the story you might get a clue into what you're investigating.

I've had very fine partners over the years, but I'll admit that Detective Sergeant Troy is the one that came the farthest. He's an Inspector now, handling his own cases and training his own Sergeants. I never thought I'd see that happen when I first met him, but he's become a fine officer.

[munchsvu]

People tend not to pay attention to people who seem on the outside to be wastes of time. You'll find the most information from the most ignored if you know how to get them to talk.

I've had a few partners move on, back when I was in Baltimore. Most of the ones here in Manhattan have burned out. SVU isn't easy to survive.

[dcibarnaby]

Exactly. I've found those that are on the fringes of society seem to have a very good grasp on their fellow citizens.

Yes, I can imagine being in SVU would burn someone out quickly. It would take a special individual to handle those crimes.

[munchsvu]

The squad I work with is very tight knit because of the crimes we handle. We're one massive dysfunctional family. Somehow that works to keep us together.

[detmike_logan]

You know what a sore subject this is for me, right?

[munchsvu]

You don't have to comment then.

[detmike_logan]

That's all I had to say, actually.

[munchsvu]

Fantastic!

[recentreinstate]

In the Secret Service, we're all about partners.

I think the most exciting thing I actually did as a Rookie was get Dysentery from eating in Mexico when President Ryan was down there in the early eighties.

Beyond that, I'm still training Ken. It's a slow going process. Kid's got it in him to be damn good at what we do but he's also got an ego the size of the Mason Dixon line.

[munchsvu]

Oh, government lacky huh?

Don't you know, don't drink the water.

The ego is a hard thing to work around with rookies. They've just come from the Academy, or the streets with all the latest training and they think that trumps your 30 years of first hand experience.

[recentreinstate]

Proudly serving and protectiong your elected leaders for the past decade-and-a-half. Tom Barnes.

The minute anyone gets out of Rowley The Secret Service training Center It's not so much that they think their experiences trumps yours, it's that they expect to be the first person to find a threat.

Doing anything with them is like doing anything with a small hyperactive dog. It's excited to be outside, in the world, so it barks at everything.

...I can't believe I'm saying this First thing I told Ken was to relax.

[munchsvu]

Is the President as stupid in person as he is on TV? I've been curious because I know acting stupid is very popular with celebrities lately and it seems like the President is taking a page out of their books. John Munch, skeptic and government questioner.

You mean the Secret Service can relax? I thought having a stick up your butt was a job requirement.

[ooc: I have to apologize, Munch hates the government and is a very critical and snarky about talking to government agents.]

[codenamedkangel]

When I first met my current partner, he did not like me very much. Which is fair, I did not like him much either. He is arrogant, and cocky and overly sexual in his thoughts. It is funny those are now the things I appreciate in him.

I have never trained a partner, only soldiers, and my last case as a control officer did not end well so that is not a good story.

I do think I am sort of the rookie in many things, being new to the States and to a job where my skills as an agent and not an interrogator are valued. I have learned a lot since I was transfered to NCIS about dealing with people.

[munchsvu]

Fin was cocky too. Thought he could handle SVU just like Narcotics. It took awhile to break him in, but he learned. Luckily, he's never been overly sexual in his thoughts.

We've all got partners we've let down. Myself included.

Welcome to America, sorry we didn't clean it up for you.

[codenamedkangel]

I think that might be a bit troublesome, the overly sexual thing. I fell into that trouble, thinking NCIS was like the Mossad. I knew it was not but I had certain methods that do not work anymore. He had trouble because his partner had just been killed... by the man that I did not control.

I fixed it though, made my command proud.

I am learning to live with it anyway.

[munchsvu]

Mossad? That's some very dangerous territory you're from, miss. I'm going to guess that the death of your current partner's old partner by the hands of your failed trainee lead you to work for NCIS and the American government?