12 years, gosh, you're close enough to retirement to get arrested and be kept in a broom closet at headquarters till you hit the 20 yr. mark. I heard that's the latest trend. I have much to learn from "some" of my senior officers. Case and point--While handcuffing a suspect, I noticed the ecw laser dancing around on my arm. I looked back and saw a 20 year officer pointing it at me. If they had pulled the trigger, I would have been flopping like a fish. I asked them to please put it away, the suspect