BRAT. Born, raised and transferred.
Getting transferred is what general public associates life in the police services with. Moving to a different place practically every year is very much part of enlisted life. From a very young age children with parents in the police force are used to of having dad walk in and announcing yet another move to a new city or town, a new home, new school and new friends.
Packing up and moving on is a very normal concept for police children. They even learn the art of how to pack sans the modern day comfort of packers and movers. The parents do the packing, with the generous help from fellow officers and the kids pitch in as a matter of course. Being a police officer's daughter, I personally have supervised loading trucks.
With so many changes in everyday life, police children develop a rare brand of confidence and world perspective. Adapting to a new school in every few years is a kind of 'survival training' that children outside the services rarely undergo.
From the earliest years we learn to dress correctly. Women are treated with respect and children learn to show respect to ladies by observing other officers doing the little things, like standing up when a lady enters a room, opening doors, holding out chairs and those other chivalrous things.
We learn not to discriminate on the basis of caste, creed, color, language and race. In the police force every person is valued. They learn to respect and accept everyone. Police children grow up with friends from every religion, they visit temples, mosques, churches and gurudwaras with equal gravity, and learn to celebrate all festivals with same pomp and gaiety. This perhaps is the most important lesson children growing up in the police environment learn.
Getting transferred is what general public associates life in the police services with. Moving to a different place practically every year is very much part of enlisted life. From a very young age children with parents in the police force are used to of having dad walk in and announcing yet another move to a new city or town, a new home, new school and new friends.
Packing up and moving on is a very normal concept for police children. They even learn the art of how to pack sans the modern day comfort of packers and movers. The parents do the packing, with the generous help from fellow officers and the kids pitch in as a matter of course. Being a police officer's daughter, I personally have supervised loading trucks.
With so many changes in everyday life, police children develop a rare brand of confidence and world perspective. Adapting to a new school in every few years is a kind of 'survival training' that children outside the services rarely undergo.
From the earliest years we learn to dress correctly. Women are treated with respect and children learn to show respect to ladies by observing other officers doing the little things, like standing up when a lady enters a room, opening doors, holding out chairs and those other chivalrous things.
We learn not to discriminate on the basis of caste, creed, color, language and race. In the police force every person is valued. They learn to respect and accept everyone. Police children grow up with friends from every religion, they visit temples, mosques, churches and gurudwaras with equal gravity, and learn to celebrate all festivals with same pomp and gaiety. This perhaps is the most important lesson children growing up in the police environment learn.
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