Day 17- Exit Call

Over the years, the PNPA has transpired and existed among other service institutions in our country with a primary goal of producing new leaders every year, which the State is hopeful to be a catalyst of change. PNPA is a training ground for molding young yet promising public safety officers with a particular high level of discipline. Only cadets of this academy knows what it takes just to be part of the long maroon line. Character formation and skills integration are top-tier level in the academy that aims to transform highly-skilled individuals, ready to be deployed in the world of public service. It is the vital substance of a cadet’s personality, translated to credibility and, eventually, integrity. It forms part of every cadet’s training to render obedience, respect for, and loyalty to properly constituted authority under all conditions.

As a future public safety leader who could immerse myself, and render service in the outskirts of society that had opened my eyes to given realities at an early age, I vowed to be effective and make a difference in everything that I do. When I can assume this position, all I want is for the people to share my vision and think of me as the leader. This vision can transpire by allowing myself to be trained by seniors and experts of the field that I envision. This can be done by first paying a visit to their respective district. Courtesy call is a formal visit of cadets to their respective city police stations to pay tribute and respect to the officers and highest ranking officials. This meeting is usually of symbolic value and rarely involves detailed discussion of issues.

Courtesy is nothing more than good manners and politeness in dealing with people in public safety. It is an excellent requirement upon which law enforcement discipline stands. This act is a significant practice that I can bring with me as I become a police official. As a future law enforcer, it is expected to carry out functions with utmost efficiency and dedication. But more than just being a law enforcer, I should exemplify community service, keeping the interest and welfare of the people at heart and serving them with professionalism, morality, and integrity. Paying a visit to the higher-ups and seniors is not just a sign of respect. If courtesy call is the beginning of the journey, exit call is what ends it.

Exit call is just the same with the former but it is done to express appreciation for the warm welcome and accommodation of the organization who endlessly catered the needs of the visitors and as well as sufficing them knowledge and skills necessary. Through rendering exit calls, I gave my utmost appreciation and gratitude to those organizations and people who equipped and molded me. I shared their knowledge and skills to be highly capable, effective and trusted future law enforcers. They encourage collaboration among young leaders to capture each other’s fund of collective intelligence. They rekindle the commitment of public servant leaders to pay forward what they learned in law enforcement and community services.

The smiles, handshakes, and fist bumps I received from those officers I can consider my mentors as I go through my journey of being a future law enforcer made me feel satisfied with what I worked. It also made me feel ready to be part of the role of becoming a pillar of justice. To be a law enforcer does not only take courage but also dedication. Every drop of sweat means passion you inculcate; every pain is a strength earned. Responsibility means more burden, but burden means a more extensive avenue to prove self-worth. To be remembered in the place that has honed me, I realized that at the end of the day, it is the simple things that I do that define me and not the things that I have exceptionally accomplished.