SWAT Team Commander (Retired)

Captain Nick

Menlo Park, CA

Male, 58

I served as a Police Officer, Corporal, Inspector, Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain from 1980 to June, 2011 in the SF Bay Area. In 1994, I was assigned to a regional SWAT Team as a Team Leader and Sniper. I became a Team Commander in 1999. When I retired, I was the senior Commander and Sniper Team Commander for the largest regional team in California. I now teach Administration of Justice at Skyline College and I'm the On-Screen Team Lead for www.GuardAmerican.com, a firearms training website.

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Last Answer on September 10, 2013

Can an EOD suit protect against firearms? Low to high caliber, such as maybe a small pistol to a large rifle. Thanks.

Asked by Calvin C. over 10 years ago

My friends and I are having an argument. Say there was a school shooting and you were sent in to take down the gunman. If you spot someone in the school with a gun would you shoot first? Or give the gunman a chance to put the gun down

Asked by Bryant over 6 years ago

Do you think there should be some types of guns or ammo that are only available to law enforcement, or does the 2nd Amendment trump all in your mind?

Asked by IMO over 11 years ago

Im almost done with high school and i am not looking at future jobs/ careers. I've been interested in being a firefighter but i also was interested in SWAT. I've done a bit of research but i've seen the same answer time and time again "It's too much

Asked by Ivan over 6 years ago

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I want to join the swat team for Chicago IL and so does my cousin. We wanted to join it all our lives and per say that we are put together as partners or something, is that a possibility or not, thanks.

Asked by That Guy about 11 years ago

Hey man what do you think of Rick form Think Like A Cop YouTube? Officer 401? Doughnut operator? And many more?

Asked by Jay about 5 years ago

How bad is it for the person who provided the Intel on a raid that turns up nothing? For instance, I would assume that a bit a lot of research man hours time and money goes into a swat raid like an officer maybe a detective and undercover detective provide you with Intel that something illegal is going on in a house maybe they’re selling drugs maybe they’re human trafficking maybe they’re cannibals I don’t know, but provide the Intel y’all then prepare for the rate I’m sure you do it some background on the person or people involved on the property itself potential dangers, escape routes areas you need to cover maybe you have a few meetings ahead of time maybe you have a few walk-throughs hell I don’t know what y’all do but I’m sure it involves a lot of man time in money it was that all equals money right so my question is you you performed the raid and you come up with nothing not one smidgen iota of a criminal activity the people are perfectly clean. The cop has absolute bunk, Intel what happens to the cop the provided the Intel does he get fired? Does he get demoted? Does it come out of his paycheck? I mean nothing at all I’m just curious.

Asked by Fletchjr about 1 year ago

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