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WAYNE PARTELLO

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Situational awareness learned in the police academy is a lifelong skill because perception…

One of the greatest skills I have learned through the years is situational awareness. I was 19 years old, far away from home and in the police academy. Back then I was learning situational awareness as a matter of life and death, but those lessons have still been invaluable to me as my life and career moved in different directions.

A young Wayne Partello in a police academy uniform standing in front of an RV.

One of the greatest skills I have learned through the years is situational awareness. I was 19 years old, far away from home and in the police academy. Back then I was learning situational awareness as a matter of life and death, but those lessons have still been invaluable to me as my life and career moved in different directions.

If you are like me and believe that perception is reality, than it is imperative to pay attention to how things are being perceived in real time. Then it is up to you how and if you adjust, but you never want to just ignore your surroundings.

Thanks Mom for digging through all of your pics to find this gem.

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