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Not shocking, but disturbing if true:
- Would the media care to investigate this tasty morsel? [...] here's a low hanging banana for ya:
Applicants who fail any portion of the Power Test can - FOR A FEE - register for a PE class at one of a few of the local City Colleges.
There, they (ostensibly) receive additional physical conditioning from gym instructors/personal trainers until they (in theory) "pass" the power test under the watchful eye of City College employees. Now here's where it gets good...
These applicants get a certificate saying they passed the Power Test to bring back to the Personnel Division and get right back where they left off in the hiring process line WITHOUT HAVING TO PASS THE POWER TEST AT THE ACADEMY.
Another slickster money grab hatched by crooked ass scum for a crooked ass job in the crookedest city in the USA.
This is from commentator IFIYGD, who has posted some other connected stories before. Sounds exactly like something Rahm would sanction.
posted by SCC at 12:04 AM
67 Comments:
Have the fees deposited in our pension fund.
Can I just write Rham or Mcnado a check for 500 greenbacks to skip ahead to the front of the line
I remember in the not to distant past if your hands weren’t completely interlocked then didnt count that sit up and you were done. My suggestion is all events should be video recorded, an instructor shows a group what is expected for a sit-up sit and reach etc and each canidate is video recorded, you don’t pass sorry
Great. When we all run into battle it would be nice if we can get there together. It was game over the minute King Rich was the Mayor, what ever is left Prince 9.5 will burn it down.
The burbs have been doing this for years. It ends up saving the municipality money in manpower. No matter what, all new hires have to complete the IL POWER test upon hire. The card doesn't matter. I don't think there is a select vendor...There are multiple including COD I think..I don't think anyone in the city does it.
File a complaint with ILESTB, they maintain all oversight over every academy in the state including this joke
There is a modified power test that requires you to NOT run, but instead simply announce that you are doing a balancing act... Or a balance test... Or some such nonsense about never chasing, never tasing, never touching anyone and letting anyone go no matter what crime is committed so that... You know, diversity.
Isn't that just swell. What's next they take are whistle??
I hope this isn’t true! In 1998 I missed the sit ups by 1. I had to wait until 2002 to pass the test.
Sounds like the city owes me 4 years seniority and back pay.
Rahm smells as offensive as wet cardboard and is proving to be just as difficult to get rid of, because he is so sticky.
Just F'N great! More continued corruption in this dirty ass corrupt city and police department. This job has really gone to SHIT!!!.
“ money, it’s a hit. Don’t give me that do goody good bullshit. Money, so they say. Is the root of all evil today”. ... holds true 46 years later🤔
It's a test project. If this goes over swell,
expect Power to be outsourced so candidates
can be professionally evaluated.
This is semi-true. My son received his power test "invite" and it said that in lieu of taking the power test they can go to one of like 3 testing facilities where they pay a fee ($35) and are put through the test. If they pass they get a card good for one year. One of the testing centers is Triton College. The suburban departments have been doing this for years. The card allows you to take multiple suburban entrance tests without having to keep taking power tests for each one. The advantage for the CPD to use this system is that they don't have to run tests of hundreds of candidates at a time. The advantage for the candidate is that it's not "one and done" meaning if you miss the run by 5 sec at Triton you can take it again (for $35) until you pass. If you miss the run by 5 sec with CPD you're out (theoretically). Actually you just have to wait until the ask you to come back and try again. This may delay next test for months. They do the same type of certification for Fire candidates taking suburban tests. Theirs is more of a timed obstacle course.
Interesting.
I wonder what the Illinois Training and Standards Board would say or if even approved by them.
If I’m a connected individual who failed, can I pay someone under the table to get that certificate.
And the City Colleges are on the "Legit"? On more than one occasion, City Colleges have turned out Useless and Worthless degrees. Just last month that was exposed at Daley City of Chicago College,where a Trades certificate was being issued, that was not recognized by that particular Trade Union. In addition, the I.G. for City Colleges is a Political Flunky, who routinely circumvents the State's Attorney by Diverting Corruption to avoid embarrassing the City Colleges. City College employees are caught stealing time or physical property, and their I.G. just lets them resign. No Prosecution or Restitution. How can City Colleges legitimately claim to be fair and honest in passing these recruits? If this program really exists, it simply serves to further diminish the quality and credibility of the Chicago Police Department and Chicago Police Academy. Perhaps the time has come to De-Certify the Chicago Police Academy and turn training over to the State. Baby "G"
These power cards have been around, the suburbs use them.
But my son with college, great job history, came from a police family, passed the written, passed the power test but failed the psychological. Now can he go to the City College and get certification from one of their psychology professors that he's not nuts! Should he declare himself a Democrat now or does he have to wait to the next primary!
It’s all legit.... nothing to see here... move along.
If you’re a lazy fat ass , but pay an even higher fee, you’re golden.
Story is part right. Applicants can go to state accepted locations and get the “card” saying that they passed the POWER test after they fail with us. This isn’t a “city” thing, many departments use this program. I believe we started once we became a bitch to CALEA standards.
Hey SCC, I imagine it won’t be long before this ‘model of police reform for the nation’ is lauded here and used to beat the drum of ‘reform’ here by our 50 thieves and rahmmie. Though in this editorial there are obvious giveaways to the Seattle pols bias and state of mind…
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/a-laudable-victory-toward-police-reform/
“Seattle’s progress proves that reforms and training to reduce police use of force are effective and don’t compromise public safety.”
“The positive outcome sends a strong message to a Trump administration that appears less inclined to confront troubled police departments.”
“That prompted a Department of Justice investigation in 2011, back when that agency had its priorities straight.”
“The city and police officers’ union must also agree to a contract that incorporates the reforms…”
“The ruling validates the work of advocacy groups, particularly the American Civil Liberties Union, that rightly called for a civil-rights investigation into the department’s treatment of minorities and misuse of force…”
There’s more, but you get the idea.. FOP should be watching; as they are here, Seattle mayor(armed with the suspect success of this consent decree) is trying to work it into contract negotiations…
More nausea: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/seattle-police-found-in-full-and-effective-compliance-with-court-ordered-reforms/
Chicago Way again bites you in the ass
If there is a will and cash there is a Chicago Way!
Go to theblueline.com and/or indeed.com and look up Illinois police jobs. Most of the towns and cities have the applicants doing their POWER testing this way. Been like this for several years. Things change. Try to keep up.
"Anonymous said...
But my son with college, great job history, came from a police family, passed the written, passed the power test but failed the psychological. Now can he go to the City College and get certification from one of their psychology professors that he's not nuts! Should he declare himself a Democrat now or does he have to wait to the next primary!
1/13/2018 02:38:00 AM"
Sorry for your son, but we have enough wackos on the job already. The world needs plumbers too.
I don't know why any of you are shocked at this. In many police agencies around the country now, a prospective applicant can already go to any number of coilleges and take (and pass) their equivalency of the POWER test and receive a card, good for one year, that many agencies accept in lieu of the applicant actually having to take the POWER test under the watchful eye of actual police agency personnel.
Many of you can recall that no less than Masters Masters Masters went out and obtained his LE Illinois certification at an OUTSIDE agency when the path was greased for him to become a 'sworn' chief of staff with our agency, rather than to take those courses required for Illinois certification while under the watchful eyes of CPD Academy personnel, fully endorsed by Weis and RayRay.
Have the fees deposited in our pension fund.
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Yes. But the city stiffed us for $15,000,000.
But my son with college, great job history, came from a police family, passed the written, passed the power test but failed the psychological. Now can he go to the City College and get certification from one of their psychology professors that he's not nuts! Should he declare himself a Democrat now or does he have to wait to the next primary!
I'm sure your son is all that and a diet coke Miss, but it just may be that with all that nice desirable stuff on his resume he simply may not be cut out (psychologically) to be an officer, and there's no shame in that.
Is the "wall" still part of the Power test to pass the academy?
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Is all I can say
Classic "Pay for Play" Chicago arrangement.
Nothing ever changes.
I would like to meet Calea one day. Bitch slap time.
Now, kees me you fool!!!!
This is a very good idea, don’t knock it just because we didn’t do it before.
A change is coming. Off with those "Chicago Police" Department patches. On with "Chicago Public Safety" officers.
OT....what's going on in 015 with the special treatment of a Sgt engaged to a PO where both are allowed to have the same start time and day off group? Same Sgt constantly leaves early and/or calls in "sick" with regularity. Or tells other Sgt's to let her girl leave early too since they ride to work together. One Sgt got jammed up already because of ducking the other half. Time to see a "boss" with stones do something about it before the entire watch gets further alienated.
ILLEGAL! Will never hold up in court.
For “$35” you can get this Card Valid for a year if you pass the power test, but for a small fee of let’s say $100........... is how this will be working, Remember what city we will live and what county this is. The law abiding city workers at the “city colleges” are legit. Wink wink. Merica
This has been going on for about 2 years
Anonymous Anonymous said...
But my son with college, great job history, came from a police family, passed the written, passed the power test but failed the psychological. Now can he go to the City College and get certification from one of their psychology professors that he's not nuts! Should he declare himself a Democrat now or does he have to wait to the next primary!
1/13/2018 02:38:00 AM
That’s a common theme so the city can get the numbers they’re seeking in the name of “diversity”.
There’s a reason all the BS recruitment drives were held in targeted areas of the the city while other areas heard nothing.
Funny but there was no recruiting at churches in my neighborhood!
I remember when it was one and done. You missed by one sit-up, sorry come back and apply and do everything over again the next time we are hiring.
So we can pay the fee,if need be, and get the card then get reimbursed by city for passing the annual power test for $350.....
Hardly a money grab if it’s just the City, because in fairness and since not everyone can afford Entitled City College...soooooooo.
The skeptic in me says it’s certainly a program geared towards Getting the Right Applicants for the Right Time™️.
Did some entrepreneuring hacks of CPD past just introduce this novel idea into the CCC catalogue or is this a limited time offering?
Thinking one of those pop up study group outfits doing some after hours stuff, on City property.
And if the program is widely unknown, then its by invitation, only based on geography.
It’s not like cheating and guaranteed passing grades are a no-no in corrupt Chicago.
Nobody EVER fails Chicago’s City Colleges and PE Training...something I never knew existed.
I remember long ago a place called Discovery Center (still operating), they had 1-4 week continual and introduction adult learning seminars on every topic from soup to nuts comprised of independent experts from all over. Actually was pretty good at the time and cheap.
Who knows what’s among the physically unfit, another Jugghead & Wheezay waiting to happen.
This is semi-true. My son received his power test "invite" and it said that in lieu of taking the power test they can go to one of like 3 testing facilities where they pay a fee ($35) and are put through the test. If they pass they get a card good for one year. One of the testing centers is Triton College. The suburban departments have been doing this for years. The card allows you to take multiple suburban entrance tests without having to keep taking power tests for each one. The advantage for the CPD to use this system is that they don't have to run tests of hundreds of candidates at a time. The advantage for the candidate is that it's not "one and done" meaning if you miss the run by 5 sec at Triton you can take it again (for $35) until you pass. If you miss the run by 5 sec with CPD you're out (theoretically). Actually you just have to wait until the ask you to come back and try again. This may delay next test for months. They do the same type of certification for Fire candidates taking suburban tests. Theirs is more of a timed obstacle course
This was started by the guy that owns i o Solutions. Many Suburban departments and fire departments do it. It allows the person take the test as many times as they want as long as they pay the testing company. Many villages towns in Fire Protection District like it because then they don't have to run an actual test or run space and the candidate pays for the actual test.
" “ money, it’s a hit. Don’t give me that do goody good bullshit. Money, so they say. Is the root of all evil today”. ... holds true 46 years later�� "
Not bad. :-}
But if you want to peel the onion a little more, it's not the money that's bad, it's the love of money that causes problems.
Like guns. By itself a gun is neither good nor bad. The goodness or badness depends on whose hand is holding it.
Same with money. Put a stack of bills on a table in an empty room and it's only a stack of paper. Put Rahm in the same room and all hell breaks loose.
Power cards: is this like S & H Green Stamps?
This shit don't happen in the military. If ya can't
cut it in the seals, ya ring the bell and tap out.
Then ya leave an open up a yoga place.
The military needs killers, and if you can't keep
up, you hold back and endanger the other killers.
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Psych test: they're looking for gents who don't
mind kissing up, ability to have a selective memory
(go along with the narrative), ability to pivot on procedure
changes (we chase, we don't change). They want to weed
out Full Metal Jackets. They want machines. I wonder what
a psychiatrist would say about the CPD psych test.
This is total BS! When I was in the academy they have this thing called "welcome to the gym". Where I don't know for how many hours, the instructors had us doing hundred push ups and sit ups. Ran until we almost throw up. I thought the academy was nothing compare to military training. Now, we have police officers in the academy who've spent about 4 in the street then became instructors. We were fortunate enough to have J Morowski, a very pro military guy, as our instructor until the CPD put him and his buddy back on the street because they were too "tough". Those guys should've been promoted, not demoted.
Lowering standards is the way of the Liberals, just take a look at their immigration plans........
I remember when they knocked you out with a heart murmur. ♠️
But shouldn't you be training on your own before you have to take the power test? Back in 93 I was training on my own to make sure I'd pass the test. (ran around the block, did sit-ups, etc..)
then they get meritoriously promoted to becoming your boss
1/13/2918 02:38:00 AM
If your son did not pass the psychological and was given a not fit for duty based on not passing he can call his background investigator and request a re-evaluation from another psychiatrist but it has to be who the city schedules him with. I believe he has to also write them a letter that he wishes to take the psychological over vs doing the whole testing over from scratch. Good luck. I heard that families of police and us veterans were being discriminated against by the leftist hired in Human Resources.
Anonymous said...
Interesting.
I wonder what the Illinois Training and Standards Board would say or if even approved by them.
If I’m a connected individual who failed, can I pay someone under the table to get that certificate.
1/13/2018 12:55:00 AM
If you have to ask, you're not connected enough.
Are you talking about NIPTSA? You guys should do some research. Shits been around for awhile. http://www.nipsta.org/POWER/info.aspx
Anonymous said...
The burbs have been doing this for years. It ends up saving the municipality money in manpower. No matter what, all new hires have to complete the IL POWER test upon hire. The card doesn't matter. I don't think there is a select vendor...There are multiple including COD I think..I don't think anyone in the city does it.
1/13/2018 12:17:00 AM
We've been getting POWER Test cards for years. I don't know about all this remedial training after failing then getting back in the line stuff. The cards are much simpler. My first dept I took the written exam in a HS cafeteria, they scored it immediately, then everyone that passed undressed and took the POWER test in the school. When I started applying for other depts. the POWER test cards were picking up. You can go to Triton, this police/fire training place in Glenview called NIPSTA or Joliet Junior College. You make an appointment to test. Depending on location there could be tens of people with you down to 3 ppl altogether. I passed and got a photo ID card with an expiration date on it. When you apply at departments you submit a copy of your card in the beginning, just like your FOID or DL. This just gets your application in. You still have to pass a mandatory POWER test like the Friday before the academy starts or you're terminated. The cards can be good for a year or whatever but the departments actually decided how long ago you had to have received your card i.e. within 6 months, sorta like your recruits having to pass the test every 45 days. This way is much faster, easier and cheaper on the recruit and on the city. If that's what they're doing...welcome to the new millennium.
Anonymous said...
This is semi-true. My son received his power test "invite" and it said that in lieu of taking the power test they can go to one of like 3 testing facilities where they pay a fee ($35) and are put through the test. If they pass they get a card good for one year. One of the testing centers is Triton College. The suburban departments have been doing this for years. The card allows you to take multiple suburban entrance tests without having to keep taking power tests for each one. The advantage for the CPD to use this system is that they don't have to run tests of hundreds of candidates at a time. The advantage for the candidate is that it's not "one and done" meaning if you miss the run by 5 sec at Triton you can take it again (for $35) until you pass. If you miss the run by 5 sec with CPD you're out (theoretically). Actually you just have to wait until the ask you to come back and try again. This may delay next test for months. They do the same type of certification for Fire candidates taking suburban tests. Theirs is more of a timed obstacle course.
1/13/2018 12:49:00 AM
If you're willing to drive you can fail that test and probably have one scheduled within a week, if you're lucky maybe as fast as that same week. Triton and NIPSTA do big tests every so often which used to cause recruits to miss tests because they might be booked already and you couldn't get a card from them before the application deadline. Joliet runs it out of a small, active campus gym with several slots a week. It's really easy to get in there and much closer if you live out south.
Yes they are used in the burbs during the hiring process (saves money and time) to get on the hiring list, but you still take the power test when you go to the academy. Fail there and your out. Cod does do it but that's because they run one of the academy's for the state.
sounds nifty for getting women with zilch upperbody strength badged & paid....ohhhh, hey, that's probably the whole idea :) wonder which Alinskyite thought this one up ? it seems to be working beautifully... why have a beautiful work-out when you can have a beautiful work-around instead ?
Shifts the fix from Academy personnel to those from these testing facilities. Now the academy does not have to do the dirty work of the connected when it comes to the power test. I sure that they will continue to pass those unqualified in firearms and classroom work. Hope they end up not passing the sate test and get knocked out or is also administered by the academy?????
This is a non story people. This is not the big story it appears to be in the main post and all it has done is made the skeptics and conspiracy theorist angry coppers get all wound up for no reason. It is not a city college thing either. The testing locations are legit and the standards are the same across the board. There is no scam, no envelope being handed under the table, no bosses kid being taken care of, no back door to being hired and no Russia collusion. All this does is helps candidates become "pre-approved", like a car loan, so they can just hand a certificate to CPD once notified to appear for the power test. That's it! Now go and worry about something worth worrying about.
Well Those being hired with cp and using canes, how are they passing the power test ? Or are there "modifications"
Just axin
SCC you have been misinformed.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I hope this isn’t true! In 1998 I missed the sit ups by 1. I had to wait until 2002 to pass the test.
Sounds like the city owes me 4 years seniority and back pay.
1/13/2018 12:31:00 AM
Sounds like you should’ve laid off the doughnuts and trained a little harder beforehand. No one owes you anything.
Is there a power test for Chalkie?
Rahm , Left Hand Eddie , His Son Jamal , Chance The Rapper , Lt. Nokia Fenner, Little Kim , And Little Kim's Mom Bullwinkle , All gave the Rubber Stamp on this
Shifts the fix from Academy personnel to those from these testing facilities. Now the academy does not have to do the dirty work of the connected when it comes to the power test. I sure that they will continue to pass those unqualified in firearms and classroom work. Hope they end up not passing the sate test and get knocked out or is also administered by the academy?????
Have you ever heard of any recruit flunking the state test and being knocked out of the academy. Always a 2nd or 3 individual test where you pass. That should answer your question about the state test.
About screening people....
South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy is reported to have said this.
"Trey Gowdy just said a few things about the military in response to a stupid question from a CNN reporter about the ban of transgenders. He nails it!
Nobody has a "right" to serve in the Military. Nobody. What makes people think the Military is an equal opportunity employer? Very far from it.
The Military uses prejudice regularly and consistently to deny citizens from joining for being too old or too young, too fat or too skinny, too tall or too short. Citizens are denied for having flat feet, or for missing or additional fingers. Poor eyesight will disqualify you, as well as bad teeth. Malnourished? Drug addiction? Bad back? Criminal history? Low IQ? Anxiety? Phobias? Hearing damage? Six arms? Hear voices in your head? Self-identify as a Unicorn? Need a special access ramp for your wheelchair? Can't run the required course in the required time? Can't do the required number of pushups? Not really a "morning person" and refuse to get out of bed before noon? All can be reasons for denial.
The Military has one job. War. Anything else is a distraction and a liability. Did someone just scream "That isn't Fair"? War is VERY unfair, there are no exceptions made for being special or challenged or socially wonderful. YOU change yourself to meet Military standards.. Not the other way around. I say again: You don't change the Military... you must change yourself. The Military doesn't need to accommodate anyone with special issues. The Military needs to Win Wars.
If any of your personal issues are a liability that detract from readiness or lethality... Thank you for applying and good luck in future endeavors. Who's next in line? "
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