Sergeant Donnie Penix might as well be on the front cover of a police magazine. He spent 15 years on SWAT, apprehended violent criminals while in VCAT and currently spends his day as a supervisor over a Police Canine Unit. He sat down to get past that front cover and dive into a topic you’d probably least expect.Send us an email at <a href="https://my.captivate.fm/uniformedreality@cmpd.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">uniformedreality@cmpd.org</a>.See what a career at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police department looks like: <a href="charlottepolicejobs.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">charlottepolicejobs.org</a>.A transcript of this episode can be found <a href="https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/MSNl3bBUoZuJBI2MTyYvDOj42h5SklPBD1fOIlXyNiM2GND1Aa6ahgdfb1lXY91qQw2n85pVh3wk6FfBCAppxUklRTw?loadFrom=SharedLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.

The Reality of the Soldier in the Cemetery

What do you think of when you hear the words, “police officer”? Odds are, the person next to you will think of something different. We all view reality through different lenses, and sharing experiences is what creates unity.  We are police officers, and most of the time you hear our stories from someone else. We hear them, too, and they sound so stereotypical. Well, this is us. We’re telling our stories here, and this Uniformed Reality may not be as uniform as you think.