tl;dr: 10-years of data were pulled from Dallas PD. "Records were abstracted for 516 officers. In the adjusted models, veteran LEOs who were not deployed were

tl;dr: 10-years of data were pulled from Dallas PD. "Records were abstracted for 516 officers. In the adjusted models, veteran LEOs who were not deployed were significantly more likely to be involved in a shooting than non-veteran officers. Veterans with a deployment history were 2.9 times more likely to be in a shooting than non-veteran officers." Interesting food for thought. I've heard many arguments about ex-military folks training in rules of engagement making them less-likely to use a weapon in a frivolous scenario. But, maybe that's not borne out by the data. Or there's a selection-bias thing. Either way, good point. I think what the parent was getting at though, was that this would silo the guys with all the guns and stuff in a way that they're used only in more carefully-considered situations as opposed to giving every yahoo on the force an MRAP, a tactical vest full of 123123 mags for their AR-15, and a fuzzy mandate to enforce the 'thin blue line.' You both make really, excellent points, honestly.