>> i did. >> why was that? why didn't you attempt to go like the other officers we heard from? >> i liked my work. i enjoyed working with the community, i didn't want to be in an administrative role. >> did you also even though you were a patrol officer, you did take part in other programs, for example, the f.p.o. program, right? >> yes, i did. >> that's a field train sng>> yes, i was a field training officer for many years. >> how many years? >> i don't have an exact number, 10 to 15. >> and we've learned in this court -- in this case, what a field training officer does. but very briefly, what did you do? >> i would get probationers in different stages of their training, either in their first phase, second phase, third phase or final phase. usually, the primary phase or the first phase and the final phase were always with the same