AUGUSTA, Ga. – Sheriff’s deputies in an east Georgia county are taking a new type of police training course in which they’re asked to look inward, do some self-searching and discuss their emotions.
“Blue Courage” is aimed at reminding Richmond County officers why they got into the profession, and how to work through a career that’s physically and emotionally taxing, The Augusta Chronicle reported (http://bit.ly/2b8XoxO).
“Blue courage” is defined in the course manual as an officer’s moment of testing that reveals who they are, tests what is important and casts a shadow that shapes their future and legacy.
Richmond County deputies are beginning the course this month, and it will finish in early 2017, The Augusta newspaper reported.
“What I ask you to do is open up your heart and mind to the training because it’s for you,” Chief Deputy Pat Clayton said.