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Nathan Kapler, medically-retired Mountie and host of the Ten-Thirty Three podcast, shares his journey from joining the Force at a young age, recognising something was mentally wrong at only two years service, his requests for help, his battle to find sobriety, his twelve years of service, his retirement, and the story behind his podcast, which has been vocalising the realities of PTSD since 2021.

***WARNING: this podcast contains graphic content that may be disturbing or triggering to some listeners. Discretion is advised.***

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Thanks to the show sponsors: Cracked Armour and Willowtree Farm.

Featuring the song "Don't Go Away" by Streets of Hastings.

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You can find more about Larry and the show at:
Instagram: @ptsd_podcast
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Email: papatangosierradeltapodcast@gmail.com

Struggling with PTSD? Want to join me for an episode? Want to share your thoughts about the show? Reach out to me at one of the above media addresses!

Cst. Patrick Tilma, currently posted to the Terrace RCMP Detachment in British Columbia, shares the struggles during his 14 months off-duty due to PTSD... which includes the unavailability of psychologists, culture toxicity, alcohol use as a coping mechanism, lack of support, and his prayers to die while sleeping.

Patrick also speaks to the necessities that he required to improve his mental health and eventually return to service: exercising, engaging in conversation, not feeling alone, listening to podcasts to learn about himself and PTSD, determining his triggers/activations,  training his mind to understand what he can do during anxiety attacks, and losing any sense of ego.

***WARNING: this podcast contains graphic content that may be disturbing or triggering to some listeners. Discretion is advised.***

The Papa Tango Sierra Delta online store: https://papatangosierradelta.square.site/

Thanks to the show sponsors: Cracked Armour and Willowtree Farm.

Featuring the song "Don't Go Away" by Streets of Hastings.

Please take a moment to rate and/or review the show!

You can find more about Larry and the show at:
Instagram: @ptsd_podcast
FaceBook: ptsdpodcast
YouTube: papatangosierradelta
Linktree: @ptsdpodcast
Email: papatangosierradeltapodcast@gmail.com

Struggling with PTSD? Want to join me for an episode? Want to share your thoughts about the show? Reach out to me at one of the above media addresses!

Description

Kevin Cyr is an Inspector with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and is the current commander of the RCMP Emergency Response Team in British Columbia, which is the second largest tactical unit in Canada. Kevin has been with the RCMP for 22 years and has been with the team for 7 years. He has a master’s in law from Osgoode Hall Law School and is published internationally in law and criminology journals. He also teaches incident command at the Canadian Police College. 

Timestamps

1:00 - His personal history and career path

2:25 – Structure and functioning of the RCMP

5:45 – Advantages and disadvantages of the Canadian policing model

7:30 – Origins of RCMP SERT and ERT teams

13:00 – The role of modern tactical teams

14:30 – 2010 Olympics and ERTs transition to full-time teams

17:15 – Current ERT team configuration

21:00 – Decision-making and the trap of risk mitigation

27:00 – Understanding the difference between cheap and expensive and effective and efficient in preparation

33:15 – Weighing when to spend money vs. improving skills – understanding requirements

38:00 – Tactical decision-making & analysis paralysis

42:00 – Militarization of law enforcement

45:45 – How overly aggressive law and policy can lead to tactical indecisiveness

50:15 – How the standards we hold police to are unreasonable

55:00 – How the origin stories for SWAT are complicating modern tactical response

57:00 – Delegation of authority and decision making

1:01:00 – Who should make tactical decisions?

1:03:00 – How we should be training our future tactical leaders 

1:09:45 – Rapid fire questions

Contact Info: 

Kevin Cyr - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-cyr-ll-m-b78206133 

Books Recommended:  

Extreme Ownership - Jocko Willink and Leif Babin – ISBN# 250067057

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Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada is home to one of the most remote and pristine areas on Earth. It’s also home to a number of mysterious headless bodies! Join the boys this week as they try to solve who dunnit (and the hows and whys). In a place this remote and this uninhabited, instead of asking WHO did it, it’s almost easier to ask WHAT did it.

On today’s show, we are going back to Canada! My special guest is a best-selling author and former Constable, Simon Gervais (Retired) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Simon’s first posting was in Toronto, where he served as a drug investigator. During this time, he worked on many international drug-related cases in close collaboration with his American colleagues from the DEA.

However, in 2004, his career switched gears and he was placed with a federal anti-terrorism unit based in the Ottawa Region. During the following years, he was deployed in numerous European and Middle Eastern countries.

In 2009, he became a close-protection specialist tasked with guarding foreign heads of state visiting Canada. Among many others, he served on the protection details of Queen Elizabeth II, US President Barack Obama, and other dignitaries.

We also discuss his writing methods and his transition from being a cop to being a full-time writer and a New York Times and Amazon bestselling author.

Simon is the author of Hunt Them Down (January 2019), Trained To Hunt (September 2019), and Time To Hunt (November 2020). His new thriller The Last Protector will be published in November 2021. Simon also wrote the Mike Walton series: The Thin Black Line(2015), A Red Dotted Line (2016), and A Thick Crimson Line (2018).

Go visit Simon's website where you will find all of his books and social media links.
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Go back to episode #3 of the Cops and Writers podcast with Constable Forest Macek of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Only for Cops and Writers Podcast listeners! Get 50% off the audiobook version of the F.B.I. K-9 thriller, Avenging Adam by Jodi Burnett. Use code, https://jodi-burnett.com/copsandwriters/

Think you know stupid?  You ain't seen nothin' yet!  A bus load of cops get bamboozled, a phone-ahead bank robber and how to beat a breathalizer are just a few examples.  Listen and enjoy feeling superior to your fellow man!

Murky goings on in the music world.......to the sublime music of Fernando Carulli and Georg Frederic Handel...

Steve Morreale from the CopDoc Podcast chats with Angela Workman-Stark, retired Chief Superintendent of the RCMP, and Associate Dean from Athabasca University.  We discuss inclusion both inside and outside of police agencies, women in police ing, treatment of staff, culture, and issues of procedural justice.  We chat about the elements of leadership, the importance of reflection and leaders listening to line workers.  

Contact us: copdoc.podcast@gmail.com

Website: www.copdocpodcast.com

If you'd like to arrange for facilitated training, or consulting, or talk about steps you might take to improve your leadership and help in your quest for promotion, contact Steve at stephen.morreale@gmail.com

A young couple found dead, a middle-aged man's body near a burnt-out camper, two teens missing after leaving home to look for work: these storylines would all converge in the remote landscape of northern British Columbia, culminating in a manhunt that would put the spotlight on a bizarre manhunt swirling in mystery, fear and warnings with journalists scrambling to keep up with the twists and turns.

BTS with CTV Vancouver host Penny Daflos discusses the disappearances of Australian Lucas Fowler and his American girlfriend Chynna Deese, the discovery of UBC lecturer Leonard Dyck's body and the missing persons case-turned manhunt of Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod with reporter Shannon Paterson. They delve into the challenges of a massive and constantly-changing case that put huge demands on our newsroom as the story grew broader and moved across the country.