AN Private RallyPoint Member 6087551 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> 2020-07-09T22:34:07-04:00 AN Private RallyPoint Member 6087551

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2020-07-09T22:34:07-04:00 2020-07-09T22:34:07-04:00 LTC Jason Mackay 6087607

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It may be part of a pre-offer physical assessment, just like it sounds, a stress test. They wire you up and put you on a tread mill to test your heart.

2020-07-09T23:02:15-04:00 2020-07-09T23:02:15-04:00 CAPT Kevin B. 6087926

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It&#39;s another indicator of how they&#39;d expect you to do in a physical sense, hence worth the investment. Typically four increasing levels on the treadmill which BP and EKG are recorded. Nowadays, they stick an oximeter on your finger to see how the O2 saturation is holding up as well. They&#39;re able to calculate if your heart age and condition is commensurate with your physical age. They decided to do one on me when I made O-6 as I hit &quot;that age&quot;. After a few minutes on stage 4, the Doc simply turned everything off and said he didn&#39;t need to spend more time looking at me being fine. The other reason they do this is liability. Having a prospective officer drop dead during training is bad press at a minimum. You&#39;ll see this test for varied firefighter programs. They call it Maximal Exercise Training.

2020-07-10T02:13:14-04:00 2020-07-10T02:13:14-04:00 SSG Laurie Mullen 6093559

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was already working for a law enforcement department when I needed to have a stress test done. My blood pressure had gone up into the stroke-or-croak zone so my doctor did one me. He didn&#39;t do it on a treadmill, but used another method to get my heart rate up and then see how fast it came back down. I passed it with flying colors. Don&#39;t worry about it. You&#39;ll be fine and if they do find something it&#39;s better to know so you and your doctor can address the issue. There are plenty of law enforcement officers who have high blood pressure, diabetes, thyroid issues and so on. Take care of whatever health issues that may develop and keep up with a fitness plan. Staying fit will reduce your stress and aid you in controlling whatever health issues may come up as you get older. Good luck!

2020-07-12T01:01:29-04:00 2020-07-12T01:01:29-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 7763543

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A voice stress test is another form of poly…not sure whether is a voice stress test or a medical stress test

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