MASSACHUSETTS TRIAL COURT OFFICER ACADEMY RECRUIT MANUAL WESTOVER AIR FORCE BASE August 2020 Recruit Manual Massachusetts Trial Court Officer Academy Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 2 FUNDAMENTAL TRAINING VALUES ..................................................................................... 6 MASSACHUSETTS TRIAL COURT ACADEMY HONOR CODE ........................................... 7 MASSACHUSETTS TRIAL COURT CUSTOMS AND COURTESIES .................................... 8 MASSACHUSETTS TRIAL COURT ACADEMY MISSION STATEMENT .......................... 8 TRAINING PHILOSOPHY ........................................................................................................... 8 OATH OF OFFICE ........................................................................................................................ 9 MASSACHUSETTS TRIAL COURT MISSION STATEMENT ............................................... 10 MASSACHUSETTS TRIAL COURT SECURITY DIVISION MISSION STATEMENT ....... 10 OUTSIDE CONTACT ................................................................................................................. 11 Visitation ................................................................................................................................... 11 Mail Call ................................................................................................................................... 11 Telephone Use .......................................................................................................................... 11 DUTY HOURS / TRANSPORTATION & PARKING / LEAVE ............................................... 12 Duty Hours ................................................................................................................................ 12 Transportation & Parking ......................................................................................................... 12 Reveille ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Tattoo ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Taps ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Friday Dismissal ....................................................................................................................... 15 Leave ......................................................................................................................................... 15 MASSACHUSETTS COURT OFFICER RECRUIT EARLY ARRIVAL PROTOCOL ........... 16 INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY ........................................................................................... 16 ATTENDANCE & PARTICIPATION STANDARDS ............................................................... 17 Attendance Policy ..................................................................................................................... 17 Participation Standards ............................................................................................................. 17 Performance Assessment and Testing ...................................................................................... 18 Physical Fitness ......................................................................................................................... 18 Examinations............................................................................................................................. 19 Make-up Examinations ............................................................................................................. 20 Other Testing ............................................................................................................................ 20 2 August 2020 Recruit Manual Massachusetts Trial Court Officer Academy Final Average and Class Standing ............................................................................................ 20 Medical Deferments .................................................................................................................. 21 Personal Deferment ................................................................................................................... 22 DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES ............................................................................................... 22 A. VERBAL REPRIMAND/COUNSELING .............................................................................. 23 B. OBSERVATION REPORTS ................................................................................................... 23 C. TO / FROM LETTERS ............................................................................................................ 24 D. LEVEL ONE VIOLATION SYSTEM .................................................................................... 24 E. LEVEL TWO VIOLATION SYSTEM ................................................................................... 24 F. LEVEL ONE AND TWO VIOLATIONS ............................................................................... 25 RESIGNATION FROM THE RECRUIT TRAINING PROGRAM ........................................... 28 Resignation from the Recruit Training Program ...................................................................... 28 Exit Interview Process .............................................................................................................. 28 DISMISSAL FROM THE RECRUIT TRAINING PROGRAM ................................................. 29 Dismissal from the Recruit Training Program .......................................................................... 29 CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE ....................................................................................................... 29 Classroom Etiquette .................................................................................................................. 29 Outdoor Classroom ................................................................................................................... 30 Demeanor .................................................................................................................................. 30 Class Dismissal ......................................................................................................................... 30 NOTEBOOKS .............................................................................................................................. 31 Pocket Notebooks ..................................................................................................................... 31 Academic Notebooks ................................................................................................................ 32 COURTESIES .............................................................................................................................. 32 Addressing Personnel................................................................................................................ 32 Courtesies to Trial Court Academy Staff, Law Enforcement Agencies and the Armed Forces. ....................................................................................................................................... 33 Salutes ....................................................................................................................................... 34 Reporting to a Staff Member’s Office ...................................................................................... 35 Moving About the Academy Complex ..................................................................................... 35 PERSONAL APPEARANCE ...................................................................................................... 36 Personal Appearance Commuting............................................................................................. 37 Uniforms ................................................................................................................................... 37 3 August 2020 Recruit Manual Massachusetts Trial Court Officer Academy Cover: ................................................................................................................................... 37 Shirt: ..................................................................................................................................... 37 Trousers: ............................................................................................................................... 37 Boots: .................................................................................................................................... 38 Belt/Buckle: .......................................................................................................................... 38 Field Scarf Retaining Clip: ................................................................................................... 38 Jackets: .................................................................................................................................. 38 Canteen: ................................................................................................................................ 38 Hair: .....................................................................................................................................