[QUOTE=selil;19177]It's not professionalism that's a problem it's militarization. Civilian law enforcement was never expected to be proactive (most of the Constitution is specifically against that type of government), and the military is all about being proactive rather than defensive.

I totally agree with the militarization issue to some extent. However, Calls for Service, are skyrocketing due to the combination of the promotion of a 911 mentality and the ease for people to call 911 in a myriad of ways that previously didn't exist. Our department is roughly at the same size as it was in 1967 with about 5 times the call load.