Yes. My service was particularly long, at 34 years. I can relate my chronic pain to a bunch of different factors, but mainly it was the equipment and the wear and tear of daily operational requirements of wearing 16 to 18 pounds of equipment—your use-of-force options, etc.—around my waist and the vest I wore for protection, which added one or two more pounds. You're standing, sitting, marching and doing all of these sorts of things, but you're also arresting people who don't want to be arrested. The wear and tear is daily, but you have to remember that you also wear the equipment 12 hours a day, four days a week for 30-plus years. Everything weighs you down.
In my particular case, I have osteoarthritis in my neck, in my back, in both knees and in my feet. I have to have my hip replaced. These are all related to injuries I've suffered from my particular chosen vocation, and that doesn't even include the mental health struggles that I had as a result of what I did, what I saw and who I interacted with.
