Congrats, glad you are liking it.

I think you're part of a great tradition: I've always thought that Reserve Law Enforcement was a good idea because it keeps the LE agencies 'connected' to the community in which they serve.

In fact, I would argue that in many ways, reserve LEOs are much closer to the "militia" of the past than the modern day Reserve military, which is a paid professional force (albeit part time) and in reality, part of the standing army that often serves overseas (as I know only too well from my own experiences in the USAR and ARNG )

By contrast, Reserve LEOs are unpaid volunteers who serve the community in which they live. Back before professional police forces were established in the early 19th century, citizen militias were the only kind of "law enforcement officer" that existed.