When I was stationed aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) I was assigned to temporary duty for 6 months to shipboard security. My training for that role was minimal and piecemeal. However, we were all required to carry a notebook. We could not choose what type of notebook, we had to carry the standard notebook. Also, we could not remove any pages from the notebook. We could not erase anything from the notebook. We could not obscure entries made in the notebook in any way. It was stressed to us that this notebook was potential evidence for any encounter we had in the line of duty. New entries must be made on the first available page. etc.
Anyway, these notes are not taken as a one-off. If the notebook is submitted as evidence it is submitted as a whole. If there are any irregularities or inconsistencies the entire notebook can be ruled invalid.
There are standards here. They will be adhered to. I'd assume the Director of the FBI dots his "I's" and crosses his "T's" with the best of them.
Anyway, these notes are not taken as a one-off. If the notebook is submitted as evidence it is submitted as a whole. If there are any irregularities or inconsistencies the entire notebook can be ruled invalid.
There are standards here. They will be adhered to. I'd assume the Director of the FBI dots his "I's" and crosses his "T's" with the best of them.
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