The police union and many rank-and-file officers clearly seem to prefer the stopping power of the new bullets.

This occurred at a time when the militancy of rank-and-file officers increased.

The proposal was welcomed yesterday by many rank-and-file officers.

The 64-year-old chief, who seems to enjoy wide support among rank-and-file officers, said there was no pattern of violence or racism.

For the rank-and-file officer, however, there are many rewards to undercover work.

Instead, the city's 24,000 rank-and-file officers will receive an average of 11.75 percent for the 24 months that ended July 31.

Currently, 38 percent of the patrol's rank-and-file officers are Hispanic.

These weren't the kinds of secrets that rank-and-file naval officers had a need to know.

But the department's 100 rank-and-file officers rarely experience the airy sunlight of these upper levels.

Those groups, together with the Fraternal Order, represent about 70 percent of all rank-and-file officers in the nation.