There are different studies that show different. Initially it appears to be long hours but you will get more days off. Rotating 3-days weekends are like having small vacations every other week. Now if you comp out 2 days then you will have an entire week off. The people who are against it, are only those with the weekends off. Besides, this is only for road patrol and not the specialized units that are better off with a 4-10 schedule.