Joining the Police
Discussion
Zoobeef said:
My Mrs has done 5 or 6 years now having joined at 17. Currently working with CID and loves it, she can't wait to do her trainee investigators course.
My sister has been in the Army for 8 years and leaves in February to join the police. I think she'll love it.
There will be people in every job which say it's crap and it's changed etc etc. God knows how many times I've heard "it's not as hard as it used to be" in my job.
Please don't tell me you're a beautition or a hairdresser?My sister has been in the Army for 8 years and leaves in February to join the police. I think she'll love it.
There will be people in every job which say it's crap and it's changed etc etc. God knows how many times I've heard "it's not as hard as it used to be" in my job.
Elroy Blue said:
This. The one question that now gets asked when you meet up with someone is 'how long have you got left'. Morale is rock bottom and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. If Dave and the old maid get in again, there's another 40'000 Officers being cut and the only way to achieve this will be by compulsory redundancy. I'd think very hard before giving up a current job.
Not giving anything away on certain officer, it's been that way for a lot longer. Case in mind was one bloke ,who constantly picked up a one youth teenage crime wave .This last time ( one of several) , he spent more time on paperwork than anything else, to find youth at home ,before he'd had a chance to do anything. he'd gotten back on beat and called in at mates place for a coffee and a chat. I've never seen a bloke so low. Catch them coming out of a window, with goods in hand/pocket etc and Magistrate won't remand them ,even after several counts of breach of bail. People power kicked in ( with help from our man on the county police committee)and chummy found next time he was found a nice place in remand. Problem was we lost a decent,hard working ,honest beat officer to Traffic. Once upon a time (sounds like fairy tale land in pre TM days ( that's before Teresa May)) we had two beat officers. On some beats, they'd show a very visible presence, with one walking the beat, whilst the other drove round to meet him, so that if an urgent response came in, driver could pick up walker and get to job.Now we have been down graded from two PC ,to one and now a visiting PCSO. Mk3Spitfire said:
Keep at it. Look at it as good experience for next time. You'll know what to expect and have a bit of an advantage.
Yeah. Got to wait a month or so for feedback. Already had an offer from an Inspector who will have a look at it and give me some extra feedback. Tempted to go for this CKP course to allow me to apply for more forces, but unsure if it's worth nearly £1,000 for it.
Ki3r said:
Yeah. Got to wait a month or so for feedback. Already had an offer from an Inspector who will have a look at it and give me some extra feedback.
Tempted to go for this CKP course to allow me to apply for more forces, but unsure if it's worth nearly £1,000 for it.
Seems like a lot of money for something that doesn't guarantee anything. Wasn't an option when I joined, but if it opens more doors then maybe it's worth it. Good luck anyway. Tempted to go for this CKP course to allow me to apply for more forces, but unsure if it's worth nearly £1,000 for it.
Now I'm a cynical b
d, of that there is little doubt, but the friends I have who joined the police,(in the early 1990's) had some sort of frontal lobotomy during basic training which removed all sense of humour and irony, from their personality, and replaced it with judgmental inflexibility, and a degree of erm self importance. Now these are my friends so I just take the piss until I get a smile. I assume that 90% of the people they have to deal with are somewhat morally defunct, and so it's difficult for them to see the lighter sides of life.
To the OP: It's clearly a worthy job, and one that needs doing, so I applaud you for even trying, and wish you all the luck. I can't offer advice, other than to treat the right 10% in a way you'd like them to treat your grandmother (patiently and kindly)
d, of that there is little doubt, but the friends I have who joined the police,(in the early 1990's) had some sort of frontal lobotomy during basic training which removed all sense of humour and irony, from their personality, and replaced it with judgmental inflexibility, and a degree of erm self importance. Now these are my friends so I just take the piss until I get a smile. I assume that 90% of the people they have to deal with are somewhat morally defunct, and so it's difficult for them to see the lighter sides of life. To the OP: It's clearly a worthy job, and one that needs doing, so I applaud you for even trying, and wish you all the luck. I can't offer advice, other than to treat the right 10% in a way you'd like them to treat your grandmother (patiently and kindly)
I have my assessment day tomorrow. I applied despite reading this thread and many others on different forums. I paid a grand for my CKP a with no guarantee of a job at the end. Why?
I believe the police can offer more things I want from a career than a private company can. I've worked at several global companies since graduating with a business degree.
I don't know any different than how the police is now do I? I haven't got anything to compare it to. My current boss said the same thing about my company, but I didn't know any different and I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in my current job.
I believe the police can offer more things I want from a career than a private company can. I've worked at several global companies since graduating with a business degree.
I don't know any different than how the police is now do I? I haven't got anything to compare it to. My current boss said the same thing about my company, but I didn't know any different and I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in my current job.
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Greendubber said:
Did they let you know what it was that you failed the previous sift on?
Only very basic information, each area was given a grade and I was told what grade I received. Didn't go in to too much detail though. Hopefully the areas I scored well in I can use again to save a bit of time.
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