Joining the Royal Military Police
Discussion
And to end on this childish dispute...
The RMP are disliked by 'few'. These few are mainly the ones that have had negative dealings with us due to either themselves or their mates acting like t
ts on a night out or robbing stuff from other peoples room when they're on leave. It's all the same.
I've worked with many infantry units and I've also worked along side RAF Police in Afghan. I've personally never had a problem. There is banter between us and I've never seen a need to become a 'tosser' to prove a point.
At the end of the day, we all have a job to do both at home and on operations. If you want real answers about the actual job we do, the opportunities available and postings we currently have give me a PM
The RMP are disliked by 'few'. These few are mainly the ones that have had negative dealings with us due to either themselves or their mates acting like t
ts on a night out or robbing stuff from other peoples room when they're on leave. It's all the same.I've worked with many infantry units and I've also worked along side RAF Police in Afghan. I've personally never had a problem. There is banter between us and I've never seen a need to become a 'tosser' to prove a point.
At the end of the day, we all have a job to do both at home and on operations. If you want real answers about the actual job we do, the opportunities available and postings we currently have give me a PM
The Highway Man said:
Let's see you remain calm and send the poor little squaddie away with a pat on the head, I don't think so. When faced with an extremely drunk, verbally abusive soldier, you take control of the situation and deal with it accordingly, if that meant jailing the scrote, then yes, I was a power crazed military discipline enforcer. 
We knowbmw535i said:
ooooooooo the power. Tossers! 
It was quite rare in the RAF (but not absolutely unheard of) for a member of your squadron to be in that kind of grief."We" used to take great delight in getting our chaps back, and thwarting any attempts by occasionally civil, mod, RMP, or more normally spunkies, to successfully do anything.
Their attitude was awful, leaving them stood rigid in the squadron reception area, (the only place the tossers were allowed to be), like the bunch of pricks they were, normally restored the balance of "power".
There were very few I met that I would want to see serving in the civvy police, most of them were just brainless bullies without any mission in life.
OP, armed forces for sure, whichever service interests you (to be honest I think my beloved RAF is almost finished, and is destined to return to the Army ..... from where it came), but I'd strongly advise you keep away from the "billy no mates" pretend Police !
Please don't shoot me but has the OP thought of joining the Specials? I know a few SCs who are waiting for recruitment to start again ans being a special they have all lithe contacts and are well ahead of the others. You can work as much or as little as you like and there is no way members of the public know that you're a special, so there is no stigma at all.
Your well appreciated by the other shifts and you can easily move from department to department so you get good experience of what jobs really mean before you get taken in by all the bullst.
Your well appreciated by the other shifts and you can easily move from department to department so you get good experience of what jobs really mean before you get taken in by all the bulls
t.1) Are you sure you really want to join the civilian police; as this appears to be at the heart of the matter? It's not a great job. In the main it comprises low level administration coupled with long periods of sitting around doing nothing. How does three nights in winter, alone, guarding an industrial unit sound? Add to this the fact that it is now run along Keynsian principles. Police officers have to be perceived to be busy. The only way for this is to produce tangible results by chalking up figures. Genuine policing would be another matter entirely. Some Sergeants worry so much about detection figures that they lose sight of the public they are supposed to serve. Pressure to make formal complaints is the order of the day. Discretion is a thing of the past. Nowadays, with the spectre of "positiv disposal" looming over all reported crimes, the status quo is to arrest anyone for anything. Would you be happy to put an eleven year old boy in a cell for a playground fight? And criminalise him for eternity? If not then don't even bother. You'll end up cycnical.
2) If the worst you can say about your current job is that "it's boring" then you are a lucky man. Work is boring, 'twas ever thus. That's why they have to pay people to do it. I assume you work in a commercial environment. There's a lot to be said for evenings with your family and weekends off.
3) I know nothing about the military police.
4) The CNC (Civil Nuclear Constabulary) are not very exciting. Firstly you'll have to move to Cumbria. Secondly you'll spend the rest of your life standing next to a barrier with an MP5. Or maybe sitting on a train with an MP5. Or even standing on a ship with an MP5.
5) The BTP might be alright; but you have to love drunks on trains. And cable theft.
2) If the worst you can say about your current job is that "it's boring" then you are a lucky man. Work is boring, 'twas ever thus. That's why they have to pay people to do it. I assume you work in a commercial environment. There's a lot to be said for evenings with your family and weekends off.
3) I know nothing about the military police.
4) The CNC (Civil Nuclear Constabulary) are not very exciting. Firstly you'll have to move to Cumbria. Secondly you'll spend the rest of your life standing next to a barrier with an MP5. Or maybe sitting on a train with an MP5. Or even standing on a ship with an MP5.
5) The BTP might be alright; but you have to love drunks on trains. And cable theft.
Nigel Worc's said:
It was quite rare in the RAF (but not absolutely unheard of) for a member of your squadron to be in that kind of grief.
"We" used to take great delight in getting our chaps back, and thwarting any attempts by occasionally civil, mod, RMP, or more normally spunkies, to successfully do anything.
Their attitude was awful, leaving them stood rigid in the squadron reception area, (the only place the tossers were allowed to be), like the bunch of pricks they were, normally restored the balance of "power".
There were very few I met that I would want to see serving in the civvy police, most of them were just brainless bullies without any mission in life.
OP, armed forces for sure, whichever service interests you (to be honest I think my beloved RAF is almost finished, and is destined to return to the Army ..... from where it came), but I'd strongly advise you keep away from the "billy no mates" pretend Police !
To be fair the RAF ones are far more power crazy than Army RMP's. Having had a lot of experience with both in the Falklands, I'm fairly well qualified to say that. "We" used to take great delight in getting our chaps back, and thwarting any attempts by occasionally civil, mod, RMP, or more normally spunkies, to successfully do anything.
Their attitude was awful, leaving them stood rigid in the squadron reception area, (the only place the tossers were allowed to be), like the bunch of pricks they were, normally restored the balance of "power".
There were very few I met that I would want to see serving in the civvy police, most of them were just brainless bullies without any mission in life.
OP, armed forces for sure, whichever service interests you (to be honest I think my beloved RAF is almost finished, and is destined to return to the Army ..... from where it came), but I'd strongly advise you keep away from the "billy no mates" pretend Police !
I do not intend to cause offence to either RAF or Army MP's, so pleased don't take it personally.
Nigel Worc's said:
It was quite rare in the RAF (but not absolutely unheard of) for a member of your squadron to be in that kind of grief.
"We" used to take great delight in getting our chaps back, and thwarting any attempts by occasionally civil, mod, RMP, or more normally spunkies, to successfully do anything.
Their attitude was awful, leaving them stood rigid in the squadron reception area, (the only place the tossers were allowed to be), like the bunch of pricks they were, normally restored the balance of "power".
There were very few I met that I would want to see serving in the civvy police, most of them were just brainless bullies without any mission in life.
OP, armed forces for sure, whichever service interests you (to be honest I think my beloved RAF is almost finished, and is destined to return to the Army ..... from where it came), but I'd strongly advise you keep away from the "billy no mates" pretend Police !
Had a bit of trouble with the Police did you? I was only in the RAFP for 4 years but I always found that if you treated people with respect they treated us with respect. My mates even gave a few drunks transport home - no problem as long there was nothing nasty or abusive."We" used to take great delight in getting our chaps back, and thwarting any attempts by occasionally civil, mod, RMP, or more normally spunkies, to successfully do anything.
Their attitude was awful, leaving them stood rigid in the squadron reception area, (the only place the tossers were allowed to be), like the bunch of pricks they were, normally restored the balance of "power".
There were very few I met that I would want to see serving in the civvy police, most of them were just brainless bullies without any mission in life.
OP, armed forces for sure, whichever service interests you (to be honest I think my beloved RAF is almost finished, and is destined to return to the Army ..... from where it came), but I'd strongly advise you keep away from the "billy no mates" pretend Police !
bmw535i said:
To be fair the RAF ones are far more power crazy than Army RMP's. Having had a lot of experience with both in the Falklands, I'm fairly well qualified to say that.
I do not intend to cause offence to either RAF or Army MP's, so pleased don't take it personally.
To be fair to my white capped brethren. The police unit in the Falklands was supposed to be tri-service, I was there in 1991, there were 43 RAF coppers 2 RMP and 1 Navy copper. We were far outnumbered. The RAF guys flexed the police muscles as they weren't used to police work and had to get to grips with RMP paperwork.I do not intend to cause offence to either RAF or Army MP's, so pleased don't take it personally.
bad company said:
Had a bit of trouble with the Police did you? I was only in the RAFP for 4 years but I always found that if you treated people with respect they treated us with respect. My mates even gave a few drunks transport home - no problem as long there was nothing nasty or abusive.
Personally, no, other than the odd yes yes, just open the bloody barrier, there's a good SAC acting corpral !I did however deal with a few who lost control of their mouths with real people, Jt's and the like, it was always surprising how polite they were with anyone above JT, and very funny if they'd been t
ts before they discovered this.It wasn't that often, the op just needs to know that military personnel regard the military police as scum ........
The Highway Man said:
Dad????? My dad says that, "I was in when they needed not just feeded us!!" He said that to my Squad Sgt during my pass out parade drinks in the Cpls Mess. I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me!!
My mum gave the Colonel of the Regiment a bking for not ariving on my passing out parade on a horse (Cavalry/armoured regiment) so I know the feeling The Highway Man said:
Dad????? My dad says that, "I was in when they needed not just feeded us!!" He said that to my Squad Sgt during my pass out parade drinks in the Cpls Mess. I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me!!
I was on the front gate when you were on Cow and GateI was in Baghdad when you were in your Dad's bag
etc etc etc
After my pass out parade at RAF Swinderby , my mother and father were chatting to my drill sgt, with the station commander and other parents present, (my dad was still in the army at this time).
I (at normal volume) told my mother she should have a word with the drill sgt, as he'd been telling the others that she'd kept the wrong bit when I was born.
My father and the station commander nearly wet themselves, my poor drill sgt just went crimson.
I was "spoken" to gently later ...... my only excuse is I was only sixteen and a bit, and it seemed a horrid thing to be saying (some of the others had told me what it meant) !
My other one was on my first weekend leave, my uncle asked me what kind of things the drill types had been saying to us, I replied that the drill corpral had been saying he was going to put his dick in my ear ...... my aunt nearly swallowed her glass ...... my uncle explained that one later.
There were some rough types ..... even in the RAF !
I (at normal volume) told my mother she should have a word with the drill sgt, as he'd been telling the others that she'd kept the wrong bit when I was born.
My father and the station commander nearly wet themselves, my poor drill sgt just went crimson.
I was "spoken" to gently later ...... my only excuse is I was only sixteen and a bit, and it seemed a horrid thing to be saying (some of the others had told me what it meant) !
My other one was on my first weekend leave, my uncle asked me what kind of things the drill types had been saying to us, I replied that the drill corpral had been saying he was going to put his dick in my ear ...... my aunt nearly swallowed her glass ...... my uncle explained that one later.
There were some rough types ..... even in the RAF !
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