Anyone from the Police force on here?

Originally Posted by Shellywoozle

Just remember Holdup, Specials get to play 100% off the time with VERY little paperwork, regulars spend 90% of their time doing paperwork and 10% playing .... so if you become a special try and see that aspect too .... shocks a few Specials when they join up and they then think WTF

Cheers Shell, never knew that

Its a very good job that 90% of bobbies openly admit they love..... The other 10% love it too but they just like to moan

Go for it - You wont look back!!

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Bet to apply ASAP as its a very long process.

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Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

.......If you can live with the frustration and petty bureaucracy,and the fact that you wont change the world or "make a difference" go for it.

Actually to join the police you need to be able to live with the frustration and petty bureaucracy whilst still believing you can can change the world and make a difference. That way you will stay motivated and enjoy your job.

Personally after 23 years I still believe I can make a difference, or at least I can in the short term to the ones I manage to nick!

With regard to your original question about getting onto bikes it will very much depend on which force you join, some have quite a bit of investment in bikes, others don't. As has already been said I think you shouldn't want to join with any pre-conceived ideas of what role you want to do. Everybody has to start at the bottom and work their way up, and bike team jobs are usually pretty well sought after. You may also find other roles that are even more fun..... (fancy riding a bike all day in this weather?)

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Originally Posted by husky03

go and speak to some local coppers and try to have a chat with the traffic mob-sometimes you do get what you want and do end up doing the job you imagined you'd be doing, just need to have luck on your side-here's a pic of my new police boots-and that was all down to luck



husky

Slight derail Husky, what model of Sidi's are those? I had something similar ages ago, and really miss the comfort and warmth of my old Sidi's

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Originally Posted by husky03

...-here's a pic of my new police boots-and that was all down to luck



husky

That doesn't look like your average police locker room...what else do you take home with you...?

Originally Posted by maviczap

Slight derail Husky, what model of Sidi's are those? I had something similar ages ago, and really miss the comfort and warmth of my old Sidi's

They look like the sidi discovery mx boot.

there sidi courier-comfy as anything, just got all my bike kit, wasn't leavin it at the station cause you know coppers, leave money lying about and it'll not get touched, but leave some nice shiney new kit out and its gone

Originally Posted by husky03

there sidi courier-comfy as anything,

Thought you would have got the waterproof version (discovery)

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The bigger the force the more options you will have to move about.