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Originally Posted by Taf
I heard yesterday that the Met expects all new entrants to the force to do 18 months as volunteers and pay for part of their training. If this rolls out UK-wide what would policing be like?
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A nightmare. Currently some of the best recruits the police get are ex-forces. Are they wanting them to do two years as a special before joining?
I've no problem with specials being given preferential treatment in the recruitment process but there should always be an option for direct entry for exceptional candidates.
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Originally Posted by Taf
Having worked with Police forces, I can tell you that there is a LOT of excess manpower, both uniformed and civilian, that spends its time trying to justify their existence.... and upsetting the ones with real roles in the process.
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Damn right.
I can't find the figures right now but there was something I saw recently that showed if numbers were cut by what is being suggested they would go back to 2000 levels and I can't remember roving gangs raping and pillaging back then.
What has happened since then is all the new recruits are there to replace cops shunted sideways into offices, teams to target whatever is currently in vogue this month and to scrutinize the mountains of paperwork demand by the paper shufflers, bean counters and lawyers.