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The Egg Man wrote:I can't claim that the contingent of Strathclyde's Finest in attendance at this afternoon's demo in Buchanan St is in any way representative of the force as a whole but there did seem to be rather a lot of newish recruits, some probably not yet in their 20s, short in stature, slim of build and mainly female. Swift of foot no doubt but strong of arm?
At the other end of the scale there also seemed to be a lot of guys getting close to their pension (I wouldn't actually go as far as saying their old age pension) and not exactly looking the picture of vigour. Each could probably drop a ne'er do well with a single blow - if they could catch them.
Keeping People Safe? Let's hope so.
Glesga_Steve wrote:I'd be very surprised if anyone under the age of 20 is employed as a 'fully trained' (what's the correct term?) police officer.
Even assuming the police service recruitment policies have been relaxed in recent years (wasn't it almost a pre-requisite that you had to have a reasonable amount of 'life'/'work' experience before they'd even seriously consider an application?), how would someone make it through training and into their probationary period before the age of 20?
The Egg Man wrote:From what I read it looks as if the earliest you can enrol in formal police training is at the start of the first course after your 18th birthday and it's a 2 year course so every warranted police office must be at least 20 years old.
There are chunks of the training which is described as 'Division' which I take to be the equivalent of classroom work for student teachers or ward work for student nurses. That probably means that some of the younger officers I saw yesterday hadn't actually completed their two years training but were on the street anyway.
Anyway, the point I'd been trying to make was that some of them looked very young - young enough to have their age checked in an 18 entry bar.
The Egg Man wrote:...................................
There are clearly more Glasgow Community and Safety Services (GCSS) patrols than a few years back,.......... .
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