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@SgtMattB Any nominal or OCG member will spot the trousers and boots a mile off. Granted, your everyday member of the public probably won’t notice but they’re not the ones to be concerned about.

If you think travelling home with your “job” trousers on and a T-shirt and you are not distinguishable you are mistaken. You stick out like a sore thumb And you are a fool (sorry) Blah blah blah. It’s always ok until it’s not #OfficerSafety

@ReasonableCop The issue with offering higher pay to voluntary roles are accusations of preferential treatment, why someone gets it over someone else. It’s essentially a chosen pay rise for certain officers, I understand the concept but I’m not a fan of it.

@ReasonableCop Our force have recently ramped up dealing with shop lifters and are now charge charge charge where possible

@dullneat Yeah same as ours, no one has been denied but it’s a year long wait at least. By which point people move depts, quit and so on. Never had near a full team of TTO

@Probbie_Plod Our force has just said whoever wants one can have one. However the waitlist for training is 12-18 months.

@PC_DaybyDay Should do a whip round or a go fund me 👀

Even if I wanted to join my graduation for the degree I’ve earned through the PCDA route, I’d need to travel nearly five hours up the country, pay for my own travel and hotel and then pay £300 for the private hire of a gown because you can’t graduate without one 😂😂😂

@OldSweatProbie Yeah I could drag my feet and be sour about it but that’ll only make my new team/management want to make less effort with me anyway! Is what it is and like you said hopefully it’s not permanent 😂

@Ned_Donovan @obbsie I clocked that straight away 😂

I have to say I'm impressed. There is a very, very cold wind blowing and the boss (and his oppo) are in shirtsleeves.

@ReasonableCop It’s honestly just concerning more than anything, it’s like there’s been a vacuum on educating young people about law and order.

@PropperCop @McGeePhil Yeah we have 5 out of service from 11 in total. It’s like you get one back and another goes 🤣 Or we end up lending to other boroughs

@McGeePhil @Probbie_Plod Don't get me wrong, think currently we've still only got 2 drivers but the vehicles are a definite issue.

@CharlJL9 My body is disproportionate 🤣 if you look at my right hand the sleeves are almost coming down over it as it is 🤦‍♂️

@Probbie_Plod Could you have got a smaller top!? 💪😂

@CharlieHotel318 It’s a working progress 😅

@PC_DaybyDay Even if I got in, it’d probably be deferred until 2027 at this rate 🤣

@Probbie_Plod That’s one step closer to traffic ;)

@dullneat First use 🤣

@Probbie_Plod That’s way too clean.

@PC_DaybyDay You did look like you were struggling for air at times 😬

Overtime tomorrow and first time in nearly three months that I’ll be in uniform 😅 The investigation team has left me getting a little too comfy in my own clothes - not sure the stabby still fits 🤣

@1829BOBBY I am close enough to transfer however I’m not sure I could deal with the total chaos 🤣

@Probbie_Plod Join the Met. I can’t find enough days to do more overtime. It’s great

@Rookieresponder We’ve paraded 1 and 4 for a city on 100K and it’s bedlam. Thankfully neighbouring boroughs help but we’ve often been zero deployable at 2200hrs due to constants and mispers.

@Abloodynicechap Unlikely to be charged by CPS for murder however

@Probbie_Plod It isnt about the pay, except in large cities the appeal is the perceived kudos and the easier life; most arv teams would not g back to response because of the workload. Also, you can get hung out to dry if a domestic goes south, which is more likely than having to shoot someone.

@aussie_sarge True in that sense however it’s a voluntary role to carry a firearm no extra pay

@Probbie_Plod Whilst I understand if they don’t, I’d imagine the decision will be as much financial. Been saying it for a while but policing needs to get on the front foot.

@AnonPC4 If it stops officers being forced upstairs because there’s no DCs they can call themselves whatever they want 🤣

@PCSB999 @PCBear17 That actually doesn’t sound so bad when it’s alternated bit of variety - so the sub teams ever change up or you always working with the same sub team

Out of curiosity, what shift pattern does your force do? I am on response and we work 6 on 4 off. What about others?