Joining the police

Chives · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:09

I have always wanted to be in the police, and having had some spare time lately, I have had lots of time to think about it. I am only 15 now plan to enter Sixth form after I finish my GCSE'S.
Now onto my questions as I am aware there are some cops amongst us.

I am a type 1 diabetic and have very minor dyspraxia, is this likely to bar me from joining?
What is the pay like, does it help if you have excellent A Level results?
How difficult is to get into the police?, I have heard of people applying for years before they got in.
Thank you in advance for any and all helpful advice.

Castiel · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:10

Life Experience seems to be the number one requirement.

MrMoonX · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:11

yep your not going to get in with that kind of medical! I know because you wont get into the prison service with that history and its the same home office rules as police

plus they arnt recruiting and thanks to the tories are going to be cut to the bone!

Cosimo · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:11

Have you seen this:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18003378

Chives · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:12

simulatorman said:
Have you seen this:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18003378

Yep, dunno if I want to go through 9 pages of posts though. Is much of it relevant to me?

Chives · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:13

MrMoonX said:
yep your not going to get in with that kind of medical! I know because you wont get into the prison service with that history and its the same home office rules as police

Really, are you sure?

jp_bl_68 · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:15

Chives said:
Yep, dunno if I want to go through 9 pages of posts though.

You won't make detective with that attitude.

Is much of it relevant to me?

Probably not, unless you want to know about joining the police force :rolleyes:

MrMoonX · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:15

Chives said:
Really, are you sure?

not sure about the dispraxia but definitely diabetes is a bar to entry

Chives · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:15

jp_bl_68 said:
You won't make detective with that attitude.

Probably not, unless you want to know about joining the police force

A tad harsh?
Anything positive to add, or are you just here to troll?

jp_bl_68 · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:16

It really wasn't.

Chives · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:17

jp_bl_68 said:
It really wasn't.

Really, well anything positive to add?

jp_bl_68 · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:17

Read the other bloody thread

Morba · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:34

Be fair, it's a huge thread. If it's like most big threads on here it will be a few good posts and lots of irrelevant stuff

bloodiedathame · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:35

Are you watching Hot Fuzz by any chance?

West · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:38

The odds of you getting into the Police for the next 5 years is astronomical... I really don't see any of the forces recruiting for a while..

lord filbuster · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:39

Diabetes is listed as 'unlikely to be a suitable candidate but further investigation may be necessary' under the medical checklist, so it doesn't look too good for you i'm afraid.

West · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:41

lord filbuster said:
Diabetes is listed as 'unlikely to be a suitable candidate but further investigation may be necessary' under the medical checklist, so it doesn't look too good for you i'm afraid.

Esp if you're IDD...

Styles · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:54

Unfortunately Diabetes is a no go area or at least was last time I looked into it. My brother suffers from the same condition as you and wasn't able to get in for this reason.

If you can't get in for a role on the beat, there are some other areas I'm sure you diabetes wouldn't be an issue in, CID or something similar.

Good luck with whatever you decide to go for

Chives · 2 Oct 2010 at 23:55

West said:
Esp if you're IDD...

IDD?

Also, I have now read that other thread and indeed one of the things they check for in the medical is diabetes.
Looks like I can forget that dream.

TheVoice · 3 Oct 2010 at 00:01

Chives said:
IDD?

Also, I have now read that other thread and indeed one of the things they check for in the medical is diabetes.
Looks like I can forget that dream.

There's still the civilian side of policing. It's not all about arresting the bad guys you know.