Welcome.

Firstly, on behalf of the team I extend to you a very warm welcome. I hope you enjoy what the forum has to offer and that you are an active member of what will hopefully become a vibrant, informative, entertaining and supporting community.

Communication and interaction are fundamental to the success of any community.


Once again, welcome to the forum and feel free to join in the conversation.


Please use this section to post a short introduction about yourself.

Well look what the cat dragged in... Only a handsome, charming and refined ex Para.

I was about on the old forum and when Admin asked me to join this I initially told him to get f*cked but then reflected and decided to join. I'm Tony- I tend to speak my mind and served 22 years in the Parachute Regiment.

Do not worry, I can vouch for Tony.

He may be want to fight everything, moan a lot and generally behave like a deviant but he isn't all bad.

Welcome to The Line.

Retired paediatric nurse.

Hi I’m Lydia, I have an ambition to join the police. I want to use my experience with mental health to help others

Hi Lydia!

Thank you & Welcome to the line!

Hopefully when we open the member blog section we can share some of your inspiring writing.

Great news that you have a desire to join the cops. Keep that passion & you’ll do great. There is a dedicated section here for police chat & recruitment so make yourself at home there!

Admin

Ex Met & BTP. Also served for five glorious years in the RN. Now I sit with my feet up and generally moan at how broken Britain is!

Welcome Bob.

Hello to you all.
I done a 2 year entry to uniformered services course a few years ago now with intentions of joining the police,
Due to life events I now am doing my best to raise awareness of mental health.

Hi,

Welcome. Cracking that you are raising awareness of mental health mate. I’ll hold my hands up and say I couldn’t shake the stigma of it all.

But by telling your story you can maybe encourage others to ask for help. Welcome


Tony

Hi Tony.

It's not easy and their is still a lot of stigma surrounding mental health I'm a great believer ( through time ) that if people continue to share their expeeinces/ stories in time this barrier that's been created will break down. It's a team effort as they say.
I will eventually put my blog post on here once I know how to.

Currently applying to join the Royal Marines!! Hello all

Good morning all, great idea about the well-being area. I’m a civilian support worker (Local Resolution Officer) for a certain NW police force!!

Prior to that I worked as a detention officer within custody. Have just shy of a decade working as support staff so more than happy to give an insight & answer any questions.

Afternoon all, I'm BossHogg, an on road Highways England traffic officer and have been for 12 years. Previous occupations include seven years in RMP (boo hiss!) Also spent many years in security management, detention/custody officer and parking enforcement - my wife says I only work in uniformed services as I'm too tight to buy work clothes! Looking forward to being an active member on the forum.

Welcome BossHogg, may throw you some questions from my brother as he wants to join RMP

If I can answer, fire away, however, I've been out 25 years!

Ok, think he only wants an insight into job etc he is undecided between joining RMP or civy police

BossHogg wrote:Afternoon all, I'm BossHogg, an on road Highways England traffic officer and have been for 12 years. Previous occupations include seven years in RMP (boo hiss!) Also spent many years in security management, detention/custody officer and parking enforcement - my wife says I only work in uniformed services as I'm too tight to buy work clothes! Looking forward to being an active member on the forum.

Oh bloody hell, a monkey.

Do you only do jobs that involve wearing a hat?

Massive welcome oppo! Its great to have you on. Early days on the forum, so I shall peel of the sticky tape holding it together soon

I don't wear a hat on the motorway, the wind will blow it away. I do wear a woolly hat when it's cold, and a waterproof hat when it's raining, which on Shap is all year round!

You aren’t one of the SIB that shinned a light in my eyes and demanded I sign the ‘fession are you?

Welcome hat, I mean mate.

@Tony_M

The verb shine has two past-tense forms: shined and shone. Shined and shone are competing acceptable past tense forms of the verb shine! Keep up

Tony_M wrote:You aren’t one of the SIB that shinned a light in my eyes and demanded I sign the ‘fession are you?

Welcome hat, I mean mate.

That's fighting talk where I come from! not SIB, my mum and dad were married! That reminds me of being on night patrol, driving down Gun Hill and two inebriated baby paras shouted HAT at the car, I was not long out of training, my tutor corporal was a grizzly 15 year para provost corporal who was CP trained. Done Falklands, N.I. and numerous FCO tours. He roared at me to stop the car, the babies went white when they saw his maroon beret! He proceeded to verbally rip them to shreds, I won't repeat what he called them as there are ladies present!

Tartan wrote:@Tony_M

The verb shine has two past-tense forms: shined and shone. Shined and shone are competing acceptable past tense forms of the verb shine! Keep up

He can't help it, everyone knows the paras aren't very bright, I mean, who in their right mind would jump out of a perfectly serviceable aeroplane that's going to land twenty minutes later!

L_Williams wrote:Ok, think he only wants an insight into job etc he is undecided between joining RMP or civy police

I don't mind answering any queries, I have contacts who are still serving who can help me.

BossHogg wrote:

Tony_M wrote:You aren’t one of the SIB that shinned a light in my eyes and demanded I sign the ‘fession are you?

Welcome hat, I mean mate.

That's fighting talk where I come from! not SIB, my mum and dad were married! That reminds me of being on night patrol, driving down Gun Hill and two inebriated baby paras shouted HAT at the car, I was not long out of training, my tutor corporal was a grizzly 15 year para provost corporal who was CP trained. Done Falklands, N.I. and numerous FCO tours. He roared at me to stop the car, the babies went white when they saw his maroon beret! He proceeded to verbally rip them to shreds, I won't repeat what he called them as there are ladies present!

Oh deary me!!