RMR and University

[bigdog]

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[borisimo]

I was led to believe that you could not serve with the RMR if you were a special Constable. May be worth checking if you are in the position.

ive asked and they said there was no problem as long as i can keep them working in harmony.

overall loyalty will always be to the RMR though.

it's possible to fit specials training around RMR training.

i think a lot of people automatically think you can't be a special too, based on the fact that HM Forces regulars can't be specials.

obviously I will have to see whether or not I can keep up with the workload as the police will require learning stuff at home etc just as the RMR requires you to spend a lot of your free time doing fitness training.

[letsrole]

Borisimo- why would you want to do it? I mean you dont get paid (thats not the main point but how will you find time for a proper job with the RMR as well as speical constables?).

Also, I would have thought it would be nearly impossible to do the RMR training after you have become a full police man (or a fire fighter or anything like that) because dont you work shifts and these overlap onto weekends, which would mean you miss half of your RMR training.

[borisimo]

Because I want to become a police officer full time after uni and specials will give me an invaluable amount of experience and a head start on fellow recruits who will not have learnt PACE, laws and other protocols and such like used in the police.

Yep its sad you don't get paid but you do get public transport free...like I say, just as with the RMR it's not about the money.

If my uni course was more demanding I wouldnt be able to do it but im only at uni 8 hours a week, and i havent had a problem with my job/rmr fitness training and uni so far, specials isn't that much of a commitment compared to RMR.

And you are right about it being hard once you are in a full time job like the police, but lots of people manage it, albeit with many not having the extra family dimension to look after. Im pretty sure you could arrange your shifts around it if need be, just like I would with my current job (i work weekends).

[Big_Chris]

Blinked and I missed it

Three pages on...some good posts in here guys, a nice little discussion.

I'll clarify a couple of things. I'll be 26 at the commencement of my degree (BA Hons @ Nottingham University), and have already lived my share of student life back in the day. I don't drink, apart from the odd bout of Friday night binge drinking - but nothing I'll miss. I think the degree course will have a fairly significant impact on my time, but nothing different to what I'm used to.

I currently work in factory automation, a week that usually consists of 50-60 hours, and for fun I train for triathlons - so lots of time in water, on roads and in saddles. My intention would be to leave my job and go back to lifeguarding as the pay isn't bad, and adapt my training cycle more towards strength and endurance, and leave the triathlons alone.

I need to continue to work a valid amount each week as I will still have my mortgage, bills etc. to pay, although I am blessed with a partner who is more than capable and willing to cover any shortfalls.

There is a workplace on the Thames that I have one eye on. For this a good degree is a pre-requisite. In my opinion it would also be very beneficial to have proved that I can apply myself to a rigorous and challenging task and succeed, hence RMR.

By the way, the detachment would be Birmingham, as it is roughly speaking a thirty minute trip. 4PARA is a no no as there is nowhere remotely near, and frankly attempting 23 might be bighting off more than I can chew.

I think I've covered anything...

Oh and to the bloke doing a degree, specials and RMR, I take my hat off and hope it works out. That is some workload

[xcj]

those concerned about reserve forces and university, just have a look at this.

http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_hea ... _page.html



yes yes, sunday mail... bog off its a good read!

[Spetz]

That's disconcerting, clearly the uni and council authorities are in the wrong, and the two courageous students should be compensated, hopefully this is a one off case. I'm not slamming them in anyway but shouldnt they make arrangements with the uni before they leave?