| Originally Posted by t21port Does anybody know if they are accepting laterals from outside the great state of Mass??? |
| Originally Posted by j809 I heard that they only want to take laterals from City PDs with 100,000 or more residents. That kinda narrows it down to a handful of cities here in Massachusetts. Not only that, but those other city PDs might have a much better gig than BPD. Good luck filling them that way. |
| Originally Posted by HousingCop Which means they have thinned the herd to cops who only live in Cambridge, Worcester and Quincy. |
| Originally Posted by Enforcer174 They havent exhausted the list yet as claimed by the Boston Globe. They are putting all applicants that have applied on hold right now because it would only make sense to hire officers already trained than to put another class in. Myself and about 12 other guys I know are still waiting to hear back from the BG's and was told nothing has been processed since are last visit in Feb 2007. I geuss they are hoping that they get laterals but are probally going to to wind up very short and with them not getting the backgrounds done on the applicants they called in will put a huge delay in the process. |
| Originally Posted by pahapoika funny , i took that exam for 15 years , scored 98's and 99's , have lived in the city most of my life and still never got hired ! looks like the city's notorious reverse discrimination is catching up to them. maybe they'll get real desperate and take an old , crusty prison guard good luck to anyone transferring in , great bunch of guys working the BPD . </IMG> |
| Originally Posted by Enforcer174 I geuss they are hoping that they get laterals but are probally going to to wind up very short |
| Originally Posted by midwatch Somehow I don't think they are going to "wind up short" on people who want to lateral onto BPD. |
| Originally Posted by new guy You wouldn't think so, but I can see alot of people taking a pass because of the residency requirement. If they did the 15 mile rule like many other PD's than they would probably have more than enough. |
| Originally Posted by Enforcer174 Really, though most of the guys and gals already on the force in some city or town already are pretty much settled down with a home and children, why would they want to sell their house in less 2 months time and try to find an apartment or home in boston? The police pay in boston is good but the housing and car insurance is through the roof. When I lived in boston I paid $2000 a year for a 1993 Jeep and i was a step 9!! Not to mention that parking very limited in boston. |
| Originally Posted by Enforcer174 How can they get conditional offers of employment if they havent gone through the medical testing part yet? They must have been residents that applied before and went thru the testing because i know from what my Bg woman said that non of the recent applicants have had anything done |
| Originally Posted by soxrock75 That is why the offers are only conditional at this point. Pending the outcome of the psych screening, medical and lastly the PAT, then a final offer will be made. The 25 or so that took the psych test last week were in the running for the last class and 3 or 4 appeared to be Muni's. |
| Originally Posted by SGT_GRUNT_USMC What's the whole purpose of Boston having a residency reqirement anyway? It seems to me if you wanted a top notch police department you would expand your recruiting base to anyone who is qualified instead of limiting yourself to one city.Plus if your a cop,why would you want to live in the same area you patrol?After patrolling the mean streets,you want to go home to an area that is nice and not the ghetto. |
| Originally Posted by SGT_GRUNT_USMC What's the whole purpose of Boston having a residency reqirement anyway? There's a million theories It seems to me if you wanted a top notch police department you would expand your recruiting base to anyone who is qualified instead of limiting yourself to one city. Right but the people that make the rules want to give jobs to people who vote for them not outsiders. Plus if your a cop,why would you want to live in the same area you patrol? you wouldn't. After patrolling the mean streets,you want to go home to an area that is nice and not the ghetto. |
| Originally Posted by gooday They are down to non residents on the list for hire. |
| Originally Posted by tin63 Actually, with the exception of the State and Quincy, Boston is probably one of the highest paid around with a degree. |
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