One question is the Troopers of Troop F; what is life like for them? They are on the northern most... "frontier". Do they live in the immediate area, or is it common for those Troopers to commute from more populated towns in the southern part of the state? I ask this because if my wife and I do move up to NH it will most likely to be near the Mass border. She'll only move so far from the in-laws. I figure that if I make it through the PT test, the written test, the oral board, the background investigation, the physical, the lie detector test, the prostate exam, and eventually the academy and find my self with the opportunity to be a NH State Trooper, they will most likely send new Troopers to Troop F. Which would translate into like a 2 hour commute? Talk to me!!
Depending on where you live you Troop F commute could be longer than 2 hours. There is no big reason to expect your assignment will be to Troop F. Some new troopers actually are assigned on the Mass. border area, with C Troop (Keene) a possibility. If you live on the seacoast it could take you two hours to get over there. My advice is to not settle with a house or anything like that for the first few years on the job. Even years after you take the job you could be assigned somewhere which will require a commute, although perhaps only an hour or so from where you live
The Troop F area is a great place to live. Mt Washington, Bretton Woods and Franconia Notch are just a few of the highlights, too many to mention. They cover a large area and the Troops do a super job. You'd be lucky to be assigned there. Good People. When you say frontier...I assume you haven't spent any time in the area? It's not an uninhabited area, there is much to do and see for your family. Good Luck with your application process.
Don’t get me wrong. I would consider myself privileged to be assigned anywhere. I do go to the White Mountains for a week vacation annually, and I have been to Mt. Washington. However shy of the Kangamangus highway and the town of Conway I don’t know much about that area. I do think it would be a great place to work. I love it up there and look forward to my annual trip. There is nothing better than a week in the White Mountains with particular nothing to do. I could definitely live there…..My wife however? Well she’s a “city girl”. I read some great things about the benefits the NHSP have. Could one of you shed some more light on exactly what is offered?
Go to their website: It will give you all the current benefits. Be aware though that there efforts to cut some of the retirement benefits currently afoot in the legislature.
Thanks Inspector. A lot of good info on the site. As I was perusing I noticed an employment listing for a Fleet Maintenance and Equipment Supply Unit. Is this staffed by troopers or civilian personal?
I’m getting myself psyched up for the NHSP. The more I read the more appealing it becomes. I read in one of the old threads that new troopers in the FTO period may be mandated to live in the barracks. From what I understand the Lieutenant makes that determination. If I am married with 2 children and live in Mass upon successful completion of the academy, is that an automatic reason to be assigned to barracks? What is life like living in State barracks? Is your work schedule adjusted at all to give you time at home?
If you are hired you WILL MOVE INTO NH upon appointment. I really think you are getting very much ahead of yourself...Take the test etc. and then begin to think about these things. By the way I read the new proposed budget there may not be new troopers appointed in the vey near future, although I do know of a few retireing
Obviously I will move to NH if appointed. I was under the impression that newly appointed troopers had 1 year to move after being sworn in, based on the Q&A section of the NHSP web site…… Thus the questions asked in my last post. Knowing the answers to these questions is not getting ahead of my self; it’s simply part of gathering all the information I need to determine whether or not it’s the right decision for me and my family. As far as the budget. I hope the people that run the state of NH are more competent than the ones that run Mass. The Mass State Police probably won’t see any new troopers for 3 years.
You must live in NH by the end of your probationary period (1 yr.). As far as budget is concerned we'll see what happens. The merge of Highway Patrol with S.P. will have some effect on hiring and spending...but that is to be decided in the near future.
I didn’t know that the highway patrol and the State Police were separate. How dose that work as far as jurisdiction is concerned?
Don't worry about that now...Check out the other thread on this "Nasty battle" About 80 Highway Patrolmen are being brought under control of the State Police and will perform their duties as a separate unit within the State Police. It's a long and heated story but as of Feb 1st there is no longer a Highway Patrol. What impact this will have on SP hiring is fluid to say the least at this time. Take the exam, get on the list and see what happens. Good luck. Oh...I guess that people in Massachusetts will be able to relate to those former HP officers, now "Regulatory Troopers" as MSP "truck troopers."
No matter what effect it has on hiring this merger is necessary. I just read several different articles on this heated battle and its borderline ridiculous. In some of the replies to these articles it sounds like the NHSP are falling out of favor with the public and there starting to question the authority of the State Police. And with good cause. They keep sighting provisions like 106-B: 12 and 106-B: 15 and the 3,000 rule. From what I understand these provisions have little to no effect on the authority of the State Police. Why even have them? Why have provisions in the books that instill doubt to the public? I think NH dose a lot of things right. There hiring process for one actually gives people the opportunity to prove they are capable of doing the job. As apposed to the Massachusetts way of taking a test and sitting on your hands for up to two years hanging on to a glimmer of hope your name will be called. But I know down here in Mass no one doubts the authority of the local or State Police.
