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I was wondering if FWC is gonna be hiring anytime time soon? im getting ready to start college and working towards my AA but i plan on applying for fwc as soon as a position opens up. also if a position does open up is it only for 1 officer or multiple? thanks
The first thing is to get off here and onto People First. They will send you updates as to when/if it opens. Stay off this board mostly trash talk on here.
ive been monitoring people first. i just figured since this a fwc forum somebody might know when theyre hiring again. ive seen a few post back about people asking the same question i am.
They wont be for a long time as they hade 6+ million reduced from their budget. I would be surprised if they opened up again anytime soon.
Don't listen to the poster above. At this time, the budget is being debated and nothing has been decided on FWC. Florida has a surplus this year and if FWC has any reduction, it will likely be as a result of duplication from the merger of FWC, AGLAW, and DEP. Prior to the merger last year, the budgets were approved for each agency as if the merger would not take effect. To get back to your question, background checks are being finished at this time for approx 50 applicants due to begin the academy in the next couple of months. Many of those applicants have had their application in since this time last year. You will probably see something on People First after the budget has been approved or just before. Good luck
To the poster above,
Since you seem to be in the know with how many completed BI's, When are they going to be calling us for conditionals?
thanks for the info. im gonna keep looking on people first. i dont mind waiting as im currently getting ready to enroll in college and work towards my BA. i was just curious if anyone knew if theres a possibility of hiring commming up and if so how many officers do they usually hire during this time period?
http://news.yahoo.com/survey-low-wag...071048305.html
Oh, welcome to being a low wage worker if you do get hired!
Go with the Feds, don't be a dummy! No step, no cola, pay cuts, don't do it! Hope doesn't get you anywhere so don't come to any FL state LEO agency. You have to be a captain here to earn the average a patrol officer makes in the US. It is bad, don't do it!
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-mos...141811142.html
Hope this makes you feel better, LEOs aren't on the list.
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If you look at the numbers they all make more than the starting FWC salary. Don't expect to end much higher either.
As usual. Every single Republican voted to screw LEO hires out of a pension plan. Every Democrat voted to keep the pension. Go ahead idiots. Keep watching FOX and singing about fat dumb white doves while the Republicans stick it up your ignorant butts.
While info has been put out regarding the ongoing background investigations and resulting academy, I haven't heard anything about when they will notify the applicants. If retirements and resignations are an indication, they may have a few more openings available. A word of advise, be prepared to take the Cooper again at the academy.Quote:
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sorry, should have been advice instead of advise.Quote:
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Go and get your College Degree. Not in Criminal Justice . Get a real degree that is marketable. Then if you feel that you just have to be a Game Warden , then join the FWC reserves. Then you can have fun and excitement while still earning a living wage doing something else. Florida State Employees qualify for welfare. It is sad , it is disgusting and it is true.
Good suggestion, after all, reserve FWC officers probably have spouses that work, good retirements and/or high paying civilian jobs. Rick would love this.Quote:
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True, people do this job for fun anyway if you believe my old boss (he whined about low pay until he made lieutenant, and now he is a captain BTW.....oh, he thinks officer pay is adequate now for some reason even though it hasn't changed).
Anyway just have a reserve FWC, in fact they can buy their own boat and patrol vehicle. That would save some real money.
Good idea, needs to submitted to Rick, even better if they bought their own uniforms and paid for operating expenses on their equipment.
Is your CPT a newly promoted CPT? Ocala area? Just wondering.
There are States that pay Wildlife Officers a living wage. Florida is not one of them. Do your research and go elsewhere.
Good idea, needs to submitted to Rick, even better if they bought their own uniforms and paid for operating expenses on their equipment. ////
Yup. Make it like a club. You pay Rick five hundred dollars a year and BYOB ( bring your own boat ) and you get to play FWC reserve .
Man, what a great idea. Pay the state a fee to wear the uniform and enforce the laws. You are on the ball. :DQuote:
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Think you may have missed the concept of a reserve officer program. May have been too complex for ya.Quote:
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Think you may have missed the concept of a reserve officer program. May have been too complex for ya. ///
Oh I do understand the concept. But. Do you understand the reality ?
Thanks for all the advice, but ive wanted to be a FWC officer for a long time. i like that kind of work and outdoors enviroment and to me its not about the pay, im not doing the job for the pay, im doing it because thats what i want to do. plus im a single male and very very good with managing my money so 33k a year is perfectly fine for me.
You won't think so after ten years.Quote:
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Wait until you have two or three children and your wife leaves you because you can't support them.Quote:
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First off When/If i do get married I'm gonna hope my wife has a decent job and i would hope shes not the type of woman who just relies on her significant other for everything, and like i stated before, I'm good with managing my money, I'm not a big spender and I'm VERY good at saving money. That's what the problem with a lot of people nowadays, They cant manage their money. I'm not doing law enforcement for the money, I'm doing it for the experience and to be able to serve and protect people and wildlife.
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Then why don't you volunteer and be a reserve, then you can do it for free. Let those that love the job but want to get paid for their work do these jobs. I don't care what you say, reality is nobody wants to work for free. And many before you have come here with the same attitude, let me tell you, your perspective will change when you qualify for welfare and always working. Better hope your one day spouse likes living in trailers, or has a really good job, and never gets laid off.
Good luck!!!
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I agree 100% I am getting into this career myself because I want to serve and protect the people and wildlife not for the money thats whats wrong with people these days they do not get into a career they would like and enjoy instead they find a job that is paying good money and then they are going to bit** and complain how bad they hate what they do. I rather be a cop earn an average income and love what I do.
You can serve the public in any LE agency to check that block. You cannot earn a good wage though in any LE agency.
That is why I tell young people entering this career to select an agency that has a step plan and COLA. I won't recommend any Florida state agency to a person for employment.
I know the chain of command has advised to BOLO for qualified applicants since it is difficult to find prospective employees to work here. I do not think it would be that difficult if the pay was more in line with the national average.
$33K is in the bottom 5% of what LEOs (patrol officers) are paid in the US. The average is about $55K.
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Protective-Se...ives.htm#tab-5
Do what you want guy, but don't say you weren't warned, and good luck in all your future endeavors.
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I don't think anyone is trying to tell you that you liking your job is not important. But eventually, take it from us who have been doing this for a while, you will eventually want to be paid more adequately for your experience, knowledge etc. It will become frustrating when you are training someone and they make the exact same as you when they are brand new with zero experience and you have lots of experience.
I agree that a job that you like is important. If you are not independantly wealthy you will eventually want to be paid a living wage. The starting pay may seem good to you now, but that will change. Almost all of us have at one time had the same opinion as none of us got into this job to be rich. Most of us love the job. But to say that pay will never be a concern for you is naive.
Best of luck getting hired. It is a great job, fun and what you make of it. Just be warned, your opinion on fun and being able to pay the power bill may become a conflict eventually.
The wage is not average, that is the problem. Bottom 5% in the country in a state that is the 4th most populated. So yes, some people do complain because they can't afford a car, utilities, food or any occasional entertainment. Average wage would be great. It is 55K for the USA, not 33K, or 33K after 10 years of service either.Quote:
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Good luck to you and hope it all works out. It is a fun job. Most of us had the same view point as you at some time in our careers.
How has Florida managed to keep wages so low in spite of the fact the national average for a patrol officer is about $18,000 more than the wage for a Florida LEO?
It doesn't make any sense, I always thought that we were at least close to the national average. I mean we do have a union don't we? How did it get this far out of proportion?
It is not the union's fault. The problem is it is a right to work state and the Union really has no power over what the legislature chooses to do. At a local level, the unions are directly bargaining with a group of politicians that could be more closely impacted by decisions, at the State Level the politicians don't care. Plus, the public thinks we make huge salaries and that makes it easy for the legislature to not care about our wages.Quote:
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Thanks for all the advice everyone. Hopefully i will make the next academy. This is my dream job
It is a good job. If only they would pay us to do it ...*sigh*