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08-27-2016, 02:57 AM #31Keepin it real bGuest
Heres the deal kid the specialized unit side of the house is great srt k9 ciu but you need to ask yourself what if it takes a while to get on with said units or what if god forbid i dont make the tryout? Will I be happy working the "road" with the agency of assignment? If the answer is no keep looking. If you are from south florida I can tell you the city of miami, MDPD and miami beach are pretty much equal when it comes to their units. FHP is a great start and is a nice place to learn things like traffic stops, officer safety, how to work crashes and stuff but I'm speaking with the utmost honesty when I tell you that our pay is substandard and money is the motivator at the end of the day. If you are dead set on FHP come and apply and I encourage you to try for whatever unit you want but just realize that you will NOT be compensated for what you do.
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08-27-2016, 09:49 AM #32UnregisteredGuest
Since you only need to be 19 and have a G.Ed., you are actually over-compensated. That's why you came to FHP. The patrol gIves you value. You had the same background as the burger flipper at McDonald's when you entered the Academy. Now you have a salary, insurance, and a pension. Instead of bashing the patrol, take a better look at why you came here and say "thank you".
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08-27-2016, 12:18 PM #33UnregisteredGuest
This person is the problem with the patrol. This is the reason why no one wants to work for the Florida Highway Patrol. Try saying this next time. You where a piece of crap but now we pay you and your a trooper. The people that promote. God help the patrol or governor please disband.
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08-27-2016, 02:26 PM #34
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08-27-2016, 02:31 PM #35UnregisteredGuest
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08-27-2016, 02:37 PM #36UnregisteredGuest
This is a prime example of your average "Kool-Aid" drinker. Perhaps an administrator I would assume. This is precisely why this agency virtually meet receives any type of decent raises /step plan. We are not here to appear "bitter" or send a message of a "non achiever" but let's put things into perspective; shall we?
I work in a CAD county which my gross salary is 45,000. Let's subtract 25% for federal income taxes and union dues, now that figure is 2,817 a MONTH. That's in a CAD county so that means you are FORCED to put in extra hours.
So when these previous posters say things like "welcome addition to FHP", you make sure you tell your mortgage/ landlord about that proudness.
I work plenty of off-duty and I'm very close to retiring personally that's why I'm here.
So when these self-acclaimed recruiters come on here making you believe that BULLS... that they give you, make sure you think twice about your finances.
Also, keep in mind that now FRS is a 30 year system for the pension program. So, you'd pretty much have to go investment, and divert at least 10-15% of your take home pay to create your very own retirement plan to supplement your FHP retirement which qualifies you for Obamacare.
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08-27-2016, 02:38 PM #37UnregisteredGuest
**doesnt receive any decent pay raise.
Typo
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08-27-2016, 02:59 PM #38UnregisteredGuest
Actually there are quite a few troopers with college degrees and years of military experience...they leave for better paying agencies because at the end of the day FHP is a training institution. Not everyone ate crayons and smoked pot before they applied like you did. By the way I was not bashing the patrol I was telling the truth. FHP does not pay its employees properly and despite whatever backward 2 road county you come from there are other parts of the state where troopers have been shot at run over and burned alive in crashes all for barely 42k a year (33 if you live up north). so stfu go back to playing your banjo and banging your relatives in your trailer park, jackass.
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08-27-2016, 03:07 PM #39UnregisteredGuest
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08-27-2016, 03:12 PM #40UnregisteredGuest
Sherrif trooper
I just took a x98 and some of the brass from the "good old days before they lowered the standards" are straight up Neanderthals who really dont keep up on current affairs. I really think the smart people leave fhp and the idiots get promoted , you know like the people who flipped burgers before they applied. God help you all with some of your lieutenants smh
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