HIRING

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IS UCF HIRING POLICE OFFICER'S?

We do not have anything posted... Keep looking. www.jobswithucf.com (http://www.jobswithucf.com)

Yep and we are a full service police dept. we even arrest our own officers.

You don't even need your hands to work at this department, we hire anybody!

All I can say is that I won't be callin for back up if this whole thing goes through... A cop without a hand? Are we ever going to learn our lesson? Hey, Medic, you are lucky enough we let you be the medic as hard as it is to believe, do us all a favor and grab a desk, leave it to those of us with two hands that can actually do it... Who are you fooling? Is it really time for a new chief already? OCSO, are you hiring? This rat hole will never learn, a bunch of newbies and cheap labor for hire... If we don't want to be called a campus security then lets start acting like a law enforcement agency... Or hell, why don't we just hire a bunch of people in wheel chairs to patrol campus, at least then we won't need to buy vehicles, and everyone will have a take home. I am done.

All I can say is that I won't be callin for back up if this whole thing goes through... A cop without a hand? Are we ever going to learn our lesson? Hey, Medic, you are lucky enough we let you be the medic as hard as it is to believe, do us all a favor and grab a desk, leave it to those of us with two hands that can actually do it... Who are you fooling? Is it really time for a new chief already? OCSO, are you hiring? This rat hole will never learn, a bunch of newbies and cheap labor for hire... If we don't want to be called a campus security then lets start acting like a law enforcement agency... Or hell, why don't we just hire a bunch of people in wheel chairs to patrol campus, at least then we won't need to buy vehicles, and everyone will have a take home. I am done.
Why are you guys always talking about our medic like that and using his disability against him. I bet that he could probably be a better cop than you. Don't take that has I agree with him going into law enforcement but you have no guts to just talk trash and put who you really are on here. It is always safer to hide behind the key board and talk trash. Its just typical of most people that work here just like a certain CPL. in training. lol

First and foremost, both of you are hiding behind your keyboards like a couple of little chatty school girls. It is not up to either of you to agree or disagree with why or who goes to any Academy. If someone has their heart set on going into Law Enforcement as a sworn officer, then he/she will do it. At least the medic has his heart in the right place... Obviously he is not wasting his time on here, he is actually out there trying to better himself and his community. Perhaps the two of you should follow in his example? Perhaps the only disability is your lack of ability to support your co-workers, friends, and family? I am going to close this by saying, Medic, this is the BS you have signed up to live and work with, I know you can do it; but are you sure you want to? Good luck and I look forward to seeing you at the Academy!

All I can say is that I won't be callin for back up if this whole thing goes through... A cop without a hand? Are we ever going to learn our lesson? Hey, Medic, you are lucky enough we let you be the medic as hard as it is to believe, do us all a favor and grab a desk, leave it to those of us with two hands that can actually do it... Who are you fooling? Is it really time for a new chief already? OCSO, are you hiring? This rat hole will never learn, a bunch of newbies and cheap labor for hire... If we don't want to be called a campus security then lets start acting like a law enforcement agency... Or hell, why don't we just hire a bunch of people in wheel chairs to patrol campus, at least then we won't need to buy vehicles, and everyone will have a take home. I am done.

Wow! Thanks to UCFPD for redefining the brotherhood my badge is supposed to exemplify... I get up every frickin' day and hit the streets of Orange County, not knowing exactly what the ending to my day will be like. I work with some of the bravest in this profession. I also work with some of the best EMS and Fire Personnel in this State. I know how difficult it is to become a Paramedic, it is more difficult than the LEO Academy, I can vouch for that... My wife is a Paramedic and my brother is serving as a combat medic in Iraq. So shame on any of you for coming on this gutless forum to bash somebody who probably has more heart and guts than all of you combined. I challenge all of you to just ride with a Paramedic for a day; you probably couldn't even handle that. This guy is ready to use everything he has to bring you home at the end of the day and you come on here and disgrace him? Dishonor my star? Dishonor our profession? God help him if he decides to stay with you or your department... You guys really need to think about what your badge means and why you put it on every day, remember who you represent, your whole family not just you or your department but ALL OF US! I say you are lucky enough he comes to work every day to be there in case you get hurt. What will you be saying when he is behind that desk and you have to wait 12 minutes for the nearest rescue to come stop your bleeding? I think you owe all of us an apology and more over you should shake your medic's hand every day and thank him for being there, because some day you may need him. You should support and help him become a sworn member of this profession, I know I would feel better every time I respond to a call knowing I have a medic on my squad that not only has my back but can help save it if I get in trouble! You are right, you are done!

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Thank you Deputy. Please don't confuse a couple of idiots with the rest of us at UCF. We are trying to recover from a few tough years and the few we have like the above are making it real difficult. We all have the few that make us all look bad. Rest assured that we are there if you need us. I don't know if it is possible for our tactical medic to ever actually get hired as a police officer. It is his top priority. He is putting himself through the Academy with no help from the police dept. and inspite of a few fools, he will probably do a great job. Thanks again for the "dose of common sense".

LEO13 et al:

You do not get it, you are one of those that I refer to, you should believe in everyone at your department that supports you while you do your job, you need to because one day they may help you keep it! Do not come on here and disgrace members of our family by showing your lack of confidence, come on here and show your support. If you do not support it (or think he will ever get a job in law enforcement) then do not say it! I cannot believe what this profession is coming to, I do not understand what this guy could possibly see in your department, the only people that have come on here from UCF PD have come on here to give half ass attempts to defend him and in turn are actually putting him down him. Well, I hope he knows what he is getting himself into. I say continue working as a paramedic, not because he will not succeed but because when he does succeed he has to deal with people who will not support him, I mean please do not get me wrong, I only thought our job was to back each other up and to help the public of whom do not know any better. What do I know? This will be my last post on this topic.

Your Medic lacks any real Paramedic experience, and has never worked anywhere as an actual paramedic. I wouldn't want that type of person working on me. Also with one hand how will he pass the BAT test, specifically
the section on dry firing a weapon with BOTH hands ten times? Nothing wrong with UCF but not everyone is cut out to be a cop. I do respect your medic for going out there and try and doing what he does. But without both hands I an not sure how effective you can be as a medic either. If you all are ok with a second rate medic with no experience the that is cool....

Your Medic lacks any real Paramedic experience, and has never worked anywhere as an actual paramedic. I wouldn't want that type of person working on me. Also with one hand how will he pass the BAT test, specifically
the section on dry firing a weapon with BOTH hands ten times? Nothing wrong with UCF but not everyone is cut out to be a cop. I do respect your medic for going out there and try and doing what he does. But without both hands I an not sure how effective you can be as a medic either. If you all are ok with a second rate medic with no experience the that is cool....

Where are you getting this information? I thought he had actually done all of the paramedic stuff on people? Why don't you identify yourself?

I really don't want to open up a huge can of worms, but I work for a department he rode with. Yes he did all the paramedic stuff as a student but never worked a day on the road on his own as a paramedic. I just found this odd that a swat team would pick up a brand new paramedic that had no experience . All of the teams I have ever met they have a min of 5 years as a medic before you can even try out. I put it to you like this, take a recruit right out of the academy and put them on the road without a FTO program, and expect them not to make any mistakes. In rereading my post I suppose I was a little harsh, but if the truth hurts sorry. I give it to him for trying he just lacks any street time that is needed to get good at your job. Being a student vs working on your own are two different things. No trying to knock the kid I just think he needs to get some real street time in.

This thread should be rem]named to slam the medic because I have no life. You guys are losers and have nothing better to do then to at least say it to his face. You guys have no balls.

I would just like to start off by saying that I trust my life to our medic, I would rather him over anyone else. He has always been there for those of us on ERT. Anyway, so here is my question... We hired our medic while he was still an EMT, if you think you are more qualified, or anyone else is more qualified, then why did he get the position over all of you? I only ask that because I have done my research and have seen not only his resume and certifications but I have also seen him in action as a Paramedic. One of the main reasons we don't see anyone else on here talking about this is because they know this is a line of bull and just don't care to read this crap. So, why don't you go find something better to do and we will find something more important to talk about. No offence to our medic, but there are way more important people to talk about.

I have met your medic and he seems likes a straight up guy. I don't know anything about his background but I do know that his heart is in the right place......

Well, it looks like the UCF PD SWAT medic completed the LE academy after all. :-) <---- Insert foot here and start chewing! Way to go kid, you have made the academy staff proud, good luck and stay safe (watch your back 360, looks like they come at you from all sides now days) out there!

actually you have to be over 55 and almost retired to get hired here.

i did some research and found out some very interesting things about the allegations made on this site. the ucf swat medic works for the fire department in brevard county, he works for an ambulance service in orlando, most interesting is that he teaches paramedics for the community college in brevard county. apparently he also serves on a federal medical response task force. i looked up his license online and he is an emt, paramedic, and has a license for dealing with insect stings which are all current and valid without discipline. he has all kinds of advanced training and is an instructor in allot of different public safety topics. looks like his experience dates back to 2002 and he has been employed by most of the same agencies for 7 years and he is an fto at some. looks like he has been sent to a ton of high profile events and worked as a medic. i dont know what everyone is talking about i am sure you can call these agencies and ask if he works there or not, but it is in fact legit. sorry to those who were hoping for something else.

i did some research and found out some very interesting things about the allegations made on this site. the ucf swat medic works for the fire department in brevard county, he works for an ambulance service in orlando, most interesting is that he teaches paramedics for the community college in brevard county. apparently he also serves on a federal medical response task force. i looked up his license online and he is an emt, paramedic, and has a license for dealing with insect stings which are all current and valid without discipline. he has all kinds of advanced training and is an instructor in allot of different public safety topics. looks like his experience dates back to 2002 and he has been employed by most of the same agencies for 7 years and he is an fto at some. looks like he has been sent to a ton of high profile events and worked as a medic. i dont know what everyone is talking about i am sure you can call these agencies and ask if he works there or not, but it is in fact legit. sorry to those who were hoping for something else.


Is this the medic tooting his own horn? Seems like a lot of info you couldn't just find on the internet.

public records request and i asked our medic. since my department put my life in his hands we have a right to know that he is qualified to do the job. with all of the comments on this site it was worth looking into.

No, I don't think that anything written on this site is worth looking into. It is worse than wikepedia on here. You can slander anyone on here and people believe it. One thing I will say since people won't stop posting on here, it is LEO Affairs which is for Law Enforcement Officers, not medics. Who cares about the medic, now we know his history, so can we put the topic to rest?

The company he worked for was not a 911 company they did BS transfers and he worked there as an EMT not a medic.

The company he worked for was not a 911 company they did BS transfers and he worked there as an EMT not a medic.

Awe, it looks like someone has a man crush! That is so cute.

So, what is his (Medic's) status now? An ERT member with UCFPD, or other LE agency?

he is an ert member with us and works in our training unit as an ops employee. he also works for a few different agencies as a paramedic and is a firefighter.

That is incredible! As far as I am concerned, he (Medic) is an uncommon inspiration. Additionally, UCFPD deserves kudos as well for its display of professionalism with regards to offering "Medic" a chance. It speaks volumes on both accounts: Medic's ability to overcome an ostensible "disability" and remain focused on his objectives, and UCFPD'S forward-thinking stance for adding Medic to its roll call roster.