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[Unregistered]

How hard is it to get hired on at TIAPD? How big is your agency? 12 hour shifts 0600-1800 vice versa i suppose? how long before you can make rank ? i know some places its 3-5 years etc. What type of calls do you regularly come across? I was on vacation last month and came across one of your officers and he seemed squared away. Thinking of moving to the Tampa area from MD by early next year and want to get a jump on applying if i can. Any input is appreciated. Thanks a bunch and be safe.

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Well, if you're fat and out of shape it's almost certain that you will be hired. Yes, we do work 12s and as far as getting promoted, it all depends on how much a$$ kissing you do. We have some great perks too like all of our calls are bullshit, lousy pay, plenty of employees who will sleep with you married or not and no take home cars. Our supervisors are the best too........it's a great job......probably why we always have openings

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We are basically the clean-up crew for the airport, anything that anyone from any other department in the airport wants us to do, our supervisors make us do it. This includes doing PR work for airlines when your Sgt has a special relationship with said airline (notably Southwest), having to request permission to do anything, having a civilian boss above the chief who dictates LE decisions, working with a sizable staff of complete idiots due to lack of good applicants since the authority wants to pay crap wages and recruit the bottom feeders. If you like writing medical reports (yes, medical reports, written by cops and not the medics), fetching unattended luggage, and checking doors or any other task normally handled by security types not LE then YES, this job IS for you. Oh, and you'll likely get barked at multiple times a year for sitting in your car in the wrong place, standing in the wrong place, walking with the wrong person, drinking coffee in public, or looking at your phone in public (even for a second). Best to stay as hidden as possible here.

[fedcop64]

So it's a suck job for a retirement gig? I'm retiring soon and thought of doing it, personally if they wanna treat me like crap I give the middle wave and leave

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So it's a suck job for a retirement gig? I'm retiring soon and thought of doing it, personally if they wanna treat me like crap I give the middle wave and leave

If you are from Maryland that won't go over too well down here, unless you sport an NRA card with some history. We don't like the People's Republik of Maryland, it's lunatic taxes, corrupt government, or its stupid gun control laws. I've even hear out of state cops get jammed up there. And now that we've been treated to the Baltimore debacle, we have even less respect for you guys. Unless you can prove you aren't nuts too, stay home.

[Unregistered]

Don't worry Ozzy is gone things are going to get better!!!!!

[fedcop64]

I'm not a true Maryland guy I'm republican and an NRA member for years, so trust me I don't fit in here at all

[fedcop64]

I've decided that when I retire I'm getting out of LE, it's not worth the headache anymore and what I read about TIA I'd be jumping outta the frying pan into the fire. No I think watering plants at Home Depot or Lowe's sounds like a better choice, I won't need the money so why bother with the headache

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If your form of research on this department and decision making skills led you here, by all means please don't bother. We don't need you and certainly don't want you. If you can't see through the BS disgruntled posts here, you wont be part of the solution anyway. Have fun at home depot :)

[Unregistered]

There is a reason this very small Dept. allways hiring.

[Unregistered]

I've done my research and not from this site, 30 yrs LEO I know how to investigate. If I did decided to work for your dept or any place for that matter it's just gonna be a pay check. I'll be retired and could careless about changing anything, selfish I know but guess what? I earned it and so will you so will everyone. So Home Depot, TIAPD or where ever I go it's my business of why I'm there. Don't like it to bad, again could care less

[fedcop64]

30 yrs LEO trust me my research isn't from this site, I've done my homework TIAPD isn't all that bad of an agency. The mission is traditional law enforcement it's avation and yes I will say it some security, OMG!!!! That's the nature of the beast. I'll work there for a pay check I'll be retired and really could care less about all the internal crap, and the silly things that they will want done. If I don't like it I'll quit simple as that. But to be honest it seems no worse then any other agency same crap different uniform. People may not like my attitude about it but I don't care I'm not at any job to make friends and give anyone the warm a fuzzy feeling. I'm sure if I work there or here I'm gonna hear the grumbling if it's ligit then fine but if it's just grumbling then look for another job

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30 yrs LEO trust me my research isn't from this site, I've done my homework TIAPD isn't all that bad of an agency. The mission is traditional law enforcement it's avation and yes I will say it some security, OMG!!!! That's the nature of the beast. I'll work there for a pay check I'll be retired and really could care less about all the internal crap, and the silly things that they will want done. If I don't like it I'll quit simple as that. But to be honest it seems no worse then any other agency same crap different uniform. People may not like my attitude about it but I don't care I'm not at any job to make friends and give anyone the warm a fuzzy feeling. I'm sure if I work there or here I'm gonna hear the grumbling if it's ligit then fine but if it's just grumbling then look for another job

As someone who has worked for several agencies I can tell you the crap you'll deal with here is much worse, no, its not the calls or the actual work, its the management and supervisors that make this place miserable for all. Everything is micromanaged. Leaving officers unable to make basic decisions without consulting a supervisor, knee-jerk reactions from Executive staff are commonplace, and rewarding bad behavior via promotions or special assignments is nothing new.

You'll constantly have a microscope on you at TIA. I've lost all love for the job after working here, its truly sad. Also, the pay range looks nice but there is no movement within it, they recently made a poor attempt at addressing compression issues which was voted against by all of the senior officers but still passed due to lip service PBA reps gave traffic and rookie cops so they would vote on the contract. A 10 year officer here makes $10 less an hour than a TPD officer, and $8 less than an HCSO Deputy. There isn't one person on my squad that has a good attitude, EVERYONE hates it here and most are looking to leave if they're not stuck due to pension or family concerns.

We are just one bad shoot away from being disbanded, nobody gives a crap about us here and the non-LEO authority Execs are the real decision makers behind the scenes, the chief has no real authority beyond basic command decisions.

[fedcop64]

Hey sounds like the federal govt, just smaller scale I to have worked different agencies just at the federal level and honestly it all sucks, why would I work with you guys? Because my wife and I are moving to that area and both retired feds and I refuse to work the street at 56. Maybe some would but I won't and the airport doesn't sound bad. I'm not looking to do 20 yrs just 10 and the best part for me is I'm retired and as I said it's to silly I can say see ya and I'm out. Someone said that's a bad attitude, I make no apologies for it everyone one day will get there

[fedcop64]

Of course if I can find a bailif job I'll take that over the airport

[Unregistered]

Heard they are going to be taken over by local Sheriff. It happened in 3 other Florida counties. Saw an article about last budget meeting.

[Unregistered]

Heard they are going to be taken over by local Sheriff. It happened in 3 other Florida counties. Saw an article about last budget meeting.

Do you have a link?

[Unregistered]

Officer positions opening up anytime soon? thanks