Status of hiring

Unregistered · 02-11-2021, 10:51 PM

I am interested in HCSO. Will they sponsor non-certified at the academy? Do they pay while trainees are at the academy? What are the shifts like? What hours? Do deputies rotate shifts monthly? Is there a lot of micro-managing going on or does the brass leave you alone as long as you do your job? I am interested in the good, the bad, and the ugly. Thanks for the info

Unregistered · 02-12-2021, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am interested in HCSO. Will they sponsor non-certified at the academy? Do they pay while trainees are at the academy? What are the shifts like? What hours? Do deputies rotate shifts monthly? Is there a lot of micro-managing going on or does the brass leave you alone as long as you do your job? I am interested in the good, the bad, and the ugly. Thanks for the info

Yes.
Yes, if you're being sponsored.
12 hours.
5-5 or 6-6
Every 28 days
Depends on the supervisor, but overall, yes.

Crawford is making some decent changes, but there's still a lot of work to be done. Wauchula is an excellent agency, but they're full. Bowling Green doesn't make any money and they're also full.

Unregistered · 02-13-2021, 02:31 PM

HCSO: I agree with the above poster. The agency is currently in transition. It will take Crawford awhile to undo all the crap from Lanier/Davis.

WPD: Pretty good for the most part. Good chief, good pay for a tiny agency. They are a much better agency than they were 10 years ago. Their equipment is top notch. They have a couple knuckleheads in certain positions like everywhere.

BGPD: If you think WPD is small they are even smaller. 7-8 officers total. Like the above poster said the pay sucks. Their city is even smaller than Wauchula. Some of their officers (Below Sergeant) leave a lot to be desired.

You are better off going to a larger county to start off (Polk, Manatee, Hillsborough) Much better pay, better benefits, more room to move up or transfer, ect. Hardee County is small, poor county. Nepotism and disgusting politics run rampant in the county (Not any of the LEO agencies fault).

Unregistered · 02-15-2021, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by Unregistered

WPD: Pretty good for the most part. Good chief, good pay for a tiny agency. They are a much better agency than they were 10 years ago. Their equipment is top notch. They have a couple knuckleheads in certain positions like everywhere.

Admin or patrol? Or both LMAO