Recent content by RedFive

I appreciate what you're saying here, but my primary reason for joining the RCMP was all of the stuff we do that isn't city policing, specifically Federal and Specialized Policing. The whole 158 career specializations pitch. I'm not going to get a shot at that somewhere else, at least not the...

That's perfectly fine by me, I give so much back in tax just skipping that will exceed my take home OT, shift differential, designated paid holidays... all of it.

Ha. My interactions with their membership has not been positive or bringing credibility to their organizations.

Bringing me back to not wanting to sign on full time with the CAF... Good to know.

There is in fact a provision within the compensation policy of the CAF that they would pay me what (by my admittedly terrible math) is 96% of my RCMP pay while class C, which combined with tax free status is... a lot of money. So I'm not in a rush, but I am allllll the way over this cluster of...

I've seen enough to know I want nothing to do with this mess full time. Don't get me wrong I enjoy my time in the PRes but even that is nearing its close. As above. I may LWOP and take a tour though, I've always wanted one of those before I leave the PRes. I'm looking at a Pilot's license, or...

Over insofar as the City will stop fighting it? Sure. Over as far as SPS taking over policing in the City and the RCMP letting us leave? Not a chance. They're losing more than they can hire, the Justice Institute is limited in how many recruits they can crank out, and like every single Police...

This has changed nothing. Including the lines from our management and Union "there's still no plan for takeover, don't worry!" Meanwhile, all the troops want is out and it seems like the people in charge of us, and in charge of representing us are still working as hard as they can to delay this...

As always, something is better than nothing.

I know the crews (and dare I say ISI?) are working hard to fix them, but I can't help but throw a jaded eye upon everything the GoC buys that shows up not working as it should. I've worked for two GoC departments over the span of the last 13 years, and I would be deeply challenged to point out...

But can they land a helicopter on it? Or crane things around on deck?

More shenanigans: Surrey mayor’s ‘withdrawal of service’ complaint about SPS officers called ‘hurtful’ Long story short, the Mayor filed a public complaint with the Provincial agency mandated to deal with municipal police complaints, about the Provincial Minister responsible for policing in...

I'm one that's "moved away" from home ownership to renting, for at least the foreseeable future. Why? Because even on a six figure salary, I can't save money fast enough with all the financial kicks to the junk coming in hot and heavy to get a bloody down payment squared away. I'd happily buy a...

This is, in my opinion anyways, part and parcel of the RCMP's preferred method of dealing with the public and media, which is to say nothing except the matter is being investigated, and even when that investigation is concluded in the RCMP's favour, never ever doing a "See? Told you" release...

There wasn't.