I'm back! What a hiatus it was. Getting back wasn't easy when you completely forget what email you are using. Shame.
What has happened in the intervening year of absence?
A lot ... and at the same time - not much has changed either.
I completed my application earlier this year under the impression I had reached the Mimimum requirements listed on the QPS website. A followup call from Police Recruiting informed me otherwise and said I had two options: Present additional tertiary study or continue working at a full-time level for 6 months in order to reach Minimum work experience criteria.
Having submitted all the tertiary study I had accrued on my original application, my application was "paused" and placed on hold. Now that the time has flown by, a quick call to the Police Recruiting Hotline has placed my application back to "active" so that I can proceed to the next stage of applicant/recruit testing.
So what did I do in the meantime? If you have the opportunity to better yourself for the Force what are some things to do?
Fitness of course benefitted from the extra time for training, but I wanted to do more.
I ended up choosing to spend the time upgrading my licence and learning sign language. Two skills that I feel will improve how my application is recieved when compared against other applications with the stock-standard Open Charlie (Car-only licence class). I already have my motorcycle unrestricted open class - so now the knowledge of car, bike and truck will be a big standout I hope. WE WILL SEE....
And Sign Language? I thought this would be a great tool to use not only for police entry but on the job too. As an officer on the beat, you should be prepared to run into all sorts of situations and that includes members from the Deaf community. And besides, Signing is a lot of fun just on its own.
So after such a long hiatus? Still not a cop, but I feel a lot closer now than before.
