New to this site, and after some advice please

[Dogman88]

Good evening,

I am new to this forum, I am currently a serving police officer with a local Home Office Force which I have been doing for the past 4 years.

My aim is to work with Police Dogs, and with all the changes happening at the moment I do not see much chance of doing this in civvy street. I have been considering for sometime applying to the RAF Police and then electing to become a Dog Handler, it is not an easy choice though as I have pretty much job security, good pay (it would be a massive pay drop joining the RAF) and a variety of different work.

I just wondered if anyone on this forum had left the civvy police to join the RAF and how they have found it? Or any one that can provide any information on the RAF Police and do they do much police work or is it mainly security? What is the process to become a Dog handler in the RAF?

Thank you in advance!

 

[BackDrafter]

When in RAFP trg you will be briefed on Dog Handling and if you want to pursue it, your details will be forwarded to Manning prior to graduation and if possible they will assign you to a dog handling position and load you on to the Patrol Dog Course which is the most basic of the Dog Handling courses. From there it's onward and upwards to Police Dog Handling, Search Dogs etc.

Until recently it was a real pinch point of the trade, as you cannot compel someone, even servicemen, to work with animals.

 

[Spearmint]

Until recently it was a real pinch point of the trade, as you cannot compel someone, even servicemen, to work with animals.

Apart from Leckie's...........