RAF police advice

[wedge30]

Ok I am new here so hello.
First things first I am ex- army having served 7 years (ducks back down behind hard cover).
After leaving the mob I joined the police and have spent the last 3 1/2 years in a home office force in the North. I have missed the service life and I am enviouse of my mates still living the dream. A mate still in green suggested that I take a look at service polce and after looking at RMP and RAF Pol I am very intrested in the role and scope that appears to available in the RAF.
However, I would like a bit of gen info from people who are actually there. Bit of back ground I turn 31 later this year and will hopefuly be married before I started.
So any advice on the following info would be appreciated.
1) likely first posting and do you get to request areas/ roles etc
2) am I going to be the oldest there
3) would I have to do the full 10 weeks training or would previouse military experince count
4) what is the job like
5) any other info you fine people would like to offer and advice (even if it is telling me to not be so effing stupid)

All replies welcome

 

[wedge30]

PS - Happy to recive any PMs about this topic as I have a Mrs with 1001 questions as well.

 

[Downsizer]

You won't be the oldest, but probably be amongst the oldest.

I can't see why you'd want to leave a civvy job to put up with mil BS and start again at the bottom of the pile.

 

[wedge30]

Thank you for replying Downsizer.
If I am honest it is very dificult to explain via message but it comes down to looking like this might be the best move from a family point of view and its going back to a world I at least know. I am unsure wether civ pol is a career I want for the next 20-30 years but it seems that RAF pol has a lot of options open to it. I admit this is soley from what I have found online so thats why I am on here

 

[Dan_Brown]

When you join you'll be a SAC acting Corporal and move into either: (at your choice)

Law Enforcement (bobby on the beat type stuff)
Military Working Dogs

or posted to Tactical Police Squadron/Flight.

These come with the usual out of areas and opportunities of Air Transport Security trips away.

Once promoted to Substantive Corporal you can move into more specialised areas:

Protective Security
Counter Intelligence
Special Investigation Branch
Digital Forensics
Specialist Capability Squadron

Some changes afoot and some further useful videos can be seen in the FB group:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=417986792844597

1) likely first posting - you will put your preferred options forward, but it will be down to Service Need where you end up.

2) am I going to be the oldest there - maybe, maybe not.

3) would I have to do the full 10 weeks training or would previouse military experince count - don't know. I had to start from scratch, but that was a few years ago now.

4) what is the job like - i spent a few years doing Basic Police Duties/General Police Duties/Law Enforcement. Then moved into Counter Intelligence for many years and now in a Cyber role. Some amazing experiences with World travel mixed with some pretty dire times - the good has outweighed the bad.

5) any other info you fine people would like to offer and advice (even if it is telling me to not be so effing stupid) - i've out of training and the basic role for many years now, so can't offer day to day job advice, try and speak to a RAF cop on the FB page or during one of their open forums (rather than hearing the BS recruiters will spout).