I got issued: 1 x Hat 1 x Hi Vis Body Armour (Police Community Support Officer on the back and front) 1 x Hi Vis Heavyweight Goretex Jacket (Police Community Support Officer on the back and front) 1 x Hi Vis Lightweight Jacket (Police Community Support Officer on the back and front) 1 x Navy Blue Fl...

Oh heck...

To my knowlage I belive is is the personal preferance of the officer.

I was a volunteer for the force and on my personal file I had a warrant number, couldn't of been any referance to a pay number as I wasn't paid.

tim419 wrote:Forgive me being pedantic, but PCSOs and Police Staff don't have "Warrant" numbers.

That's funny, in my police staff role (which I am giving up to become a PCSO) I had a warrant number.

lexi wrote:I start my training on monday the 16th of february.

Snap!

Although not in the same force

aws wrote:R u ready for 5 weeks at Hutton ?
Andy

Counting down the days mate

Does anyone know where I could get hold of a few episodes?

why on earth do you all call it a met vest.....? When everyone else calls it body armour...... :? From what I gather the MPS brand everything, I belive one of their systems is called Metcall? lol. In terms of body armour, I start soon and I am getting issued a new style lightweight vest, should be ...

why on earth do you all call it a met vest.....? When everyone else calls it body armour...... :? From what I gather the MPS brand everything, I belive one of their systems is called Metcall? lol. In terms of body armour, I start soon and I am getting issued a new style lightweight vest, should be ...

Hiya everyone, Well with training starting in a couple of weeks I was wondering if anyone has, or anyone thinks it would be a good idea to get hold of a copy of Blackstone's PCSO Handbook? I have heard about the Blackstones Policing Manuals and how good they are, just wondering if anyone has had the...

In my Community Volunteering role I got called a "wanabee wanabee", as in, I am a wanabee PCSO, which has proved as I start training next month!

Arthur ASCII wrote:

Raz wrote:... I also got my collar number engraved onto it, as the torch went walk abouts last time I was at the station!

Very wise. Timpsons do a super engraving job for about a fiver.

Timpsons wouldn't do the torch for me so I took it to a trophy shop and got it done there for £5

Would it not be easier for all PCSO's to have Hi-Vis stab vests? Not really. Not all Forces require their PCSOs to wear stabbies all the time. I can't see that rule staying around for much longer. In my opinion all PCSO's should have Hi Vis stabbies and be required to wear them whenever out and abo...

Would it not be easier for all PCSO's to have Hi-Vis stab vests?