22 new recruits start RCIPS basic training
(CNS): The RCIPS recently swore in 22 men and women who have begun their first step on the journey to becoming police officers in the Cayman Islands. Over 22 weeks they will undergo various aspects of training covering laws, policies and procedures through academic learning, physical fitness and ceremonial drills to transition from civilians to police officers. The recruits will be tested weekly, with a final exam at the end of the course.
Speaking to the newly sworn officers, Police Commissioner Kurt Walton wished them well for the basic training. “It will not be easy, and you will find out quite early that there are lifestyle changes you will have to make as police officers,” he said. “However, it is well worth the sacrifice. Becoming a Police Officer can be one of the most rewarding occupations you will ever encounter; no two days are the same and you get to give back to your community.”
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Category: Crime, Crime Prevention, Police
Day 1, Lesson 1 – LOOK AFTER THE POLICE DOGS!!
RIP Baron
Yeah, that was ruff.
Cayman needs to thin out the top-heavy senior brass management failures, and pay more for seasoned mid-tier pre-trained hires from Asia, that know how to show up, and write the missing tickets without corrupt West Indian bias. We need handfuls of experienced crime fighters in a deployed fleet, not legions of novice insurance adjusters arriving half an hour after the fact. Hiring entry level trainees that don’t know how/what/when the job is, even after being trained by the heads of the perpetually clueless, has proven to be the wrong approach. We need to try something different. The under served public deserves better.
Good luck to you all. Learn your trade. Keep a good uniform and notebook. Sift the good advice from the bad. Smile and say hello to ALL the public. Hold on to your integrity because wearing the uniform is meaningless without it. You’re getting a front row seat to the biggest reality show in the world. Enjoy it!
Good luck and skill to you all; you are our future, and the evolution of the RCIPS. Always keep in mind why you signed up, especially when clueless people are saying and posting hateful things about you. Most of us are with you. Seek out the things that are wrong with the system and conduct yourselves in a way that will make both your parents and your children proud.
Thank you for stepping up. God bless.
It is very hard to have respect for our police. My experience with them on reporting crime (with video evidence of a car break in) has been met with lethargy and no action. The perpetrator is known to them, been in and out of prison and the son of a wealthy family. When I reported my bicycle stolen I was just met with laughter and a comment that I would never see it again. Despite that I filed a report and never heard anymore.
I don’t disagree with any of what you said, however anecdotally related.
We are at a crossroads of sorts, where we can castigate the new for the perceived crimes of the old, or we can support the new and hope — yes, and pray — that they bring in a new awareness. No, I’m not such a doddering old fool that I think that is likely, but I’m willing to hope for the possibility. Maybe you will choose to hope with me.
no respect for the police farce after the jon-jon incidents…
Which one?
Incidi.
civil service expansion is scary.
we already have too many incompetent cops that are overpaid and underworked….
Good luck. Listen to the instructors and hope you get good mentors.
Attrition rate is high, and you’ll be criticized often, but it can be very rewarding.
They don’t need new recruits; they need better officers.
Better officers who understand the responsibility to set a good example when driving, parking and interacting with the public.
Why as a 44yr old can I not become a RCIP?
Probably because you’re above the upper age limit they’ve specified. Happy to help.
Seriously though, if you fancy taking a (probable) pay cut, working very tough night shifts, and only having a few of your best years available before you’re shuffled into standing outside the Governor’s house, you go right ahead and appeal their policy.
Age shouldn’t be a limit when you can retire at 65, nor if it’s a part time role such as Special Constable (blue stripe).
Fire Services, RCIPS, CBC and related peripheral CIG groups prefer to bring in Caymanians young and worth them through the system. Why? I can only guess, but I believe it is because they work so closely together that it is believed their community benefits by their communal closeness. A tribe, of sorts.
To my understanding there are 15 Caymanians amongst the new recruits- bravo if true! 👏👏
Not a qualification.
Why is it wrong to require the police/fire/cbc essentially security services of the Cayman Islands to be a citizen of said country, when all other countries in the world require such minimum requirement?
Which day is bean bag water training?
Day after breathalyzer training.
Day after breathalyzer training. Followed by handcuffing a suspect, searching them for weapons and locking them in the back of a vehicle.
How many will be left next year?