G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:58 am » sorry misunderstood ya thought you ment zulus but yer cant wait to get on the landings!!
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:56 am » the private section? thanks again for coming on here my friend - I have enjoyed it and have a good training - good luck!
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:55 am » yer thanks falkor no problem heres hopiung i pass! speak to you soon! Facebooks fun but remember your roots! aaa the private section cant wait
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:55 am » you will soon be on the Landings giving it some
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:54 am » yeah I know, they're all going on Facebook the sods, that's what they're doing
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:54 am » but i mean alot of people have got quieter recently
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:54 am » well I would just like to say a big thank you to you for coming on Ajax today, good luck for your training next month, I am sure you will find it very enjoyable and fulfilling
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:53 am » haha Crumbles eh? yeah he is certainly a legend on here - very helpful as you say
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:53 am » fave member ha um well i do enjoy the banter Crumbles brings up and he is very helpful in his answers also
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:52 am » oooo some trivia stuff now, here who is your fave fave member on here?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:52 am » presidential vote even
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:51 am » well i think they are pushing for a more presidnetial
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:51 am » christ we will have all those TV debates and canvassing all over again? that's something NOT to look forward to
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:50 am » oh you no it will as long as the new voting system gets put through we will probably see another election at the end of the year anyway
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:49 am » yeah I am just very worried that the "honeymoon" period will give way to endless arguing
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:48 am » I think its a good thing really we all new it was time for a change and conservatives were the only ones who could take over im just glad they have the lib dems to kick them in the bum from time to time
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:47 am » yeah this is the new dimension to console gaming now, anyhow, what do you think of our Lib-Dem/ Tory Coalition?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:46 am » RPG's on the otherhand you dont need online
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:46 am » online is much better if COD and that didnt have it they wouldnt be that good at all dont get my wrong i enjoyed the single play but i buy it for the multiplay
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:45 am » do you find that going "on line" with these gives a far better gaming experience? which do you prefer? off line or online?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:43 am » best games COD:MW2 Bad company2 big fan of RPG's aswell like Oblivion and Fallout 3 now waiting for Red Dead Redemption
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:42 am » I am not really familiar with XBOX, all I know is HALO from the awesome reviews years back but sounds like you did ok trading it all in, what are your best PS3 games at the moment?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:40 am » and a halo 3
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:40 am » and did you finish HALO? hehe there was a HALO2 I think
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:40 am » fortunately i traded everything xbox in and paid nothing for the ps3 and some games the most common fault on alll of them was the red ring of death meaning the cpu has become detatched and needs fixing by microsoft
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:39 am » what were the faults on the XBOX? would be interested to know what went wrong
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:39 am » hold on, you had an XBOX for 2 years so how many XBOX games? 50? 100? and then you go to PS3? what about all the XBOX games you left behind? that's a big decision
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:38 am » i used to have an xbox but after i went through 4 in two years decided time for a change
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:37 am » nice one!! why did you choose PS3 over XBOX or have you got both?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:36 am » ha PS3 username yer
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:36 am » so Username: G1ZzL3 is that from a PS3 game? or your nick name from school?
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:36 am » you will love it but they have yet to get around to linking to US
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:35 am » No not yet its on my things to look at
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:34 am » yeah pretty rough for sure, oh I was going to ask you have you been on the super duper recently renovated flash new POA website ??
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:33 am » yer i mean its not what i origionally wanted but after 26 months how can i just say no? im hoping it will be sorted out and it will not just be a flat rate
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:32 am » diabolical! (is that how you feel?)
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:32 am » thats all current officers on a decnt pay structure that is now closed to all of us
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:31 am » so is there an officer 1 grade?if so what is that?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:31 am » the new grade for fresh intakes
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:31 am » what is the officer 2 grade ?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:30 am » yer i get 2600 living allowance
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:30 am » yer i will be joining from what i can see they are a big help but i would like to see what they have planned about pay structures etc for officer 2's
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:30 am » what's "local pay" ? and how much is it? is it like "London weighting" ?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:29 am » no there right it is $14690 basic but then plus unsocial and local pay
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:29 am » from reading your posts I am guessing that joining the POA will be something that you will do fairly early on, is that right?
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:29 am » so all that talk about £14 K was a bit misleading I guess (thank goodness)
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:29 am » thats if i get the unsociable hours not sure whats going on to be honest
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:28 am » Just shy of £20k
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:28 am » G1Z can I ask you, what ££ will you be starting on?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:27 am » yer i will be watching found last weeks quite interesting and controversal
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:27 am » hehe that documentary is back on tonight G1Z (part II) are you going to watch it? nice to know your mum and dad support you, this means a lot
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:26 am » their behind me 100% they know its something i want to do they are just worried i might get hurt (thank you documentary on ITV)
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:25 am » what about your mum and dad, how do they feel about you doing this job?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:22 am » 20 i figured this might be an issue as i applied when i was 18 was told a similar story from a police friend but no one has ever said anything about it to me i think its a good thing that young people want to get involved might show we are not all holigans
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:20 am » nice one - you are just 19 years of age so this job is going to be one heck of a challenge for you - has anybdy tried to dissuade you from taking the job? what have recruitment said to you on the age front?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:20 am » well fortunately i have become unemployed at the moment so no more paycut was supposed to start a new job but got "the call" on my first day
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:19 am » well you have age on your side for definite, when I was your age I certainly never bothered with "fitness"
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:18 am » yer i never really focused on my fitness untill i applied managed a 10min run without dying so i just kept doing that and hoped for the best
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:18 am » so will you be taking a pay cut from your current job (in comparison toHMP) when you start training?
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:18 am » yeah but they do that every day during the candidate assessments - it's nothing to them I'm sure
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:17 am » yer i bet the staff have a laugh when you have a woman uo in your face calling you a racist :O
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:17 am » you didn't think that you could do it? so when you tried a test run, how did you do then?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:16 am » well the only advice i can give if you dont think you can do it which i didnt is just train yourself its not hard its a continuous run for 4 mins or so as they dont let you walk the first bits any more
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:16 am » especially when the candidate just gives up and walks
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:15 am » I bet the staff have a ball with those role plays, on the other side of it, it's probably quite a laugh to do
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:15 am » yer deffinately it puts you on the spot and a good way to judge a persons character
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:14 am » sounds like you breezed the bleep test from the topics on it? any advice for bleep test candidates in 2010?
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:14 am » do you think it'sa good way of assessing candidates?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:13 am » well it was all based on how you handle it and then they review the results after your gone
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:13 am » I can't believe they would be "allowed" to give up on the roleplay, surely that would be the end of it?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:12 am » no we all did the same 4 unfortunately i dont no what happened to them but i imagine giving up on some1 isnt a good tact
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:11 am » so they must have failed the role play surely? what happened next? did they get another role play then?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:10 am » yer they decided the person was to abbusive or rude to talk to...
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:10 am » people WALKED OUT of role plays? really?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:09 am » there wasnt much i really found hard other than all the travelling!! i suppose the hardest bit was the role plays and finding the right words to say I know some people walked out on theres because they decided wasnt the right thing to discuss with them
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:09 am » so what was the hardest bit in the recruitment process ?
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:09 am » Self Tapper has written a load of the ins and outs of that
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:08 am » yer i know always risky! shame really
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:08 am » so what was the hardest bit in the recruitment process (apart from waiting, we all know that is a major headache)
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:07 am » ohoooo careful on that G1Z - we have had a few members fall by the wayside on that, never give out your username
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:06 am » yer cant wait now! a few people from here will also be there with me so will be nice to see the faces behind the posts!
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:06 am » your profile is Applied Feb 2008 - JSAC April 2008 - Fitness Test 1 June 2008 Fitness Test 2 March 2010 - Start Date 1 June 2010
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:05 am » nice one G1Z from what I can make out you are waiting to start your training next month is that right?
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:05 am » also its got everything a new recruit like me needs fells like i dont have to go in blind
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 11:04 am » i think probably the best thing you got going on here is the members all very helpfull and very knowledgeable! I lost faith in HMPS but didnt lose faith in this site not sure why :S
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:02 am » welcome G1ZzL3, you joined the site almost 2 years ago, what works well on here and what doesn't in your opinion?
falkor « 17 May 2010 11:01 am » no, terrible cold, tried to get antibiotics on Sunday but they refused, coughing up green lumps
G1ZzL3 « 17 May 2010 10:59 am » hey falkor u alright?
falkor « 17 May 2010 10:59 am » hello G1ZzL3
gnap.123 « 15 May 2010 08:15 pm » noj19 be yourself, look listen and learn, take the bits you like from experienced members of staff, maybe look for a mentor
noj19 « 12 May 2010 04:14 pm » Hi, due to start my 1st week at bristol before training on monday. any tips??
purplepig20 « 12 May 2010 04:11 am » DPC - There have been vacancies for all the London prisons in the last few weeks. There are only 2 left still recruiting : Pentonville & Feltham. Are these not near you or would you not be interested in relocating?!
DPC « 11 May 2010 05:37 pm » http://calloffutyloonies.webs.com and ask for (CL) Corns if ne1 can help with any ifno on becoming a prison officer, its my website and so I should be online loads. Thanks.
DPC « 11 May 2010 05:29 pm » I'm interested in becoming a prison officer, there are no vacencies on the HMP website as yet, any other ways of getting a application form in?
DPC « 11 May 2010 05:28 pm » is ne1 here?
DPC « 11 May 2010 05:27 pm » hello
batco22 « 10 May 2010 07:34 am » Is it true about Wandsworth looking for more officers?
batco22 « 10 May 2010 07:33 am » hi all
Melanie « 30 Apr 2010 09:47 pm » hi, anybody know anything on casual operational support?
CJ4 « 27 Apr 2010 08:50 pm » .
blue_rizla « 26 Apr 2010 08:38 pm » anyone in ?
matthews « 26 Apr 2010 06:02 pm » any info on training at belmarsh?
rowdey « 14 Apr 2010 07:43 pm » enjoy..damn those shirts..
wraggster « 14 Apr 2010 07:40 pm » i'll speak to you later rowdey, got to iron those shirts.
rowdey « 14 Apr 2010 07:31 pm » couldnt possibly say ..loll
wraggster « 14 Apr 2010 07:27 pm » mind you people seem to be getting in a bit quicker now..have you lot been naughty up there then..lol
rowdey « 14 Apr 2010 07:24 pm » anythings worth a try..lol.think its only cos we've got a load of sick at the moment
wraggster « 14 Apr 2010 07:21 pm » i will have to come up there for a job, might get in quicker.lol
rowdey « 14 Apr 2010 07:19 pm » yeah thats the only reason im doing,& to help out cos we're massively understaffed of course
wraggster « 14 Apr 2010 07:15 pm » there you go then think of that extra cash though
rowdey « 14 Apr 2010 07:14 pm » yeah,I know how that feel,mind you Ive been doing a lot of PP so its self inflicted...
wraggster « 14 Apr 2010 07:09 pm » same as always all work no play
rowdey « 14 Apr 2010 07:08 pm » Hey wraggster,how's life ?
wraggster « 14 Apr 2010 07:03 pm » evening
rowdey « 14 Apr 2010 06:55 pm » Evening everyone....
fourparkroad « 29 Mar 2010 10:32 pm » anyone on here work at Long Lartin late 90's early 2000?
falkor « 29 Mar 2010 07:27 pm » well you forgot his birthday, what do you expect Crumbles?
Crumbling Victorian Cat B « 28 Mar 2010 08:58 pm » Where has easylife gone,missing those posts!!!
rowdey « 25 Mar 2010 10:10 pm » ok,take it easy.x
wraggster « 25 Mar 2010 10:08 pm » anyway rowdey i will pm you with news if i get any so catch you later ok
rowdey « 25 Mar 2010 10:04 pm » never mind,theres too many in there anyway
wraggster « 25 Mar 2010 10:00 pm » good idea think we would loose a few inmates though
rowdey « 25 Mar 2010 09:58 pm » shirts are a pain,I hate ironing,reckon we should be able to send them to the prison laundry..lol
wraggster « 25 Mar 2010 09:56 pm » yeah i'm getting myself practice ironing those shirts
rowdey « 25 Mar 2010 09:55 pm » not too bad then,hopefully you'll get in before the 6 months is up
wraggster « 25 Mar 2010 09:51 pm » no my second but been allocated first
rowdey « 25 Mar 2010 09:50 pm » you osg in the prison you want to work as officer ?
wraggster « 25 Mar 2010 09:47 pm » i hope its worth it but i'm enjoying the osg job
rowdey « 25 Mar 2010 09:46 pm » thats good news - at least you got an extention
wraggster « 25 Mar 2010 09:45 pm » got an extra 6 months of waiting time today
rowdey « 25 Mar 2010 09:41 pm » Hi,how you doing mate ?
wraggster « 25 Mar 2010 09:39 pm » evening rowdey
rowdey « 25 Mar 2010 09:36 pm » Evening..
lildave « 22 Mar 2010 10:58 pm » hi guys any officer 2 grades on here ?
BLACKRAT « 20 Mar 2010 10:17 am » Good morning all , have a good weekend.
wraggster « 18 Mar 2010 09:35 pm » yeah take care mate
BLACKRAT « 18 Mar 2010 09:35 pm » good idea, take care , catch you later
wraggster « 18 Mar 2010 09:34 pm » yeah reckon your right allready work in a nic so may apply internally
BLACKRAT « 18 Mar 2010 09:32 pm » know the feeling, one last go I think..
wraggster « 18 Mar 2010 09:31 pm » i'm creeping up on that then, don't know if i can be bothered to go through all the crap again
BLACKRAT « 18 Mar 2010 09:30 pm » almost 2 years
wraggster « 18 Mar 2010 09:29 pm » cool sounds ok for you did you wait long
BLACKRAT « 18 Mar 2010 09:28 pm » Had a call, saying there are vacancies , doing checks now
wraggster « 18 Mar 2010 09:27 pm » you get an extension ?
BLACKRAT « 18 Mar 2010 09:26 pm » yeah , still waiting
wraggster « 18 Mar 2010 09:25 pm » yeah ok you too?
BLACKRAT « 18 Mar 2010 09:24 pm » Hello wrag , you keeping well
wraggster « 18 Mar 2010 09:18 pm » I e-mailed SS, replied saying my allocated nic is and i will shortly receive an e-mail saying the next recruitment stage what ever that means. Anyway how's the job going ok i hope?
rowdey « 18 Mar 2010 09:11 pm » oh no,really feel bad for you mate-theres so many on here that have been waiting so long..HMPS need a kick up the backside !
wraggster « 18 Mar 2010 09:09 pm » yeah...Don't think its gonna happen for me though.
rowdey « 18 Mar 2010 09:08 pm » till your rad expires ?
wraggster « 18 Mar 2010 09:08 pm » well got a week left lol
rowdey « 18 Mar 2010 09:04 pm » still-must be driving you mad.Not going to give up then ?
wraggster « 18 Mar 2010 09:03 pm » yeah ok still waiting
rowdey « 18 Mar 2010 09:02 pm » hey wraggster,long time no chat-how you doing ?
wraggster « 18 Mar 2010 09:01 pm » rowdey
rowdey « 18 Mar 2010 08:56 pm » evening all
falkor « 13 Mar 2010 06:32 pm » welcome to the site!
elefantu0203 « 13 Mar 2010 06:44 am » Hi,I have my RAD on 17 March,and I applied for Belmarsh.Anyone else?Any tips?
elefantu0203 « 13 Mar 2010 06:32 am » Hello
Burnlee « 11 Mar 2010 08:51 pm » Hi, anyone had a journo emailing them for inside info
SAMANTHA « 09 Mar 2010 08:29 pm » hi timeswastingaway JOOLS- how did yr RAD go?
phillio_jd « 09 Mar 2010 11:01 am » ello, anyone know the next step they will take with the pre employment checks? personal references?
phillio_jd « 08 Mar 2010 11:19 am » grr!
phillio_jd « 08 Mar 2010 11:19 am » Im pending a contract/start date. these pre employment checks are grim. they contacted my last employer, all good things, dont know what their waiting for now
timeswastingaway « 08 Mar 2010 10:57 am » we all serving staff in here?
timeswastingaway « 08 Mar 2010 10:52 am » hey everyone
jools « 04 Mar 2010 07:45 pm » omg rad day tuesday... !!
splosh « 03 Mar 2010 06:23 pm » hello
ENU « 03 Mar 2010 11:54 am » hello
Lindyloo « 02 Mar 2010 09:31 pm » this website is a credit to everyone involved its been a great help for me and my application
basil « 02 Mar 2010 02:34 pm » Just a few observations to start me off in the forum
BLACKRAT « 01 Mar 2010 09:22 pm » You should hear soon mate , hang in there
BLACKRAT « 01 Mar 2010 09:18 pm » That's the fourth time I have read that post
matthews « 01 Mar 2010 08:14 pm » i've been waiting since 2008 to hear anything about a place in my chosen prisons but have heard nothing i have passed my rads and everything else and still nothing if any one has any info on wandsworth scrubs or belmarsh please let me know asap im pulling my hair out waiting i've had to move from southern ireland leaving my family just to get a british national insurance number and im just hoping its not just a waste of time any help would be much appreciated as phoning the recruitment office is pointless
piglet32 « 28 Feb 2010 05:41 pm » hi to you all, i start at hmp bure tomorrow so any tips. industrial grade 3 site.
falkor « 28 Feb 2010 10:51 am » hope you don't get too wet Doc, thanks again and have a good day my friend
Dr Doubles « 28 Feb 2010 10:50 am » Many thanks
Dr Doubles « 28 Feb 2010 10:50 am » Its been great, I have to go and stand at the side of a footbal field now in the pouring rain
falkor « 28 Feb 2010 10:50 am » yeah I see what you're saying,good advice
falkor « 28 Feb 2010 10:50 am » thank you very much for giving your time - I have certainly enjoyed reading your replies, thanks again - I hope other members appreciate reading the interview, I am sure they will
Dr Doubles « 28 Feb 2010 10:50 am » If they try to be something they are not their colleagues and prisoners will soon find them out
falkor « 28 Feb 2010 10:49 am » Doc thank you for coming onto the AJAX AREA this morning, you were scheduled for a 20 minute slot and have tripled that handsomely
Dr Doubles « 28 Feb 2010 10:49 am » Do not look around at other officers and think I want to do things the way he or she does, just be yourself
falkor « 28 Feb 2010 10:49 am » what does that mean Doc?
falkor « 28 Feb 2010 10:49 am » and now he's an OSG in a CAT C right?
Dr Doubles « 28 Feb 2010 10:48 am » New starters should remember to be themselves
Dr Doubles « 28 Feb 2010 10:48 am » Yes thats a good way to sum it up, when I walked through the gates 22 years ago, an old timer walked up to me, told me the job was errr knackered, asked how long I had to do, I replied 39 years, he nearly fell over laughing and wished me good luck
falkor « 28 Feb 2010 10:45 am » sorry to hear that ummmm going back to new joiners, you said you saw yourself in some of the new joiners at your establishment, are the new joiners the same as you were Doc? same problems, same issues, just a different decade?
Dr Doubles « 28 Feb 2010 10:45 am » No I dont think cash is the issue, the PS has some excellent catering managers who, have contacts, good relations with local suppliers etc, the changes to central procurement have removed those benefits.
falkor « 28 Feb 2010 10:43 am » and that happened because of cash?
Dr Doubles « 28 Feb 2010 10:43 am » Prison food is deffo better than
