Police Close Protection v Military Close Protection

[morriente]

Just thought id start this thread to see what everybody thought........ How does Police Close Protection compare with Military Close Protection?

[mally]

Hi

I worked with a diplomatic protection team in Afghanistan for a visit there.

They had MP5 single shot trigger mechanism's so we gave them the choice of using our trigger mech's with 3 round burst and auto.

We also had granades and smoke, they didn't.

But as a team we worked well and got on excellent. Met some good chaps.

Not sure about course difference

[zatoichi]

Police CP is a much lower threat and less trained due to that reason.

[co19]

I don't think so......The Rmp course from my understanding from people who have done the course, aims at the snr nco for the planning phase where jnr ranks do not put that much input in there, but it is still an excellent course. I have had 1 x ex Longmoor course on a full CP course this year and 4 on a refresher.

To become a police cp officer you will have to have completed 9 weeks of driver training-Standard/Advanced/Anti-Hijack, 2 weeks of first aid training, 7 weeks of tactics and practical courses-Basic/CP+Hostile Environment Week plus refresher and further training throughout the year.

Plus to have got to this position you may have had to do several years on a Surveillance team or on an SO19/CO19 team.

And after the President of the USA and US politicians who do you reckon the next highest threat is against,
The United Kingdoms PM and its senior politicians.

[morriente]

Interesting so far guys.....Also forgot to mention that Police CPO's / Security Escort drivers carry out there role providing Royalty and Diplomatic Protection for the same wages as a Bobby on the Beat.....

[mally]

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Originally Posted by morriente Interesting so far guys.....Also forgot to mention that Police CPO's / Security Escort drivers carry out there role providing Royalty and Diplomatic Protection for the same wages as a Bobby on the Beat.....

Bet they get a suit allowance of a couple of pence aday.
Good on them, I wonder if they are tempted to work in the CP industry for bettre wages..

[morriente]

Sorry to burst your bubble mally, but they took the suit allowance away as well as pretty much everything else we used to get........It's a poor state of affairs nowadays......

[ss20]

Come on fellas!! you make life in the old bill sound really bad!!
You must be looking forward to your 2% pay rise!! over the next year??
What a scandel!! looks like you are going to have to stick together on this and vote for the right to strike!! as i know many people who will be reading this will never do that, it will send a warning to the government that essential workers are just that, essential!! and not a pawn to be moved for polictical standing!!
Fist in the air, in the land of Hipocrisy!!

[co19]

The Met Prot teams still get allowances for suits and dinner jackets, I think its 2 per year. As to wages..... most officers are over the 15 year mark so are on close to £38.000 per year with allowances. Add to that a £5000 bonus payment for the role they do add to that the overtime of several thousand and you are looking at £50.000 per year average. When I left I wasn't far off that and that was 3 years ago.

[taylor104]

I have worked with the Met guys, both in Iraq and Afghanistan on numerous occasions , and have met some good guys. One of them even got my photo of me an 'tone' signed and sent back out to me.
They do take the mick out of their inspectors tho' as they are on a salary whereas the boys are on overtime and all the other bits that salaried officers dont get.
They would always call us beforehand to let us know they were coming(not who with obviously) and ask if they could bring anything out for us.
And obviously we never kicked the arse out of it!!
AJ