- Reaction score
- 9
- Points
- 530
I'm sure Rocksteady is hating the pay difference he'll be facing the first few years:
OCdt: $2557 / Pte(R): $2534
2Lt: $3468 - $5221 / Cpl: $4770 - $5103
Lt: $3813 - $5318 / MCpl: $4952 - $5290
Capt: $5602 - $7405 / Sgt: $5484 - $5694
The sad fact is, for your first 4-6 years, everyone else in the Guardhouse is going to be making more money than you. It's only once you are promoted to Capt that you start to pull ahead, and even then you'll need to be at Increment 6 to be assured that you're getting more money than your MWO, Increment 3 if you're in a smaller guardhouse and only have a WO.
The whole idea that you need to be an officer to be a leader is wrong. In the MP world, MPO are not leaders, unless you are talking in the "corporate leadership" sense or you are one of the lucky 6 at the time who are serving in a Field Pl. You do not lead from behind a desk, nor are you able to lead when you do not have technical mastery of your profession. MP do not go to the MPO for advice on how to process an impaired driver, how to lodge someone into cells, how to respond to a domestic dispute etc. The day to day implementation of the technical aspects of the MP Branch is the realm of the NCOs and WOs, not MPO.
At some points the MPO will become more closely involved, ie. if they are the MP Duty Officer during silent hours, but the vast majority of the time, you will only be finding out about most matters well after the issue is over and the report writing phase has begun. Even in a more serious instance where you WILL be informed immediately because the Base Commander and the higher MP Chain is going to be calling you within minutes, it is not your job to get out there and "run the show". Your job is to be the buffer and stop the cascade of interference and dumb ass requests for more information while the MP get on with the investigation.
Training and teaching...MPO do it to a degree, there are MPO at the Academy, but for the most part, instruction for MP is done by NCOs and WOs as they are the ones with the in person, first hand knowledge.
As an MPO you will have interaction with the greater CF community. You would be the Base Commander's adviser on police and security matters. You would fill the same role for the COs of any lodger units. Depending on the base, you would probably be on one or more base committees.
I think FastEddy has come up with the best immediate action for you and I apologize for not suggesting it sooner. Get ahold of the closest Reg Force MP Det and go down for a visit and see first hand for yourself what it is everyone in the Det does. In your case, make sure you speak to more than just the MPO though, speak to NCOs as well, both those on patrol but also those working day jobs and their supervisors. If you're too far away, you can also simply speak to someone on the phone. If you don't know where your closest Det is, PM me your city and I'll get you the info.
OCdt: $2557 / Pte(R): $2534
2Lt: $3468 - $5221 / Cpl: $4770 - $5103
Lt: $3813 - $5318 / MCpl: $4952 - $5290
Capt: $5602 - $7405 / Sgt: $5484 - $5694
The sad fact is, for your first 4-6 years, everyone else in the Guardhouse is going to be making more money than you. It's only once you are promoted to Capt that you start to pull ahead, and even then you'll need to be at Increment 6 to be assured that you're getting more money than your MWO, Increment 3 if you're in a smaller guardhouse and only have a WO.
The whole idea that you need to be an officer to be a leader is wrong. In the MP world, MPO are not leaders, unless you are talking in the "corporate leadership" sense or you are one of the lucky 6 at the time who are serving in a Field Pl. You do not lead from behind a desk, nor are you able to lead when you do not have technical mastery of your profession. MP do not go to the MPO for advice on how to process an impaired driver, how to lodge someone into cells, how to respond to a domestic dispute etc. The day to day implementation of the technical aspects of the MP Branch is the realm of the NCOs and WOs, not MPO.
At some points the MPO will become more closely involved, ie. if they are the MP Duty Officer during silent hours, but the vast majority of the time, you will only be finding out about most matters well after the issue is over and the report writing phase has begun. Even in a more serious instance where you WILL be informed immediately because the Base Commander and the higher MP Chain is going to be calling you within minutes, it is not your job to get out there and "run the show". Your job is to be the buffer and stop the cascade of interference and dumb ass requests for more information while the MP get on with the investigation.
Training and teaching...MPO do it to a degree, there are MPO at the Academy, but for the most part, instruction for MP is done by NCOs and WOs as they are the ones with the in person, first hand knowledge.
As an MPO you will have interaction with the greater CF community. You would be the Base Commander's adviser on police and security matters. You would fill the same role for the COs of any lodger units. Depending on the base, you would probably be on one or more base committees.
I think FastEddy has come up with the best immediate action for you and I apologize for not suggesting it sooner. Get ahold of the closest Reg Force MP Det and go down for a visit and see first hand for yourself what it is everyone in the Det does. In your case, make sure you speak to more than just the MPO though, speak to NCOs as well, both those on patrol but also those working day jobs and their supervisors. If you're too far away, you can also simply speak to someone on the phone. If you don't know where your closest Det is, PM me your city and I'll get you the info.
