So i got an email from the merseyside police force and it says that you have to have been resident in the UK for 3 years prior to applying to be a police officer, although their website didn't say it...

So I thought I still had the Transport police in hand, but even they need 3 years residence....so I'm not able to join a police force in Britain... FUCK

So the only police force I can join is PSNI, and I don't really want to go to Northern Ireland at all.

3 years is a long fucking time to me...its not to you, but I'll be 21.

So what are the options? I have no degree offers from the UK, so I cant do a degree for 3 years and then join... I have degree offers in the Rep. of Ireland, but I don't really want to do them...

So what the fuck do I do? I mean will I be able to find work in the UK for 3 years? I only have my A level equivalents...

And will I defiantly get in the police, I mean I wait three years earning minimum wage to join the police and then get rejected.

This could be a big waste of time and I could be left with nothing at the end of it...

So please just give me some advice now.

Please.

Post edited at 5:48 am on Aug. 18, 2008 by ElephantStone

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Have you tried applying for a degree in UK through clearing?

Post edited at 5:47 am on Aug. 18, 2008 by Spice

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go through clearing and get a degree here?

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Thing is, I dont want a degree. I want the police. But I want a bit of security while Im at a vulnerable stage with money and shit...I mean I dont know where to go first and I want to move to Britain by the end of this month cos the sooner I get my 3 years the better.

But Ill be 21...21...no degree, nothing, not many experiences...I mean what if I dont get in...the strongest thing I have going for me is military experience in getting in...

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Quote: from deaths door14 at 1:47 pm on Aug. 18, 2008

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go through clearing and get a degree here?

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Thing is, I dont want a degree. I want the police. But I want a bit of security while Im at a vulnerable stage with money and shit...I mean I dont know where to go first and I want to move to Britain by the end of this month cos the sooner I get my 3 years the better.

But Ill be 21...21...no degree, nothing, not many experiences...I mean what if I dont get in...the strongest thing I have going for me is military experience in getting in...

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where do you live now? can't you do police there :S i mean why does it have to be britain?
i'm doing a degree in care community and citizenship this year and i get to work within youth offenders and such, and there are degrees to do with being in the police force you know? i'd say look it up before you say no to it because it might actually work out better for you when you try and apply as well, if you have a degree and it's in that area.

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Have you tried going through clearing for a degree offer? A degree will stand you in good stead for other employment for the rest of your life: if you don't get a job with the police or your priorities change in the next 3 years, you'll at least have another qualification.

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Quote: from deaths door14 at 1:47 pm on Aug. 18, 2008

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go through clearing and get a degree here?

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Thing is, I dont want a degree. I want the police. But I want a bit of security while Im at a vulnerable stage with money and shit...I mean I dont know where to go first and I want to move to Britain by the end of this month cos the sooner I get my 3 years the better.

But Ill be 21...21...no degree, nothing, not many experiences...I mean what if I dont get in...the strongest thing I have going for me is military experience in getting in...

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Can you become a voluntary officer or whatever they're called? You won't earn from it, but you'll gain experience that would be favourably looked upon 3 years down the line.

You could also decide to study for a degree part-time (loads of places will do that) or some other qualification. You can acquire a lot of skills and/or in 3 years that will make you a very desirable applicant (you could learn another language or get a degree or work in a relevant field or get experience as a voluntary officer or whatever).

Or you could apply to Northern Ireland and try and transfer in 3 years.

Just 'cos you'll be 21 if/when you join isn't the end of the world. You'll still have 40 or 50 years of a career ahead of you.

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where do you live now? can't you do police there :S i mean why does it have to be britain?
i'm doing a degree in care community and citizenship this year and i get to work within youth offenders and such, and there are degrees to do with being in the police force you know? i'd say look it up before you say no to it because it might actually work out better for you when you try and apply as well, if you have a degree and it's in that area.

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I live in Ireland now. I was born and raised in London and I just like it better there. Its too easy to get in the police here and the majority of their work is rural. Theyre too relaxed and work on a warnings scheme, whereby they let you off for drink driving and stuff. I dont like that. Plus the pay and perks arent nearly as high. And the Brit Police are more militarily run with a good solid structure and team work and I like that.

But I applied for a degree, just 1 in the UK and was unsuccessful. Its too late to apply for degrees isnt it?

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