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Re: FEO Wages
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:32 pm
by pe4king
but don't forget the main qualification little to no knowledge or interest in shooting/firearms
Re: FEO Wages
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:39 pm
by Gaz
pe4king wrote:but don't forget the main qualification little to no knowledge or interest in shooting/firearms
Weirdly, the one constant in the ads I found was that the applicant had to demonstrate relevant practical experience of using firearms.
Re: FEO Wages
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 3:26 pm
by bobbob
SevenSixTwo wrote:How much do FEOs and Firearms Branch staff typically earn - anyone know?
This should answer the question.
http://www.essex.police.uk/recruitment/ ... nupage=307
As for them not being interested in firearms, the ones we've dealt in Essex with have been. The one before last retired a couple of years ago. He was a very active deer stalker and was happy to chat about all things firearms.
He was also friendly. Bnz walked into a cafe near to a dealer and our FLO was in there with his elderly mum, he invited him to join them at their table. A few weeks after he retired we saw his van pull up on our drive. He had been stuck in traffic with nowhere safe to pull over and his radiator was boiling over. He said he knew we lived nearby and wouldn't mind him calling in for help. We chatted while his radiator cooled, helped him fill up and he went on his way.
Re: FEO Wages
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 3:31 pm
by TJC
So are they civilians or police ?
Re: FEO Wages
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 3:47 pm
by Mike357
Usually retired coppers up this way. Many retire from the force on full pensions and straight into a civilian job.
Re: FEO Wages
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:19 pm
by Stuck
Mine is an ex police dog handler & all round nice bloke.
Well in to his dogs & shooting but doesn't like biscuits, cake or cups of tea wtfwtf
Re: FEO Wages
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:50 pm
by SevenSixTwo
TJC wrote:So are they civilians or police ?
From what I hear the job's being civilianised across the board.
Re: FEO Wages
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:31 pm
by Blackstuff
Last time i saw an advert (for Northumbria police) it was just under £17k
Re: FEO Wages
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 8:49 pm
by BaconButty
At those rates it's a wonder more of them aren't thinking "I've just had to drive all the way here and this W*** is wanting to blow £2000 on a toy!"
Re: FEO Wages
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 4:18 pm
by Gaz
As promised, that list of FEO job descriptions. It's a bunch of PDF files inside a ZIP file. About 900kb.
http://www.thewestlondoner.com/site/wp- ... ptions.zip