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Garda Reserve Experiences
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it's a rush for people to get out the door without being stuck with him!!
That's nice to know
well hopefully those that are currently in the Reserves that will be intending on going full time won't have the same attitude as that and will remember what it was like for them before becoming a full timer and the more reserves that go full time and that will be in stations with reserves attached to them the better it'll be for reserves especially the young one's starting out as they'll be with people who have time for them. 0 -
Chief Admiral wrote: »They're described as immature and agressive and a bit stuck up.
Same can be said for full timers 0 -
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Just interested, do all reservists intend to join the Gardai as a full-time member?
No I wouldn't say all of them do but most of the younger ones like myself (I'm 20) would more than likely intend on going full time at some point,well that's what I'll be doing anyway .I realise potental applicants will want some insight before they commit to saying "veh-hickle" for 30 years but I thought the idea behind the Reserve was to involve people, who would have little or nothing to do with AGS, that wanted to give something back to their community.
Most of those that intend on joining full time do go into the reserves to get exactly what you said...insight into the workings of it but with attitudes that some full timers have towards the reserves can do more damage than good to them especially if they want to join full time.
The idea of the reserves is to involve people so that they too can police their communities along with the full time force also, so therefore they are part of the force.
They are giving something back to their community by policing it by giving their free time to do it
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Good on ye. Good reply. Don't let full tie members get to you. We moan a lot about our job, the dangers, hours etc..and when someone volunteers to do it for free, well......;)No I wouldn't say all of them do but most of the younger ones like myself (I'm 20) would more than likely intend on going full time at some point,well that's what I'll be doing anyway .
Most of those that intend on joining full time do go into the reserves to get exactly what you said...insight into the workings of it but with attitudes that some full timers have towards the reserves can do more damage than good to them especially if they want to join full time.
The idea of the reserves is to involve people so that they too can police their communities along with the full time force also, so therefore they are part of the force.
They are giving something back to their community by policing it by giving their free time to do it0 -
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So does that mean you see all reserves as useless etc etc ? cause of the two where you are .
Reserves are an addition to the force as it is if they're used properly within the station they're in and also they themselves have to be into doing what they're doing and not just looking to wear the uniform otherwise yes they can be useless but it's different for each individual reserve with regards how they choose to carry out their role 0 -
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Ahhh right I see well the Gards in my local station are useless,arrogant and go round acting the big 'I am' so does that mean you's are all like that ?? no- but all reserves are the same yeah? ok so
It's gas, we're always hearing Gards and others saying 'don't tar all Gards the same cause of a few bad one's (way more than a few might I add) yet there's one after doing that to all the reserves from only knowing 2 and gathering the rest from hearsay
:rolleyes: . 0 -
I think he makes a fair point there, fermoy boy. We've been throwing out the "few rotten apples" defence for long enough. Shouldn't we give the reservists a break?Ahhh right I see well the Gards in my local station are useless,arrogant and go round acting the big 'I am' so does that mean you's are all like that ?? no- but all reserves are the same yeah? ok so
It's gas, we're always hearing Gards and others saying 'don't tar all Gards the same cause of a few bad one's (way more than a few might I add) yet there's one after doing that to all the reserves from only knowing 2 and gathering the rest from hearsay :rolleyes: .0 -
It's gas, we're always hearing Gards and others saying 'don't tar all Gards the same cause of a few bad one's (way more than a few might I add) yet there's one after doing that to all the reserves from only knowing 2 and gathering the rest from hearsay :rolleyes: .
Where did I say I only know 2???
I haven't tarred all the reservists with the same brush. Outside the job they may well be very decent people. Even some of the ones willing to give up their free time to try help may be decent folk. But as reserve Gardai with no powers then I feel they are of no addition to An Garda Siochana.I think he makes a fair point there, fermoyboy. We've been throwing out the "few rotten apples" defence for long enough. Shouldn't we give the reservists a break?
The ratio of rotten apples to decent Gardai is pretty low when you consider the size of the force.
Again I'm not attacking anyone on here who may be a reserve (even if some of them do insist on putting a winking smiley after evey post!!) Like I say, they may be decent people outside of their volunteer work.0 -
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Where did I say I only know 2???The two where I am, the others in the district and the opinions of other Gardai I've spoke too...give me the opinion I have of the reserves!!!
Is that not where you said you know 2
is it more now ?I haven't tarred all the reservists with the same brush. Outside the job they may well be very decent people. Even some of the ones willing to give up their free time to try help may be decent folk. But as reserve Gardai with no powers then I feel they are of no addition to An Garda Siochana.
So in the job they stop being decent people ? and to be a reserve you have to give up your free time to do it in the first place .
Yes at the moment they have limited powers but that will change so I wonder then what the argument will be against them .
And as far as dealing with reserves, I've come across 4/5 in Dublin city over the last few years and they were brilliant and I'd rather be dealt with by them than the full timer they were with anyday, they were more interested in helping than the full timer was ,so what addition to the force was those full timers that were with the reserves then ?
Most of the full timers that go out with reserves are very appreciative of them and have relied on them in several occasions when things got rough so I can see how they are no additon.0 -
Is that not where you said you know 2 is it more now ?.
No, that's where I said there's 2 where I work, not that I only know 2!
And as far as dealing with reserves, I've come across 4/5 in Dublin city over the last few years and they were brilliant and I'd rather be dealt with by them than the full timer they were with anyday, they were more interested in helping than the full timer was ,so what addition to the force was those full timers that were with the reserves then ?
Most of the full timers that go out with reserves are very appreciative of them and have relied on them in several occasions when things got rough so I can see how they are no additon.
Maybe while the Reserve was trying to save the world with no powers the Garda realised that the matter in question may have been nothing to do with the Gardai and wanted to deal with more important matters!!!!
Now you are the one throwing hearsay into your argument by saying most of the gardai that deal with part-timers appreciate them. I'm guessing you know a very very low percentage of Gardai so have no idea what the general perception of part-timers is.;)0 -
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