Garda Reserve Experiences

trail man · 23-02-2012 11:09am

Yes indeed it can happen..SEPERATION..
If And when it happens you should retrace your footsteps back to HQ..
If you get lost and cant find your mobile phone.. THEN and only then AN emergency flair should be released and pointed towards the centre of town and make sure that you record all the details of your seperation in your report book for analysis by the SARGENT IN charge back at the station... Thats if you ever make your way back to the station...

BE CAREFUL OUT THEIR...:D...

gerryboy911 · 21-03-2012 9:50pm

yup the flares come in handy. red for urgent assistance, blue for report to staion

Tyron Jara · 05-04-2012 12:31pm

Has anyone ever fallen in a foot chase?:P

Raider190 · 05-04-2012 4:15pm

Tyron Jara wrote: »

Has anyone ever fallen in a foot chase?:P

Everyone has at one time or another. So if they say they havent then they are telling lies.

Once fell off a wall but still managed to get back on my feet and catch the lad I was chasing. So if it does happen to you , just keep going . You may get some slagging back at the station but thats the culture. Laugh it off with your fellow members and be assured it wont be the last time it will happen.

All part of the great GR experience.

Tyron Jara · 05-04-2012 7:57pm

Raider190 wrote: »

Everyone has at one time or another. So if they say they havent then they are telling lies.

Once fell off a wall but still managed to get back on my feet and catch the lad I was chasing. So if it does happen to you , just keep going . You may get some slagging back at the station but thats the culture. Laugh it off with your fellow members and be assured it wont be the last time it will happen.

All part of the great GR experience.

Haha thanks

Ya I fell there recently ... kinda had the wind knocked out of me was back up and running (Not as fast due to having the wind knocked out of me) again. Felt a bit embaressed about it but we got our man and we had a good laugh about it after. Still kicking myself from how I tripped because of a split second look away from where I was running but anywho there will be plenty more haha:D

Delta Alpha · 06-04-2012 1:17am

What kind of duties do ye carryout when assisting the S/O? Can we sign off bail/temp.bail books etc?

Raider190 · 07-04-2012 11:21am

Delta Alpha wrote: »

What kind of duties do ye carryout when assisting the S/O? Can we sign off bail/temp.bail books etc?

Is it just me or is there a funny vibe to this post. ?????????

redsurfer · 07-04-2012 12:35pm

Delta Alpha wrote: »

What kind of duties do ye carryout when assisting the S/O? Can we sign off bail/temp.bail books etc?

Ask your S/O

Raider190 · 07-04-2012 10:04pm

redsurfer wrote: »

Ask your S/O

The correct title is SHO (Station House Officer)

Spartan09 · 07-04-2012 10:13pm

Raider190 wrote: »

The correct title is SHO (Station House Officer)

When prisoners are being processed the gaoler in our station refers to the "Member in Charge" vs SHO, we just refer to them by their first name...

Delta Alpha · 08-04-2012 1:47am

Station Orderly? No?

Could be slang going on in the station that I never copped:o

brotherrabbit · 08-04-2012 4:16pm

SHO isnt used in our station. Just member in charge

TylerIE · 08-04-2012 7:07pm

Delta Alpha wrote: »

Station Orderly? No?

Could be slang going on in the station that I never copped:o

Na I'd say your right.

Dublin does a few things a bit differently including they have a Sergeant who is Station House Officer or or something resembling that (SHO) instead of the situation outside where a Regular Guard is the Station Orderly (Just SO) and Member in Charge.

Duties in station are literally as detailed in the public domain - ie assist the orderly other than in the care and custody of prisoners - so perhaps answering phones, monitoring CCTV and dealing with front desk queries.

Raider190 · 08-04-2012 8:05pm

TylerIE wrote: »

Na I'd say your right.

Dublin does a few things a bit differently including they have a Sergeant who is Station House Officer or SHO instead of the situation outside where a Regular Guard is the Station Orderly (SO) and Member in Charge.

Duties in station are literally as detailed in the public domain - ie assist the orderly other than in the care and custody of prisoners.

Correct

Station House Officer = Sgt in Charge
Station House Orderly = Full time member
Assistant to the Station House Orderly = Full time member or Reserve Member

WilcoOut · 09-04-2012 5:06am

Raider190 wrote: »

Assistant to the Station House Orderly = Full time member or Reserve Member

who is also refered to as the gaoler - whether theres anoyone in the cells or not

(but he/she as the gaoler would not be a reserve member)

Raider190 · 09-04-2012 2:00pm

WilcoOut wrote: »

who is also refered to as the gaoler - whether theres anoyone in the cells or not

(but he/she as the gaoler would not be a reserve member)

Correct.

A Reserve will never have responsibilty for prisoners or their welfare.

On a totally seperate point.

Was thinking that its been a long time since there was a Reserve get together. Anyone interested ?. If so send me a pm and we can arrange to meet up for a drink.

paulbolg · 13-05-2012 7:12pm

hey folks been in he reserves now for 3 years and love every minute of it, doesnt matter what job you go into your always gonna meet a sap but thats a minor thing, ive worked with so many different mules and the majority have been fantastic and they treat me as a regular member.

onto a second note is there any people on this stationed in limerick?

Raider190 · 24-05-2012 9:35pm

We have all heard that new powers are coming to the Reserve.

Have it on good authority that the new training modules are been worked on at the moment with the intention that training will forthcoming . So that will mean some more weekends in the college.

Assuming it will cover the basics plus training on the paper work which is required.

bluetop · 24-05-2012 10:17pm

Raider190 wrote: »

We have all heard that new powers are coming to the Reserve.

Have it on good authority that the new training modules are been worked on at the moment with the intention that training will forthcoming . So that will mean some more weekends in the college.

Assuming it will cover the basics plus training on the paper work which is required.

And when is this supposed to be happening, as its been on the back burner for the last year, prob all talk yet again, and nothing will come of it, i would not get people hopes up too much.

Raider190 · 24-05-2012 11:24pm

bluetop wrote: »

And when is this supposed to be happening, as its been on the back burner for the last year, prob all talk yet again, and nothing will come of it, i would not get people hopes up too much.

Bluetop , dont be so negative it is on the way

clayton1 · 25-05-2012 12:14am

public order powers i presume?

in a way, the less powers the better, in the sense that more will mean more court dates probably. This can cause hassle with work etc.

TylerIE · 25-05-2012 2:17am

clayton1 wrote: »

public order powers i presume?

in a way, the less powers the better, in the sense that more will mean more court dates probably. This can cause hassle with work etc.

Court can be minimised if statements etc are done by the Garda and if there is an effort made to combine court appearances. There is also the commonly used option of adult caution or fixed penalty for public order.

I disagree with the less powers approach. Reserves will really only be able to assist properly when they can actually follow through with their efforts on the street, rather than only doing verbal deescalation or having the reg take the arrest (thereby creating work).

It might also encourage more mentoring of reserves by regular members, as they will have practical skills to be mentored in.

Finally it will help those who are genuinely interested to demonstrate same. Those who make the effort will be easily recognised vs those who just want to wear the uniform or tick the reserve box when applying for the regular.

There will be teething problems, but that happens to everybody starting a new role.

bluetop · 25-05-2012 1:26pm

clayton1 wrote: »

public order powers i presume?

in a way, the less powers the better, in the sense that more will mean more court dates probably. This can cause hassle with work etc.

If they had modeled the Reserve force on the Uk counterpart of the Police Specials, what would you have done then ?, as they have to do the lot inc their own reports and attend court.

People knew when joining that this was coming down the line, you either want to be part of AGS or you dont, its not a game, or a way just to wear a uniform, as Tyler has said it will demonstrate those who are genuinely interested and make the effort, it will easily be recognised vs those who just want to wear the uniform or tick the reserve box when applying for the regular.

gilly0512 · 25-05-2012 2:52pm

Raider190 wrote: »

Bluetop , dont be so negative it is on the way

I have been a Reserve for over four years now and I have lost count of the amount of times that I have heard we are getting new powers, so I will believe it when I actually see it. To those who think that new powers are not required and may involve more court time, bring it on I say, you signed up to do this, so if you are unable to attend court, well then you shouldn't be doing this. Also its high time that we got more powers/responsibilities, as what we currently have are a waste of time and not fit for purpose?

bluetop · 26-05-2012 3:23pm

gilly2308 wrote: »

I have been a Reserve for over four years now and I have lost count of the amount of times that I have heard we are getting new powers, so I will believe it when I actually see it. To those who think that new powers are not required and may involve more court time, bring it on I say, you signed up to do this, so if you are unable to attend court, well then you shouldn't be doing this. Also its high time that we got more powers/responsibilities, as what we currently have are a waste of time and not fit for purpose?

++++++1

westcoastboy · 26-05-2012 5:30pm

You don't have to go to court for most public order incidents....as a regular, anyway....It's my opinion, and mine only, that we turn up on a Friday a
nd Saturday, and are told to sit in the back of a car...what a waste of time....will have five years done, in July..and feel, we were only used properly for 15% of that time....which is a shame.....
We could have been used more effectively,...New powers...in the mist of this austerity programme..definitly be seen as "cheap" labour!..

DustyMan · 27-05-2012 9:33pm

This is a very interesting video clip from You Tube about the Phoenix Police Reserves. We've a LONG LONG way to go!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_qDeIEks_E

'Phoenix Police Reserves have the same training and authority as sworn officers.The only difference is that they're volunteering their time and service'.

It appears the Phoenix Police Reserves have more power than the Full Time Irish Police!

bluetop · 28-05-2012 12:06am

DustyMan wrote: »

This is a very interesting video clip from You Tube about the Phoenix Police Reserves. We've a LONG LONG way to go!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_qDeIEks_E

'Phoenix Police Reserves have the same training and authority as sworn officers.The only difference is that they're volunteering their time and service'.

It appears the Phoenix Police Reserves have more power than the Full Time Irish Police!

Ireland are a bit backward about doing things here, as you may be well aware, so where did our government look when doing their homework for reserves, you would think they would actually look across the pond, well you would be wrong, they actually went to canada to look at their set up and came home with it.

Here is a few lines from their set up does it look familiar to ours !!

Auxiliary Constables and Reserve Constables are terms used across Canada to describe the (primarily unpaid) volunteer police officers that many police services have as part of their organization.

The RCMP uses the term Auxiliary in describing their volunteer officers, as does some independent municipal, regional or provincial police services. However, many independent police services prefer the use of Reserve Constable to describe their volunteer officers.

Whether Auxiliary or Reserve Constable, they are supplemental to police service's full time sworn officer compliment. For the most part they assist in providing services to support community policing activities, special events, assist in general patrol with a full time officer, and in some cases, non enforcement traffic services.

In Canada, Auxiliary and Reserve Constables have limited authority and if in uniform they must be under the direct supervision of a full time sworn police officer.

http://www.mypolice.ca/related_links/auxiliary-reserve_police.html

smiley963 · 28-05-2012 8:54pm

Does anybody know of anyone that has passed there interview with super and that after BR checks started, they recieved a letter from Super looking for another interview any1 ever hear of this. ???

--Ryaner-- · 29-05-2012 11:52pm

smiley963 wrote: »

Does anybody know of anyone that has passed there interview with super and that after BR checks started, they recieved a letter from Super looking for another interview any1 ever hear of this. ???

Could just be something in your BR that he wants to ask you about might not be anything big just wants to clear up something maybe

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