Pennsylvania State Police.

[nevetsd82]

The Pennsylvania State Police are taking applications until tomorrow at 1600. Go to their website and apply if you are interested.

[Valor55]

I hope you like getting yelled at. A cop buddy applied there and said the test was handled like basic training.

[mcsap]

They can retire at 20 years , I have to go 25.

[MrMisterSU]

I was up in PA the other day, those poor guys looked so bored sitting at either end of a construction site on (i think) Route 222. Down here they only have the troopers out like that at night, atleast usually - but I guess up in PA its daytime too.
So much construction on PA's roads that within 10 minutes of passing that site, there was another poor trooper sitting at another site. I guess it pays. :eek: :rolleyes:

[Valor55]

Around here sitting in a construction site is usually an off duty gig. Bring a good book, hit the lights and hang out.

[mcsap]

Those troopers are considered extra-duty. The construction company pays them overtime as part of their bid. They get to sit their for 8 hours with their overheads on to slow traffic down. Thats it. They don't answer calls etc unless it is an emergency.

[MrMisterSU]

Ohh, alrighty then. I was thinking while on duty in that area they were more or less 'required' to sit at the site's untill they had a call (emergency or not).
Guess that's not too bad. I saw one of them pull a traffic stop on my way back.

[future5.0]

I really dont know why it is so hard to get into the psp it really seems to be boring well I guess it is an aquired taste.

[ChesCopPodz]

I took the written test and passed. I go back up for my interview on Sept 28th.

[GrayPatriot]

I really dont know why it is so hard to get into the psp it really seems to be boring well I guess it is an aquired taste.

How is it so boring?

[MrMisterSU]

now is PSP highway or also back country LE?

In MD, minus parts up in the mountains and most of the Eastern Shore they are pretty scrictly highway it seems. Do the PSP do mostly highway, or do they have (although its state) more actual 'patrol' jurisdiction? Soo many Township PD's up there!

[Boss Hog]

now is PSP highway or also back country LE?

In MD, minus parts up in the mountains and most of the Eastern Shore they are pretty scrictly highway it seems. Do the PSP do mostly highway, or do they have (although its state) more actual 'patrol' jurisdiction? Soo many Township PD's up there!

PSP does both. They are the only LE agency in the Commonwealth permitted to use radar, so they are able to run the highways a lot. PSP is also a “fall back on” LE agency for many areas in the south western part of that state. By that I mean that many municipalities can’t afford to put out 24 hour police protection, so they have local police out as much as possible, then “fall back” on the State for police protection and placed them “on call”. On call being that the state will have to handle an incident in that municipality if one were to occur, but does not normally patrol through the area.

[MrMisterSU]

Gotcha!

Thanks much for the info.