RCMP

[MrsJamaf]

DaveTO - Great score. wtg!! Like Storm mentioned,
it takes awhile to get to Depot but the wait
is well worth it. My husband is currently in
week 9. It took 18months to get there.

Storm - Congrats on passing Final Detachment. Best of
luck on the rest of your finals as well. Where
are you headed after you're done? Does Ace
know where she's going yet?

[Gdsm Fortin]

For those of you who are currently at Depot, do you find the test at Depot to be difficult and would you say that usually all the cadets are succesful in there training at Depot, Basically what is the failure rate.

Also, for those who were wondering if there are many cadets from Ontario, I know for a fact that Ottawa sends 2-3 Cadets a week to Depot.

[Storm]

Thanks MrsJAmaf, I didnt think I posted that, but I forgot I myust have told Jamaf! I passed my panels on Tuesday and write the final tomorrow. If all goes well I will be done like dinner!

Ace13 is Surrey bound. She is pretty happy with that seeing it was her first choice.

Daveman, how are things going here at Depot? Hope things are cool. Hope to get to meet you before I go.

Storm

[onedaysoon]

I know , I know... Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see.. BUT

I saw this on another board and thought i would see what you all though.. Anyone with more realistic numbers.


10000-12000 write the RPAT
1000-1200 pass the RPAT
500-600 make it past the background/security section/interview
500-600 graduate from depot in a normal year


Onedaysoon
Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life!

[MrsJamaf]

I believe that Jamaf heard numbers very similar to those at his first info session back in april '01.

[Storm]

Well folks, today was the big day. I wrote and passed my fianl exam here at Depot! Yes, dreams can become reality. In nine days I will be taking my oath as a constable of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It seems like yesterday I was posting here saying I getting ready to go, that I had got here and blah blah blah. Now Ace13, Marco, Marcusinmb, Jamaf and Daveman are all wmoving along and I am leaving.

I always end posts sayting hang in there, hang tuff, but it is true. Keep writing the exams if you have to, keep applying, never, never, ever stop trying. One thing they instill here is a survival mentality, never quit! I urge everyone on this board and those who continue to come on here to adopt that same survival mentality towards getting here.

I spent a long time getting here, but I realised my goal and dream.

Hang tuff!

Storm

[john andersen]

hi,

i am planning on joining the RCMP. I am presently enrolled and almost completed a two year program in criminal justice at a college in alberta. i am 20 years old, and i wondering what my best option is:

1. join workforce
2. join militaryor military police or Canada Customs as Inspector prior to rcmp application (good expirence)
.3. continue application with rcmp
4. continue with rcmp app as well as some municipal forces such as calgary edmonton or lethbridge police service.
5. continue education

any help into the matter of age biases or life expirence? what do the various agencies consider to be valid life expirences? any help would be great, as this is quite stressful.

john

[guest]

Definately upgrade your education. At 20 years old I would say you are too young to get accepted. You should also have some sort of trade or degree (not police related) to fall back on as there is no guarantee you will get accepted to a Law Enforcement position. Regardless of your current diploma in police science, etc. You might have some disqualifying factor in your background, family, health, etc that might prevent you from getting in. Cover your bases, get a degree, travel or work a while, get life experience and then apply when you are around mid to late twenties.

[guest]

Also be very wary of applications to other forces before applying to the rcmp. Other forces (calgary, lethbridge, edmonton, camrose) utilize the poly as a preemployment tool. The poly is an absolute crock and has been documented to defer many honest applicants. I suggest you read up on the poly before ever applying to a police department that forces you to take it for employment. If you go in to a poly nievely you might be labled deceptive. The poly results will stay in your file indefinitely. As you probably already know, every other force you apply to asks what other forces and when have you applied to and why were you defered. Should you apply elsewhere and take and fail the poly the rcmp or future forces will contact that force for your poly results. The polygrapher writes down opinions about your person and they will take his/her opinion over your world in a heart beat. I applied to calgary and got screwed in the poly. I then applied everywhere else (including the RCMP) being defered everywhere before I was smart enough to go back to Calgary and find out about the falsified confession the polygrapher wrote about me. By then it was too late, they said they didn't have the illegal videotape of my poly so we are sticking by our polygraphers notes and opinions. Do your homework on the poly. It is a farce with no scientific basis.

[Storm]

John,

First, it is good that you are pursuing an education prior to police service. If you are really serious aboutt he RCMP now is a very good time to apply. The application process can take as long as 18 months, so you could stay in school and keep going on more courses if you wished. As for age, I graduate on Monday with some very excellent individuals 22 and under. Several of my troopmates are in their early 20's. Life experience is important, however it is not the be all and end all. DO not let people discourage you from applying based on age.

Over the next year the RCMP will be recruiting to fill in the area of 35 or more troops. That is from April 1st on. This year up until April 1st we will have had 34 troops go through Depot, at about 26-28 persons per troop, you do the numbers. THis is an excellent time to apply to law enforcement in general, but if you are serious on the RCMP as a first choice, I urge you to get your information session started and get a test date, see what happens from there.

I have met several people on this board who have made it here and they all say the same thing, they would not change it for anything. As of Monday I will be a constable of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, you could not convince me to change that gold strip and scarlet tunic for anything else, ever.

Storm

[DaveTO]

Hey Storm,

Congrats on finishing your depot training! Have you found out what your first posting is?

To John:

Look at yourself. Can you give a situation that you have experienced for each of the RMSIG questions? Have you got some volunteering/community involvement? If so, I agree with Storm...start the application process for RCMP.

I'm sort of in your position. I'm taking the Ontario equivalent program (it's called Police Foundations). I started the application process in November, and hopefully I'll get a package sometime in the next couple of weeks. Don't despair, there are quite a few people in my program that are like you; they don't know where to apply after graduation. Our instructors reminded us that it's not a good idea to put all your eggs in one basket. I would apply to municipal police agencies, as well as Customs and Military Police.

Just as an aside, I heard from the Military Police recruiter that they were offering $10,000 sign-up bonuses for college grads if you commit to a three year contract (At 40-45K per year). You also get room and board paid for, if you don't mind living on the base. Not bad cash, especially if you save it for later on.

It doesn't hurt to have a back-up plan (working security, another job) since the application process is so long. Unfortunately, you missed the current bloc (ends March 31) so the earliest that your file would start the interview process is Nov. 1, 2003.

You can email me if you want, or reply. Hopefully myself or someone else will be able to answer.

[John Andersen]

hi, ok thanks for all the info. The only thing im kinda fretting about is my age. i have volunteer expirence and i have a very good background other than the couple of times i smoked marijuana in high school(stupid stupid mistake) . I am considering CF military police as it looks quite appealing due to the 10 G signing bonus as well as it would provide me with expirence in life if accepted as welll as policiing expirence that i could take directly to the interview with me. Canada Customs could be an option as well. I am not sure if i should even bother applying to municipal police as it might jeopardize my chances with the RCMP, which is the force i truly want to serve with. I have heard that the RCMP will look at your other application and say something along the lines of " dont waste our time and dont waste agency X's time either". So i dont want that to happen. I have friends who are constables with the rcmp and say that this is b.s. They look at that apparently and think "hmm i guess he really is going to be a P.O no matter what it takes and thats why he is applying to all these agencies". I dont really understand the poly but i will tell the truth and hope for the best. its just the stupid pot thing back in high school but im sure it wont matter now that i dont do any of that stuff and never will again. i dunno. I guess travelling would be a good idea too or getting another diploma in another discipline or transfering to a degree program is also a possiblilty. well im out for now.hit me up with some good solid advice.

P.S anyone have some approx numbers on
people who write the RPAT
People who fail the RPAT
People who pass interview
People who actually go to DEPOT
thanks

[Storm]

John,

The pot smoking is no big deal. They ask and want to know what you have tried. They don't throw you out the door for trying it. But, once you apply it is a different story, don't go smoke up or try anything once the application starts. Same thing for the other police forces. I think it matters more on the area you are in and the recruiters. I had an application going with Peel Regional in Ontario at the same time I was applied here. The big thing is being honest. You are more highly looked upon for your integrity.

The numbers on pass or fail the RPAT depned on the score for your area. The cut off mark for interveiws depends on the number of applicants and the scores for the area. In my area (B Division) it was 3.75 at one point and jumped to 4.0 at another time. you need to check with recruiting for your area. The number of applicants though is high. We were told approximately 11000 applications came through for the last year. Out of that less than 1000 make it to Depot. But, don't let that discourage anyone, it means when you get here, you are here with a group who are motivated and WANT to be here. They all have sacrificed something to get here and are proud to be here. One of my instructor once said, there are a lot of cops in Canada, but there are only about 15000 Mounties. When you get here you understnad that all the more.

Storm

[Tasha]

Hay there evryone. I was on back in September of 2002. I wrote my exam in September but unfortuantly didn't pass it. The definitions were really hard. I never heard of any of those words before. I became quiet discourage adn thought heck with the hole thing. I am going to be 32 this year and thought by the time I get in I could be 35. Do I want to do this till then. I did find my answer however. Definately. It is something I really want to do and I am going to keep trying. My heart wasn't in it the first time and I know I could have done better. Word of advice " Don't take the test lightly".

[marcusinmb]

Tasha,

To you and all the others interested in entrance to the RCMP, just think of all the advice found contained within the 45 pages of this thread. ACE13 started this thread 45 pages ago but keep in mind that it was just over a year ago. All that good advice is STILL very applicable as the RCMP haven't changed any significant parts of the entrance process in that time frame (that I'm aware of anyway).

If you're looking at the RPAT for instance, take an hour or so and look through the older pages--there is a ton of good tips on taking the RPAT. And the tips worked for me and many others who were successful in getting to Regina.

Good luck. It is well worth the efforts and sacrifices.