Ouch!! What an article. Trooper shortage in Orlando. Arrival time of trooper over an hour. How about Pensacola. I remember getting to a call 4hrs after it was received. We are understaffed state wide. Our amazing governor gave us a rose because is election time this year yet in 7+ years FHP/ State employees didnt get jack. If they would put us in a step plan and pay us the money we deserve as a state agency, maybe we would have less transfers out to other agencys. Look at Miami Gardens, Fort Lauderdale, and I can keep naming. I do this job because I love the path I chose. But seriously we are underpaid and overworked. I love the freedom fhp gives us such as a take home without paying, off duties anywhere and jurisdiction all over. But everyone think the Troopers are making the big bucks. Hell no we are not. Another thing you recruit 50 rookies from Miami and send them outside of home after a year they are putting a transfer out just like I did 1yr 7mo took me to get back home. Cant blame me for leaving Pensacola when I have a family. Recruitment personnel needs to recruit more within the troops of needs and when assigning troops comes alone send people closer to their home and out of state rooks to those counties with needs of troopers. They are most likely to make a home there. But who knows how thats chosen. My highest pick out of three was Orlando and I got sent to Pensacola. Yet guys from out of state got central florida. How does that happen. Its a lottery pick. Its not really organized or fair. Well Im done. I had to get that off my chest!
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 00:56:07 +0000