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Dani said:
Oi CH as a diabetic, can I join the police force?
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This is from the QLD police website Miss Dani.

Medical exclusions

There are two categories of medical condition that may prevent applicants from becoming a police recruit.

The first category comprises conditions that may prevent the applicant from effectively performing the duties of a police constable. An example of this might be a person who has had an upper limb amputated, as they would be unable to effectively restrain offenders.

The second category comprises medical conditions that pose an avoidable risk to the ongoing health and/or safety of the applicant. An example of this would be a person with a history of mental illness in the context of the stresses of general duties policing.

Asthma, deafness, diabetes, epilepsy and mental instability are the more common conditions that may prevent an applicant from carrying out the basic requirements of an operational police officer. For example, a person suffering from asthma would not be suitable to work in an environment or under conditions that significantly expose the person to a risk of serious asthma attack - more importantly, in critical or emergent situations, or where first aid or other assistance might not be available. While the consequences could be severe for the officer's health and safety, there could also be ramifications for the health and safety of other officers and members of the public.

The medical suitability of applicants is judged on individual circumstances.



Diabetes rules you out and Mental instability rules BM out.
 
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Seriously. f**k my life. I was gonna study midwifery next year. Can't do that cos of my back injury. Growing up all I wanted to do was join the army. Can't do that. So I thought I'd settle for police force. f**k everything.
 
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Dani said:
Seriously. f**k my life. I was gonna study midwifery next year. Can't do that cos of my back injury. Growing up all I wanted to do was join the army. Can't do that. So I thought I'd settle for police force. f**k everything.
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It does say each case is considered individually, so maybe contact the recruiting section and have a chat, you never know what can happen pretty lady.
 
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9701 said:
This is from the QLD police website Miss Dani.

Medical exclusions

There are two categories of medical condition that may prevent applicants from becoming a police recruit.

The first category comprises conditions that may prevent the applicant from effectively performing the duties of a police constable. An example of this might be a person who has had an upper limb amputated, as they would be unable to effectively restrain offenders.

The second category comprises medical conditions that pose an avoidable risk to the ongoing health and/or safety of the applicant. An example of this would be a person with a history of mental illness in the context of the stresses of general duties policing.

Asthma, deafness, diabetes, epilepsy and mental instability are the more common conditions that may prevent an applicant from carrying out the basic requirements of an operational police officer. For example, a person suffering from asthma would not be suitable to work in an environment or under conditions that significantly expose the person to a risk of serious asthma attack - more importantly, in critical or emergent situations, or where first aid or other assistance might not be available. While the consequences could be severe for the officer's health and safety, there could also be ramifications for the health and safety of other officers and members of the public.

The medical suitability of applicants is judged on individual circumstances.



Diabetes rules you out and Mental instability rules BM out.
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Dani said:
Seriously. f**k my life. I was gonna study midwifery next year. Can't do that cos of my back injury. Growing up all I wanted to do was join the army. Can't do that. So I thought I'd settle for police force. f**k everything.
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Good thing you're not applying to the QLD force. ;-) Maybe the Vic or Fed police might not be as tough.
 
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Dani said:
One would imagine Federal police would have stricter rules.
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I don't know about that. We have a Fed car sitting at the front gate and one up the hill in front of the Naval accomodation doing SFA for at least 8 hours. Not a bad job. :)
 
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my hubby is receiving another award from the Philly PD tomorrow. Super proud :) 2nd award in a month! I get to be the hot supportive wife :)
 
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Alba said:
my hubby is receiving another award from the Philly PD tomorrow. Super proud :) 2nd award in a month! I get to be the hot supportive wife :)
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You know the old saying, behind every successful man is a hot woman.
 
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Ozzy said:
Good thing you're not applying to the QLD force. ;-) Maybe the Vic or Fed police might not be as tough.
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Found this on a forum of people asking if type 1 diabetes can join police forces in Australia, it pertains to the Vic force.

I started to research joing VICPOL around about 12 months ago and also wrote to the Police Medical Officer(PMO) to find out their stance on T1's.

I recieved a response from them stating that it was possible to sucessfully join VICPOL as a recruit as long as you could provide the PMO with a minimum of 12 months of a1c results. You had regular endo visits and that the endo and PMO were satisfied that you could cope with all that the job entails.

I am currently in the process of getting the 12 months worth of a1c's and endo visits(never was very diligent with that side of things). I've never had any issues with my diabetes and I'm currently employed in a covert security role of a major department store notching up some expierence in that side of things and have not once had any d related problems.

I'll know I'd smash the physcial part of things as well as knowing a good portion of what's on offer at the academy and life after the acedemy. It's turned into a waiting game and it's not somethig I'm enjoying. It's the price to pay though for the life I want.

I say give it a go if it's what you want. You'll feel that much better when you succeed knowing you worked so much harder than the rest to be there.
 
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