Thread: Mass State Police

Quote: Originally Posted by 09fine Whats the state police pay scale.... also whats the retirement plan like. http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterm...ent&csid=Eeops

Quote: Originally Posted by SinePari It's not who you know, just gotta score high enough. When you have 20,000 people taking an exam for a hundred slots...do the math. In VA many departments have a continuous recruiting cycle for attrition. Not so in MA. NHSP has this as well. see thier website

Quote: Originally Posted by Truck Trooper The state is in bad shape, layoffs, Revere Worcester & Danvers. It’s bad. It will be several years before any hiring’s happen. The layoff list needs to be taken care of first. The Quinn bill is also gone. Thanks Governor

Mass State Police Anyone know what their current status is? I've seen a few articles that they are hurting for law enforcement throughout the whole state. Anyone know how true this is?

The reason I'm asking is because my girlfriend might be going to grad school in Boston, definitely doesn't seem like an ideal area for employment based on the responses. What are the names of some places in NH and RI (or Vermont)? It's a little trouble trying to find places with departments in regions that are a reasonable commute having been to the region all of one time in my life for two days

Pretty much if you were applying to be a Trooper here you will have to do the whole academy over again...as far as cities and towns go they may and I mean MAY...take your academy....that would be up to the MPTC aka the Municipal Police Training Committee..I do know of one officer from Florida that works for a smaller town here and they took his academy although I had heard they weren't crazy about doing it. Mass is one of those wonderful...

Quote: Originally Posted by Deuce Huh? Obie???? Yo...

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Go state if you can... The Governor just signed a new bill that changes the retirement for us locals. The state somehow is not affected. The state cut the Quinn Bill which is extra pay for your education. The state is not affected. They dont have the "Quinn" bill so they keep their money. The Governor screwed with our details. Again the State is not affected because all of their roadways have speed limits which prohibit the...

as noted before the towns seem to be doing good. I was on the laid off list and have recently been picked up by a town. Thank god its good to be back to work. Good luck to all.