General Chat

Years ago they had to have 20-20 vision. These days they can be shortsighted but must wear contact lensesand not glasses.

I wondered what happened to all those little Oompah Lompah's who were made redundant when Willy Wonka closed his chocolate factory. Nice to see they retrained. Clears up another mystery as to why police dogs seem to be all Golden Labradors these days. Aileen xx

I suppose in a way you could say the same thing about small firemen. If you were in need of a' firemans lift' for instance.

margaret, that was sooo funny,really tickled my humour lol bryan.

seriously,if i was a police officer in london,i would not be happy,if my back up was so short...ok,they have batons,mustard gas...but if i was a villain,trapped by a tiny copper,i would really fancy my chances. bryan.

You made me laugh Margaret, they even take on wheelchair dependent people!

So you could be 4ft 6 and as blind as a bat and still join? Isnt that taking being PC a bit too far? Margaret

Bryan, Mum in law was robbed 2 weeks back, the female police officer was about 5'2', decked in the the gear round her waist, steel toe caps. Got another call on her radio, while with us, said she's be back, ran out of the door, over the garden and jumped the 3' wall no prob. Yes I do have confidence, wish I could do that! Kim x

They are not allowed to discriminate against height or eyesight in the force anymore.

Hey BRY!! Size isnt everything!! I'm 4ft 11 and a stretch and i could do that job!! Tenacity rules!! Karen

Bryan, just googled and apparently there are no longer height restrictions in place for the police. Daisy

walking back from the shops this evening,i walked past an incident,at a local garage,and i was amazed to see one of the policemen,was about 5ft 4ins tall,now he was not a special,as i looked at his epaulette,to check. does this fill you with confidence? bryan.