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Yep---I noticed the unmarked cars here. Infact our friend is a with The Concord Police department and he drives an unmarked car. Looks like any other car on the road. Don't be fooled--they are out there! The variety of cars/suv's/trucks they drive are numerous. No need to be scared/concerned by this, just don't do anything to get pulled over for!
Troopers in NC do not make any extra money when they work the race, football games, the fair or any other events. They leave their family's at home, drive many miles away for the event to keep the public save and receive nothing extra. They risk their lives day in and day out for you. If you want a quicker response to your call talk to you legislator and ask them to get you more trooper's and pay them better so more people will want to do the job.
Troopers in NC do not make any extra money when they work the race, football games, the fair or any other events. They leave their family's at home, drive many miles away for the event to keep the public save and receive nothing extra. They risk their lives day in and day out for you. If you want a quicker response to your call talk to you legislator and ask them to get you more trooper's and pay them better so more people will want to do the job.
That salary range is appropriate for positions requiring a high school education.
Also I believe there is a solid pension or retirement system, health insurance, dental, etc and decent benefits...
Add in health insurance benefits and such and you are looking at a real standard of living of 65-70,000 a year????
How much more money do trooper's want??? LOL Find that job in the private sector with equivalent education.
Takes more than a HS diploma to get a job as a Trooper.
Let's not forget that it takes one hell of an individual to put on that uniform, get in that car each day and not know if they will go home or not because of some idiot or trying to save one's life.
Suncc49, you go put that uniform and hat on just for one week and tell me you wouldn't want more money. Take a look at the names on some of the bridges around the state. You'll see "Trooper" on a LOT of them. And they're not named after a Trooper because they did a great job. It's because they were killed.
Get out of your driver's door on the interstate with cars going 70mph just few feet from you and I bet your butt will pucker a good bit. If you don't just evacuate all over yourself. Then add to that the fact that you have no idea if you've pulled over a nice citizen or an armed felon. Now, think of what it would be like at 10pm or 1am.
Believe the job is a cake walk if you think it will make you feel better. But don't come on here and try to tell people Troopers are overpaid.
Suncc49, you go put that uniform and hat on just for one week and tell me you wouldn't want more money. Take a look at the names on some of the bridges around the state. You'll see "Trooper" on a LOT of them. And they're not named after a Trooper because they did a great job. It's because they were killed.
Get out of your driver's door on the interstate with cars going 70mph just few feet from you and I bet your butt will pucker a good bit. If you don't just evacuate all over yourself. Then add to that the fact that you have no idea if you've pulled over a nice citizen or an armed felon. Now, think of what it would be like at 10pm or 1am.
Believe the job is a cake walk if you think it will make you feel better. But don't come on here and try to tell people Troopers are overpaid.
Alright well I could make a strawman argument for any job about why it is underpaid..... BUT the facts are facts and a job in Law Enforcement including benefits is worth at least $65,000 to $70,000 a year here, which is a pretty decent standard of living for Charlotte???? Isn't our median household income in Charlotte around $40,000 ?
Everyone has risks in their work and day to day risks?
Last year 6 law enforcement personnel in North Carolina were killed. In the United States we average 233 police officers per 100,000 people.
North Carolina population 9,400,000 X . 00233 = 21,902 police estimated
6 / 21,902 = .00027394758 probability of accident
I would say that is a pretty low risk considering. I could die tomorrow on my way to work, but I don't ask for extra pay because of it.
Takes more than a HS diploma to get a job as a Trooper.
Let's not forget that it takes one hell of an individual to put on that uniform, get in that car each day and not know if they will go home or not because of some idiot or trying to save one's life.
I can reference the NC personnel website for an NC Trooper job that states that only a High School Diploma required if you like?
Education As a minimum, an applicant must have graduated from an accredited high school or hold an approved General Education Development Certificate (GED); college or university level education desired..
I can reference the NC personnel website for an NC Trooper job that states that only a High School Diploma required if you like?
Education As a minimum, an applicant must have graduated from an accredited high school or hold an approved General Education Development Certificate (GED); college or university level education desired..
In the very link you provided above it clearly states you must have your BLET courses behind you as well. Therefore, it takes more than a HS diploma.
If you are not currently a certified law enforcement officer in NC (meaning you do not have BLET), you must attend the full school, which is 29 weeks.
If you are certified, then you can attend the "fast track" school which is 16 weeks long and is the trooper focused part of the school.
However, due to the new state budget, which has slashed funding for the Patrol, there is not any "fast track" schools available and the next full basic school is on hold until at least 2012.
As of today I believe the Patrol is about 130 troopers short right now.
Alright well I could make a strawman argument for any job about why it is underpaid..... BUT the facts are facts and a job in Law Enforcement including benefits is worth at least $65,000 to $70,000 a year here, which is a pretty decent standard of living for Charlotte???? Isn't our median household income in Charlotte around $40,000 ?
Everyone has risks in their work and day to day risks?
Last year 6 law enforcement personnel in North Carolina were killed. In the United States we average 233 police officers per 100,000 people.
North Carolina population 9,400,000 X . 00233 = 21,902 police estimated
6 / 21,902 = .00027394758 probability of accident
I would say that is a pretty low risk considering. I could die tomorrow on my way to work, but I don't ask for extra pay because of it.
Please correct your post to change "accident" to "death"
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