BOP trains their people to be correctional workers, not law enforcement officers. I’ve seen BOP creds, and you don’t need anything more than that. Try to make an arrest … you’re not trained …

Jan 11, 2006 · Hi, as a former BOP officer, I will try to answer your Q's. Any current C/O's please correct me if I'm wrong. Working in a detention center is along the lines of a county jail. Pre …

Apr 6, 2015 · First BOP does not have an Academy. You attend the "Intro to Corrections Course" at Glynco and it is only 3 weeks long. They are way behind so most staff are not attending until …

Dec 13, 2020 · Most BOP employees either don't have the motivation or the skills/education necessary to advance in other federal law enforcement agencies. The job can be dangerous …

Dec 22, 2009 · So I've been working for the BOP for a month now, and today I received a call from a background investigator wanting to do a face-to-face with me. Is this normal? The guy …

Oct 17, 2010 · You actually make more with BOP then with NYS corrections. NYS starts at $36,420 while BOP starts at $43,545 at a GL5 level in that area. Even when you add the …

Jan 19, 2016 · Inder the 10 rate BOP is GL, Bureau of Indiana Affairs Police and Correctional Officers are GL etc etc etc. Okay, good stuff to know. The WS shift differential information is …

Sep 3, 2017 · It's BOP. Everyone will claim to be in the know without being able to tell specifics. All just regurgitated rumored or worse each time it's repeated something gets added to it. Only …

Apr 8, 2009 · The BOP does not take care of their people and in fact make it extremely dangerous. At my facility it was 1 Officer per 96-120 inmates at any given time. The BOP …

Sep 18, 2017 · I've noticed an uptick in BOP announcements over the past several days on USAJobs, especially for supporting / administrative / non-custody positions. Hopefully with the …