Can only opine based on what I've seen in Okaloosa. On the surface something just don't sit right with someone wearing a badge saying pay me more and I'll care more and do more. I assume folks knew what they were getting into when they applied, and if conditions changed, they've still made a decision to stay. It's a job. If it were all about selfless service, we wouldn't be discussing pay.
I also understand that someone may be so far along that they feel they can't change jobs. Still, that person has made the decision to stay. 23 years in the mil here; had an opportunity to walk every time I came up for reenlistment. Weighed the options and I made the choice to stay, and wasn't always ecstatic about that choice. Life.
Oh yeah. I was recruited by a northern PD. Number one score on written exam, number two all-time score in state for physical portion, number one on the hiring list. After carefully considering my career path, and what they wanted vs what I wanted, I went another direction.
Good luck to you guys to the west. Can't blame you for wanting more, but I won't pay one dime willingly, and doubly so for OCSD.....
I also understand that someone may be so far along that they feel they can't change jobs. Still, that person has made the decision to stay. 23 years in the mil here; had an opportunity to walk every time I came up for reenlistment. Weighed the options and I made the choice to stay, and wasn't always ecstatic about that choice. Life.
Oh yeah. I was recruited by a northern PD. Number one score on written exam, number two all-time score in state for physical portion, number one on the hiring list. After carefully considering my career path, and what they wanted vs what I wanted, I went another direction.
Good luck to you guys to the west. Can't blame you for wanting more, but I won't pay one dime willingly, and doubly so for OCSD.....