Well I want to become a police officer and as of now my local force is not recruiting for police specials or officers, so my question is does a pcso advantage you to become a police officer ?
I was thinking it is internal however pcso's do not have any police powers or actually deal with crime, the only thing is it could give you an internal advantage to apply to become a PO.
But like I said the work of a pcso is like a council warden, handing out fines and dealing with social behaviour, only a small portion is related to police work. Even if you apply pcso's are not fast tracked you start from the initial application.
So do pcso's actually advantage you ?