Comments on: Airdate: The Recruits

By: Padster

Padster — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:20:05 +0000

Police work is not for everyone, especially me. But that doesn’t mean I’m not grateful for those who are doing it.

By: Ham

Ham — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:38:34 +0000

i want to become a police officer but i am not sure if i will pass because it looks really hard

By: Patrick Ward

Patrick Ward — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:39:38 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with the comments about Toola ( don’t bother correcting the spelling) and some of the others but I think Ben probably turned out best. In his case policing is a family tradition he was born with it. So IMHO he will turn out best.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:08:07 +0000

Ross and Anon. The trainers are Amateurs at what? Acting? They’re not actors, they’re PT instructors. They are not paid to be on a TV show, they’re just doing their job. As much as you like to think it’s just done for the cameras, they’re actually just going about their normal lessons, cameras or no cameras. Ces (who yes was disgraceful in the beginning and his fitness shocking) obviously responded well to the type of encouragement the PT instructor gave him. You talk about him ‘bumbling through his lines’ but him staying with Ces and providing that encouragement helped Ces to complete the run. Yes it was no real achievement and the other instructor was completely fair to tell the others not to applaud his appalling effort, but they could also recognise what needed to be done to help Ces push through his barriers. He may not have been fit and his body was telling him he couldn’t go further, but he was willing to push past the point where he didn’t think he could continue. And due to this he was then able to improve his fitness. It’s the others who don’t even want to try that are the embarrassment, the ones who give up as soon as it gets hard. The ones who know what level is required for them to pass the fitness but don’t put in the hard work to achieve that. They want to get through without challenging themselves. Ces knew he was hopeless and what he needed to do to change that, and with determination and the help and encouragement of the trainers, he was able to achieve that. I think that’s a much better achievement than those who have a general fitness and do the smallest amount they need to just scrape through.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:55:50 +0000

I totally agree with Ross. The part where the PT was ‘encouraging’ Cec saying to push through the wall because there is more on the other side and wanting the uniform was hilarious. I hope it was just him bumbling through the lines… because if that is what they actually say to our future cops.. that’s just an embarrassment.

By: Ross

Ross — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:58:42 +0000

I watched The Recruits last night and was appalled. What a bunch of deadbeats. Firstly, there was the bloke who couldn’t run 3 kms (kick him out now), then the ditzy bimbo who high-fived her mate with glee after doing the grip test. She’ll be a great help in a pub brawl. NSW Police should hang their heads in shame at what a bunch of no-hopers they are. I won’t stop there though…..the academy building looked like a dump and – just to cap it off – we had the trainers who bumbled through their lines like amateurs. The only one with any balls was the PT trainer who rightly scorned the Gen Y drongos who clapped their exhausted mate for “trying”.

I’ve run out of room….but P Plate man was the cream on the (stale) cake. Hilarious

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:43:24 +0000

Why can you have multiple traffic offences including a DUI under your belt in other states but still get accepted into the NSW Police Force?

By: mike

mike — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:37:26 +0000

Would it not cut down loss of hours and workers compensaion injury rates if the NSW Police had big tall burly men and women working for them like in the 80′s. It is a genuine requirement for the task at hand so there is an exemption under the EEO act. One must be capable of doing the task at hand. When I was younger you could not get in unless you weighed so much, were a certain height and had certain chest measurements. I am sure this was the case. Those cops comanded respect. Not that I totally agree but I overhead someone call the NSW Police, the Police Circus. Not being mean at all but what if a qualified dwarf applied would they get a start? I suppose under the current rules they would.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:48:41 +0000

Tula just watched your ‘diary cam’ on the channel ten site. This is not Big Brother, we cracked up with your ‘I’m not ready to go home yet’ comment. And you saying that there are others that don’t have the qualities or deserve to be there… have you had a look at yourself??? Please please please we are begging you, don’t go back once your ban is finished. Stick to trying to get on reality tv shows and leave the policing to people worthy of it.

By: BO

BO — Fri, 08 May 2009 08:48:25 +0000

I also think that the Recruits was ridiculous. Tula is a joke and is an embarressment to the NSW Police. I was also at Goulburn during the filming, and let me tell everyone that there were some normal and mature people there. I think it is very unfortunate that they chose such inept children to represent the NSW Police. What a joke of a show. How is anyone meant to respect police after watching that?

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:04:49 +0000

Tula you are an embarrassment. For many reasons but mainly for how little respect you showed for the job and the people who are in it or want to be in it for the right reasons.

By: tula

tula — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:59:00 +0000

you think you get told theres going to be a reality tv show. then you get to go through 12 months of interviews and applications? then get put on a 18 month waithing list after all that??? OK… well when you find out how i knew about the show 3 years ago, before its current existance, let me know Rob

By: BN

BN — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:39:50 +0000

Having been at the college last year, I think the first episode of “The Recruits” was a disgrace and made a mockery of the whole training program. The people selected didn’t have a clue what to do, when the majority of students gave the same exercises a much better go than was portrayed. The program seems to focus on the people that turned the classes into a bit of a joke.

It was a tough course from many different aspects, and I was embarrassed by the way it was portrayed – as a joke. Tula was an embarrassment to the college and blatantly broke protocol for the first 6 weeks – parading around with her ankle strapped while wearing high heels and wearing her hair down. We didn’t get the luxury of that.

I seriously hope that the rest of the program improves and shows some people doing a great job as well, and showing how tough the course can be at times, from physical to academic. Episode 1 doesn’t leave much to hope for…

By: Bea

Bea — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:34:11 +0000

Jazz: Wake up – obviously he passed it if he got to Goulburn in the first place. It never shows how many push ups the group had done up to that point. Its a TV Show.

Where you there at that PT session? Did they just make you do 5 push ups and say “Ok, guys, thats it” and give you a pat on the back and hand you some Iced Tea?

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:46:54 +0000

Tula I think it is disgraceful you joining just to get on the show… how little respect you have for the job and all the people that really want to be in it…. won’t be sad seeing the episode when you were kicked out.

By: tula

tula — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:41:09 +0000

hey guys, this is “tula” from the recruits… friday night downloads, bigbrother. Find me on MySpace.