BOP employees can carry off duty if they qualified each year on the range but must follow local carry laws as far as I know. They are considered Federal LEO but have limited arrest powers. …

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 …

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 6-8 month …

The issue with BOP is thwre are 122 institutions and 180 different ways and thats not because of sexuriry level. At any USP housin units have 2 staff per howevwr this wasnt standard until …

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 interesting to me, this …

The bad thing was that the BOP had me working on the job for nearly 4 months before sending me to fletc to get trained. The other bad thing is that the training we received was nowhere …

What is Perseverance? -Perseverance is commitment, hard work, patience, endurance. -Perseverance is being able to bear difficulties calmly and without complaint. …

BOP use to issue the creds that said LEO for retired staff only and they changed that to everyone about 2 years ago right when the 2013 update took place. Can't speak for the other agencies …

I just submited my ap for BOP, how long does it take before you get a response, what are the steps, and what is FLETC like? Depends upon which joint you applied. According to the site, …

Apr 30, 2010 · In the federal system, corrections officers with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) do have law enforcement retirement (which stops the 37 age limit clock for other FLEO …