Thai Police Officers Volunteer for Early Retirement - 1,407 Officers Step Down

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The National Police Bureau revealed that 1,407 officers, ranging in rank from Deputy Lieutenant Colonel to Police Lieutenant Colonel, have submitted their requests for early retirement.

 

According to a report from the National Police Bureau, Deputy Lieutenant Colonel Prachuap Wongsuk, acting on behalf of the Police Commissioner-General, issued Order No. 556/2566 on September 28, 2023, granting permission for police officers to retire from service.

 

This decision applies to police officers who meet all the qualifications outlined in the force restructuring project, as listed in the attached roster, reported INN.

 

These officers requested early retirement as part of the 24th generation of the force restructuring project (fiscal year 2567). Consequently, they exercised their rights under Article 105 (2), Article 107, and Article 135 of the National Police Act of 2022, along with Office Order No. 430/2566 issued on July 21, 2566. Their retirements will be effective from October 1, 2023, onwards.

 

Reportedly, 1,407 police officers, ranging from Deputy Lieutenants to Police Lieutenant Colonels, volunteered for early retirement as part of the force restructuring project, also known as the "Early Retirement." 

 

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[DILLIGAD]

Guess they've made enough money!

[jacko45k]

Don't mention rats and a sinking ship!

[quake]

Don't blame them.

They have obviously been over worked and now suffer from burn out. 

[2baht]

37 minutes ago, DILLIGAD said:

Guess they've made enough money!

If not yet, they are certainly connected and know how!  

[mikebell]

The writing is on the wall.  Get out now before the big clean-up lands them in jail or at least more inactive than they are now.

[roietfortress]

"step down" from where to where? are the police above the people? 

 

they definitely think so in the US lol

 

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[NemoH]

Pheu Thai cleaning up police ????????.. changing stakeholders but same system ????????????

Edited September 30, 2023 by NemoH

[Ironmike]

The rats leaving the sinking ship before there all arrested

[Iron Tongue]

There's some sort of leadership battle going on between different groups and it appears that one side has won.  

1,400 police officers, Lieutenants to Colonels, that is a lot of field commanders.

[wensiensheng]

So early retirement is known as “early retirement “. 
 

catchy slogan that they must have debated for weeks 

[Sydebolle]

"part of the 24th generation of the force restructuring project (fiscal year 2567) exercising their rights under Article 105 (2), Article 107, and Article 135 of the National Police Act of 2022, along with Office Order No. 430/2566 issued on July 21, 2566. 

A rather nice write-up of bureaucracy, don't you think so too? 

[kingstonkid]

4 hours ago, mikebell said:

The writing is on the wall.  Get out now before the big clean-up lands them in jail or at least more inactive than they are now.

Don't forget the pension they lose if found out.

[scorecard]

5 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Don't mention rats and a sinking ship!

I'm guessing there are some who are very concerned about the games, the behaviors, the violence and lack of ethics etc., of the last 2 or 3 weeks and want out.

[quake]

4 hours ago, mikebell said:

The writing is on the wall.  Get out now before the big clean-up lands them in jail or at least more inactive than they are now.

There is no,  real clean up coming.

They are just going to turn the page,  and start a new chapter with the same story line,  and most of the characters. 

The book of corruption is many volumes long.

[scorecard]

1 hour ago, Iron Tongue said:

There's some sort of leadership battle going on between different groups and it appears that one side has won.  

1,400 police officers, Lieutenants to Colonels, that is a lot of field commanders.

True, but it displays how top heavy the force is.

 

There's good proven theory about the % of 'supervisors' (using that word as a catch all term) compared to those they lead. such theories exist in terms of military forces, police forces and in business organizations but are all very similar %'s.

 

For business organizations the theory is that one manager (supervisor) can effectively mange 6 subordinate reporting staff and at the same time manage that the 6 reporting staff are working together effectively.

 

1 to 6 is of course a theoretical number, established early last century but of course the numbers change according to industry / levels of effective business compettion / risk etc.

 

If (as in LOS) the numbers of top level officers is way too big that means the total numbers they supervise quickly reduces and can even go down to a situation where 1 / some senior officers have no reporting staff.

 

This also brings the argument that a senior officer in such scenario has no man/ woman (personnel) management duties at all, so why is he/she collecting the salary of that level?

 

There are of course cases where companies have too many managerial staff and this happened with TG some years back. 

 

The gov't agency which supervised TG at that time asked "Why are there xxx managers (actual staff, not positions) on the organization staff who have no reporting staff?"

 

Answer: to make them happy.

 

[off road pat]

6 hours ago, quake said:

Don't blame them.

They have obviously been over worked and now suffer from burn out. 

Over worked you said !?!?

[quake]

30 minutes ago, off road pat said:

Over worked you said !?!?

, nice one. 

[Purdey]

The real question is, were these the good guys who couldn't take the dirty reputation of the force any longer, or the bad guys who saved enough tea money to live well after retirement. 

[Jelli]

Just a thumbs up for immigration at CW.

 

All the rank and file pretty hardworking people. I'd go so far as to say hardest workers of any government workers I'm aware of

[Skeptic7]

Lucrative business, extortion. 

[SingAPorn]

Perhaps it was costing them more to pay to keep the job rather then leave it ?

[PETERTHEEATER]

1 hour ago, off road pat said:

Over worked you said !?!?

Rigor mortis?

[bimmerbob]

Now we all know what Order No. 556/2566 is.

[Brian Hull]

Thailand has far too many police officers that don't do much and aren't paid much. The country would benefit by culling 25%-30%, lifting the pay of the remainder, getting them active, and making them accountable.

[Dont confuse me]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

early retirement as part of the force restructuring project, also known as the "Early Retirement." 

Also known as, "I've had a good run, time to launder the proceeds" retirement plan.

[mrwebb8825]

The newest government party to be announced for the next race perhaps? ????

[brianthainess]

Lets hope they will lose their pensions after being found guilty of whatever offence they get charged with, when BJ spills the beans, if he is man enough. ????????????????

[brianthainess]

6 minutes ago, mrwebb8825 said:

The newest government party to be announced for the next race perhaps? ????

The Royal Thai Party ?

[phetpeter]

As the old sailor knows ...'When the ship is going to sink, the Rats leave by the quickest means possible'