10,000 constables were hired in order to recruit and to to help police the 2012 Olympics.Scotland yard bosses have admitted that it is still unattainable.
To help secure the sporting extravaganza senior officers were under pressure to treble the ranks of volunteers.
As a result, top Met officers have agreed to set their sights on signing up 6,667 officers by March 2012.
And they have warned the goal of amassing a 10,000-strong workforce may not even be reached three years later
Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has been told the higher target, set by London Mayor Boris Johnson, was an "aspiration" and is "probably unachievable".
He has agreed to draw £1.4 million from reserves to pay for the recruitment of specials after the Home Office cut funding.
Ministers have said they want to "unlock the potential" of specials, and want to consider creating ranks of police reservists based on the Armed Forces model.
There are around 3,350 specials working in London on patrol and in some specialist units. They carry warrant cards and have the same powers as full-time colleagues.
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