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	November's Topic: A Look Inside a Small City Police Department
	Last month's main article discussed job opportunities in law enforcement. To help veterans evaluate such opportunities, I will describe the organizational structure of a fictional police department that is typical of cities with 25,000 inhabitants. The department of a city this size is big enough to perform a wide variety of functions, but small enough to outline in this space. I will base the description on the police departments of three actual cities. The chief operating officer  More »
	What's New: Manufacturing Survey Cites Skills Shortages
	A November 22 report indicates that a shortage of qualified employees "is taking an increasingly negative toll on America's ability to compete in the global economy." Veterans have what it takes to help manufacturers overcome this shortage. The report, 2005 Skills Gap Report--A Survey of the American Manufacturing Workforce, was published by The Manufacturing Institute (MI), the research and education arm of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM);  More »
	RecruitMarines Job of the Month: Two Great Opportunities
	Lean Safety Coordinator, Phoenix or Sacramento. You will coordinate lean and safety activities under the leadership of the plant manager for this building materials producer, using such tools as Value Stream Mapping, 5S/Visual Management, Total Productive Maintenance, Changeover Reduction, Problem Solving, and Standard Work and Pull Systems. Hands-on maintenance experience is a must. You must lead through example, be a good team player and motivator, and a strong communicator. You must be able to hold others to standards while creating positive relationships. No college degree is required. Please send your resume in Microsoft Word to joe@recruitmarines.com. Store Director in Training, Midwest Locations. Outstanding opportunity with a major retailer--you will assume responsibility for a 200,000-square-foot facility. You must have experience leading large groups of people and an ability to develop subordinates. You must be an excellent verbal and written communicator, a team player, and a results-driven individual. You will train for three months before getting the opportunity to take over your own store. This position requires a four-year degree or significant experience in retail; P&L and balance sheet work; and/or knowledge of safety/sanitation standards. Forward your resume in Microsoft Word to erin@recruitmarines.com. RSS Job Feed
	Education Opportunity: AIU Online
	Nevada Army National Guard Sergeant Patrick Kelley might be stationed at Fort Irwin in the California desert, training troops for deployment to Southwest Asia now, but in eight months he will be enjoying a cushy, high-paying job by the beach in Southern California. He was offered the job even before he graduated from AIU Online.  More » Learn More About AIU Online
	A Look Inside a Small City Police Department (continued) of the department is the chief of police, who reports to the mayor. Reporting directly to the chief are two captains. One is in charge of the Patrol Division, and the other heads the Support Services Division. Patrol Division. Three patrol shifts provide 24-hour protection. Each shift consists of 11 personnel and is led by a lieutenant and a sergeant. The Daytime and Evening shifts have one corporal and eight officers; the Midnight shift has nine officers; "officer” is a police rank. The two corporals help all three of the patrol sergeants train new officers. They also fill in for those sergeants when the sergeants are on special duty, ill, or on vacation. SWAT. Ten of the members of the patrol shifts are also members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. The chief of police chose the members of the SWAT team on the basis of their special training, their experience, and their scores on certain tests—not on their rank or their membership in a particular shift. The commander of the team happens to be the sergeant of the Evening Shift, and the assistant commander is the corporal of the Daytime Shift. Four of the 10 SWAT team members from the Patrol Division are specialists—a sniper, a bomb/explosives expert, and two grenadiers. The grenadiers are responsible for the delivery of tear gas and other chemical agents, and for the breaching of walls and other thick barriers. Also on the SWAT team are two detectives—members of the Support Services Division—who work as crisis negotiators. In addition, two cross-trained paramedics from our city’s Fire Department work directly with the SWAT team. Support Services Division. The captain of the Support Services Division directly supervises all investigations. The division has five detectives, led by a sergeant. All of the detectives are available for all investigations, but all of them also have specialties: two handle drug investigations, one deals with child-abuse cases, one handles serious traffic accidents and hit-skip cases, and the other is the department’s polygraph examiner and cyber crime specialist. Also in the Detective Section are four non-sworn personnel: an evidence technician, who gathers and documents evidence and helps the detectives analyze evidence; a property-room custodian; and two records technicians. Another sergeant in the Support Services Division leads a team of three special resource personnel, the Parking Enforcement Section, and the Communications Section. This sergeant is also the department’s crime-prevention specialist. The resource personnel are (1) a school resource officer, (2) an animal-control officer, who is non-sworn; and (3) a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) officer. There are three non-sworn personnel in the Parking Enforcement Section—a supervisor and two parking enforcement officers. The Communications Section consists of eight non-sworn personnel: three communications supervisors and five dispatchers. The captain of the Support Services Division also conducts all background investigations of applicants for jobs in the department and all investigations of internal affairs. The sergeant of detectives helps the captain perform these duties. The department also employs several non-sworn administrative assistants and office managers/receptionists. Back to top
	Manufacturing Survey Cites Skills Shortages (Continued) the NAM, the largest industrial trade association in the U.S.; and Deloitte Consulting (LLP). The report is based on survey responses from over 800 manufacturers. More than 80% of manufacturers surveyed are experiencing an overall shortage of qualified workers. Ninety percent reported a moderate to severe shortage of qualified skilled production employees, including machinists, operators, craft workers, distributors, and technicians. Engineers and scientists are also in short supply; 65% of respondents reported deficiencies. How can veterans help? In June 2003, the following percentages of active-duty personnel worked in military occupations that are strongly related to the civilian jobs mentioned above: ENLISTED PERSONNEL Electronic and electrical repair - 10.7% Engineering, science, and technical - 16.0% Machine operator and precision work - 3.4% Transportation and material handling - 13.7% Vehicle machinery mechanic - 14.8% OFFICERS Engineering, science, and technical - 24.7% Transportation - 25.2% Reading the list, you might wonder, "How is 'Vehicle machinery mechanic' related to skilled production work?" The answer: Through training provided by the employer. And respondents to the survey report that their spending for training is increasing across all employee groups. But why would a manufacturer hire a vehicle machinery mechanic for a production job? Change that question to "Why would a manufacturer of internal-combustion engines--or pumps, or transmissions, or brakes, or air conditioners--consider hiring a vehicle machinery mechanic for a production job?" and the answer becomes obvious: The individual would have substantial product knowledge and probably would be enthusiastic about working with the product. The same reasoning applies to other military occupations that do not correspond exactly to production jobs.
	Semper Fi! Drew Myers President RecruitMarines.com You are receiving this issue of Incoming! because you are a registered user with RecruitMarines. We respect your online time and privacy. If you would like to unsubscribe from future RecruitMarines newsletters, simply click here.