The Baltimore City Police Recruit Military Troops

Baltimore City Police Officers salute has Maj. Gen Adolph McQueen, of the military police command, and Fred Bealefeld, Baltimore city police commissioner signed the partnership July 23 that aims to recruit and hire members of the military to join the police department.


BALTIMORE, Md. - The Baltimore City Police Department joined more than 30 law enforcement organizations across the country when it signed a partnership with the Employer Partnership Office July 23.

Maj. Gen. Adolph McQueen, of the military police command, said that the uniforms might be different but the discipline engrained in the members of the Baltimore City Police Department and the United States Army is indistinguishable has was their desire to serve.

"It's the entirely right thing to do to recruit young men and women who have dedicated their lives, not by virtue of a job or uniform, but dedicated their lives to service," Fred Bealefeld, Baltimore City Police Commissioner told reporters at the event.

The partnership makes official, a trend that already exists. In the class that graduated the Baltimore Police Academy today, 12 officers also serve in the military.

"It certainly is an opportunity for us to assist those who are serving our country to have a second career or another opportunity to serve as they've done their entire lives," says Debbie Owens, deputy Baltimore police commissioner.

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What's your creed?

Chad Sowash
Guest Blogger

Can you imagine walking into work on your first day and being asked to memorize the company's creed? Creed? Yea, you know strong belief systems of which the company was predicated.

Where am I getting this crazy notion? Well, one of the very first items a new trainee must learn and memorize when arriving at the Fort Benning Reception Battalion, even before officially starting Basic Training, is The Soldier's Creed.

Here's how it goes ...

I am an American Soldier.

I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values.

I will always place the mission first.

I will never accept defeat.

I will never quit.

I will never leave a fallen comrade.

I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.

I am an expert and I am a professional.

I stand ready to deploy, engage, and DESTROY the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.

I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.

I am an American Soldier. HOOAH!

On the very first day this creed helps trainees (employees) understand what they must do to become a professional Soldier in the United State Army. This creed is more than just a belief for it is a way of living, which includes expectations for all Soldiers to live by after basic training, in combat or even after leaving the military completely.

What's your company creed? Better yet… What's your personal creed?


* Sowash is vice president of Business Development for DirectEmployers Association, an Employer Partner through the Army Reserve's Employer Partnership Initiative. You can check out his column the Chad for more on why employers should hire employees with military experience.