Foreign Service Officer

department, regardless of size, must operate within. Larger departments by necessity have larger budgets but this does not always mean that they are more successful in completing their goals. The larger a budget the more patrol officers the department can put on the road. Each officer on the road must be paid their salary, trained properly, provided a vehicle capable of accomplishing their tasks, and provided the tools and equipment needed for their safety. Each vehicle on the road must be…

There is a significant difference between the ranks of enlisted military members and those who are commissioned as officers. Besides titles and rank insignia, officers carry a heavy burden and responsibility with their job; leading everyone under them. This is not a duty that many can accept and perform successfully, as the training to become an officer proves. Months upon months of rigorous physical and mental training, followed by years of proving themselves to their men and women. Some…

Throughout my life I was given the chance to be a leader many times. Whether it be from lacrosse, church activities, school clubs and AFJROTC at my school. Before going into leadership myself I thought that a leader had to be a really strong and courageous person. Although those characteristics are true, many other factors go into it as well. This past summer I was chosen to be a small group leader for a mission trip to Yucatan, Mexico with my church youth group. As a small group leader I had…

the art of asking versus telling, these barriers would be less prevalent and we could accomplish our tasks in a less dramatic way. As a military member, it is defined for us how we should treat our superiors. It is customary to always address the officers as Sir/Ma’am or using their rank. When walking outside or accepting an award, it is required that we salute and provide the proper greetings, acknowledgment or thank you. If we are called to our leader’s office for an extraordinary reason,…

mean was going to happen next? Since the act went into effect, I have been a witness to several of the arrested that have happened at this Quickstop. There was one incident in particular where I saw an employee, Earl Sampson being treated poorly by officers. Sampson was arrested while he was simply doing his job of stocking the coolers at the store. Several other customers and Sampson were in the store when a police sergeant walked in and made him place his hands around his back telling him he…

son will follow. The Army taught me many great things including the value of teamwork, leadership, and self-discipline. I was deployed with the 1/17th Cav to Iraq in 2005. It was in Iraq that I learned what military leadership looked like. The officers in my unit took great care of the troops. They took the time to know the enlisted soldiers and would encourage each soldier to meet their potential. Their going above and beyond what is called…

United States Sergeants Major Academy Sergeants Major Course (SMC) CL43B SGM JOHN A. KOLODGY October 10, 2016 Having been involved in both Iraq and Afghanistan wars the one consistent thing that I have noticed was a high distribution of awards to officers and senior enlisted whom did not deserve them. At first when reading the citations of extreme heroism, working above and beyond duties, and rank. One would come to the conclusion that not only the person receiving the award deserves it,…

Officer Perez, this is your annual Employee Performance Appraisal. I have not been your supervisor for this entire evaluation period. This appraisal reflects the observations made by myself as well as Sgt. Drake A9663, Sgt. Mellott B0058 and Sgt. McCullar A7232 from your Blue Team Supervisor Notes. During this period you have been assigned to Durango Jail on Shift 2. 1 Quantity of Work: Officer Perez the quantity of your work to me is above average. Durango jail can be a difficult jail to…

Synopsis On January 18, 1997 officers from Metropolitan Toronto Police Force organized a command post that included a lookout station in an area where there was known to be illegal drug activity. The Police Force set up their post approximately 70 feet away from a Subway sandwich shop in an abandoned building that was across the street. By the use of a telescope Constable Theriault, saw the appellant who was a black male that was inside the shop. Constable Theriault had a clear view inside of…

They play a major role in this deadly mix. Parents have the duty to warn their kids how bad alcohol can be for them. They have the responsibility to punish their teens when the teen is caught with alcohol. Unfortunately too many parents don't do either of those. Sometimes it is because the parent are alcoholics so the teen is raised in it and gets use to the alcohol so they follow in their parents footsteps. This creates a deadly bloodline that ruins generations and kills many in its wake. Then…