MNPD & U.S. Army Reserve Sign Partnership Agreement
Chief Ronal Serpas and Major General Adolph McQueen of the U.S. Army Reserve today formalized a partnership agreement between the police department and Army Reserve to help both recruit the best, brightest, and well-trained candidates possible.
The Memorandum of Agreement recognizes that members of the Army Reserve, through their specialized skills from assignments including military police service, can be significant assets to the Metropolitan Police Department. The agreement provides that the Army Reserve will inform its prospective enlistees that the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is an active participant in its Employer Partnership Program. The police department agrees to interview all qualified Army Reserve soldiers consistent with the department’s existing hiring policies. Should there be no employment opportunities at the time of a soldier’s completion of Army Reserve specialized training, the police department will maintain the individual’s application information and advise him/her when employment opportunities become available.
The Metropolitan Police Department and the 200th Military Police Command will also hold joint recruiting seminars from time to time at schools and career fairs.
“Thanks to the commitment of Mayor Dean and the Metro Council, our department’s aggressive hiring program is very much continuing as we seek the best candidates possible to become Nashville police officers,” Chief Serpas said. “This partnership with the Army Reserve significantly enhances that effort by helping spread the word about us to those soldiers who have proven themselves through military channels and want to transition to work in local law enforcement.”
Said Major General Adolph McQueen, “This partnership with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department enhances the Army Reserve’s ability to recruit, train and retain the skill-rich law enforcement officers we both need. This is a win-win relationship.”
Other agencies that have signed or are in the process finalizing similar agreements with the Army Reserve include the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Police, Knoxville Police, New York City Police, Memphis Police, California Highway Patrol, and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Police.
Chief Ronal Serpas and Major General Adolph McQueen signed the partnership agreement during a ceremony at the North Precinct.
Metro Police Partnership with U.S. Army Reserve