- Describe to what level you must deal with politics in your current job and how that affects you.
- If there were direct benefits, such as new equipment or additional personnel being granted, would you be willing and able to ‘swim with the sharks’?
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Currently working for a Sheriff who is an elected official there is quite a bit of politics involved. Even with just random traffic stops people want to strike up a conversation about the politics within the department. It can be rather annoying. I am not a fan of many of the higher ups within the department. Many got there for un-moral reasons and that does not sit well with me that they climbed so high in rank so quickly because they have “dirt” on someone else. It is why I do not have a desire to climb up in rank at this department. Recently I was chosen to be on the Firearms committee to aid in deciding what new pistol, holster and weapon lights we will switch too. For those who are curious we are transitioning from using the Glock 22 to the new G45. Being involved in this committee I have had to swim with the sharks and voice my opinion on many things they did not agree with to fight for what we on the road truly want (new outer level three vest vs out level two inner vest) instead of buying new guns because Glock came out with a new toy. But yes, I do think for good to win from time to time we must face the sharks and stand up for what is right. I lost in the battle for the new vest even though the majority of the committee agreed with me. We are getting shot more and more, if they are going to spend that kind of money why not give us better protection with it; plus solve out back pain so we can wear suspenders to take the weight of 20lbs off our hips, what we actually want. We are proficient with our G22’s and they work great. And eventually if the good sticks around long enough the sharks will have to retire and the department can turn around. Phil Student 2 Good Afternoon Class, 1. Describe to what level you must deal with politics in your current job and how that affects you. The more senior I become in the military the more I see the backside policy issues that leaders face. As a CBRN Marine there are aspects of the job that are lifesaving and have to be backed by an SOP as the approved process. There is a lot of risk to the force when operating in a CBRN environment. Not only is there the traditional threats (bullets and explosions), but now there is WMD or CBRN concerns that alter how a force operates and puts them at a higher risk level. The assumption of the risk comes from higher headquarters. Typically, if an objective has a CBRN risk associated to it, we will just avoid it as there is no reason to increase the likelihood of a casualty. If the objective is deemed necessary then the leadership is staying the juice is worth the squeeze and we are going in. Do go into these environments we issue PPE that protects the assault force. Ensuring none of the gear is expired, the mask properly fits the individuals, and everyone is familiar with the gear they are wearing and the hazards they may be exposed to is just the beginning of the politics. After operating in that environment the personal and their gear (weapons, NVG’s, radios) will be possibly be contaminated. To decontaminate a person they are essentially cut out of their PPE in a very precise manner to mitigate the spread of contamination. Their gear is also decontaminated. There is not a real high fidelity way to verify their cleanliness or their gear. There is detection equipment but to monitor a person head to toe and pick up the negligible amounts of contamination that can adversely affect a person is almost impossible as the technologies just aren’t there yet. A commander (or political leader) has to make judgement calls on possibly quarantine their assault force (bio contamination) or reissuing the gear after it has been possibly contaminated, and then decontaminated. Or deciding if it is not worth the threat to force to issue back prior contaminated stuff, or just destroy it in place if possible. There are a lot of discretionary calls the leadership has to make as to even go into a CBRN environment and some of the considerations after contamination. All of these have SOP’s that if followed to the T can mitigate some of the hard decisions and reinforce the decisions being made. I personally do not deal much with the policies, besides informing the commanders of the risk of the CBRN hazards, things we can do to mitigate the risk (PPE, and training), and additional considerations post assault or contamination. I also ensure the gear is not expired, detectors are up to date, and everyone has the appropriate gear to operate in that environment. 2. If there were direct benefits, such as new equipment or additional personnel being granted, would you be willing and able to ‘swim with the sharks’? If there was additional direct benefits from swimming with the sharks I think I would be willing to do so. I would try to be very prepared for anything and everything prior to swimming. I am not in the senior E8/E9 position yet so in my current position I would typically lobby for the senior leadership to vouch for the need. I have to inform them on why we need the personnel or gear and give them as much ammunition as possible to fight for it before they have their meetings. ……………………………………………………………………….
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