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County Sheriff hiring only retired military vets/reservists

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Posted by trailing wife 2006-04-04 14:32|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Illinois LLL, ACLU and PC crowd will go absolutely ape-sh*t. The Sun-Times relegated the story to a "suburban" paper and the Tribune doesn't seem to have carried this story yet.

Pass the popcorn, please.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2006-04-04 14:59|| 2006-04-04 14:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Civil service usually has a provision for veterans preference, at least I know Mass. does.
That's assuming these are civil service jobs.

Posted by tu3031 2006-04-04 15:03|| 2006-04-04 15:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Mullah Richard, I think their legal department already went over it. It's not a blanket "don't apply if you aren't a veteran" statement. There's the little catch in there of being on active duty between those dates and therefore not being able to apply during the regular time period.

As long as they open it up to everyone the next time, they should be just fine.

Posted by Desert Blondie 2006-04-04 15:28|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2006-04-04 15:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Back in the late 70s ran among other things the separation transfer point at Fort Leavenworth. Most of the military guards were stationed at Fort Leavenworth. Had the wall of the processing office covered in job opportunities from law enforcement and prison operations. 'Please contact us'. The regular active duty received all the mandatory training dictated by various federal courts for prisons and prisoner handling. Besides the veteran discipline achieved by years of duty, that training was $$$ to the agencies that had to comply.

Posted by Elmomonter Uliting6106 2006-04-04 15:30|| 2006-04-04 15:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Nice move by the Sheriff, he's to be thanked for doing the right thing. The ones who will question it are not my idea of patriots

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-04-04 16:13|| 2006-04-04 16:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Thank you for the insight DB. And yes Fred, he is absolutely doing the right thing. I still think that the leftists will scream about this in some fashion. I don't believe they care anymore if they look 'patriotic' or not. Maybe I just live too close to Madison, Wisconsin and think that the socialists are just as vocal elsewhere, too.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2006-04-04 16:29|| 2006-04-04 16:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Did I call Frank "Fred"?? Silly me.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2006-04-04 16:31|| 2006-04-04 16:31|| Front Page Top

#8 Most Civil Servant jobs allow for Veteran preference. Even if the LLL moonbats want to whine about it they won't get too much support. FYI the unions usually support these preferences.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-04-04 16:56|| 2006-04-04 16:56|| Front Page Top

#9 This is a great gesture and I hope it works out. I tend to agree with the Mullah that some ACLU moonbat will protest. Public opinion will shut the ACLU down on this one and the Cook County Sheriff will have done a small but important thing for the Vets in his county.

Posted by 49 pan 2006-04-04 19:21|| 2006-04-04 19:21|| Front Page Top

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