“We hope to blaze a trail to help other programs in the future successfully convert to Title 5 positions. We are making sure we build a premier organization that’s a benchmark for the Air National Guard to replicate.”-Chief Master Sergeant Mark Kaufmann, 131st Bomb Wing Security Forces
It has been revealed that back in December 2020, Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Station, in Missouri, became the first to directly hire (as opposed to a third party contractor) civilians as base police. By July 2021, almost 35 security jobs have been filled by civilians.
“Having civilian positions opened the doors to a diverse pool of applicants. I’ve received feedback from our state human resources office that this was one of the largest applicant pools they had seen. We had applicants who were SWAT Leads, Secret Service, FBI Forensic Analysts and veterans from all military services, except the Space Force.”-Captain Greg Myers, 131st Bomb Wing Security Forces
The new hires undergo more than 10 weeks of training at the Department of the Air Force Law Enforcement Training Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. They then get to wear the federal police uniform of black and blue.
The Air National Guard says they need to be able to hire civilians as federal police because Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Station has rapidly expanded, and there aren’t enough military cops available. Also, in 2013 the Air National Guard disbanded their 131st Bomb Wing Security Forces Squadron and contracted out security operations. The contracted security units apparently couldn’t handle the recent rapid growth of Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Station (now hosting Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Defense Intelligence Agency, Navy Reserve and Army Audit Agency).
Military positions can be reclassified under Title 5 United States Code, which allows silly-vilians (many are veterans) to be hired for those positions. In the United States there are approximately 65 different federal police agencies.
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