Chicago police are seeking to hire former U.S. Marines as they try to find 1,300 new officers they need to operate.
Background checks, drug screens, and written tests were given immediately on-site to the 19 Marines who applied for positions in the police force. The process typically takes several months to complete but is now compressed to only three weeks.
In reaching out to former U.S. Marines, Bulnes acknowledged that one of the biggest challenges in recruiting new officers is"the negativity that goes around it," as police departments across the country are struggling to keep officers after the death of
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