Making Sergeant

Making Sergeant

Author: Gerald W. Garner

Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher

Published: 2021-02-24

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 039809358X

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Whether you are just pondering if you should go for the gold or are already radar-locked on getting there, this book, MAKING SERGEANT, is for you. Written by a veteran police chief with over 50 years of law enforcement experience, 15 of them spent as a sergeant, it contains practical advice for (1) deciding on whether you are ready for the job and (2) getting it and succeeding at it if you are. Short on theory and long on pragmatic advice, the text also will help the already-promoted supervisor successfully meet the challenges of this complex but vital position. As most law enforcement agency CEOs will acknowledge, first-line supervisor or sergeant is often the single most important position in the police organization. Without the best efforts of the highly competent man or woman wearing the stripes, the organization is destined to flounder in relative ineffectiveness. In the worst-case scenario, the agency may fail. In other words, the sergeant has got to get it right. This book will help you decide if you want to be that sergeant. If you do, it will help you be him or her. If, at least at this stage of your career, you decide that the answer is no, that’s fine, too. There is not a law enforcement agency anywhere that has enough talented first-line officers. Your goals may change later. But if you choose to go for it, the tips contained in this book will help you get there. If you are already a supervisor, MAKING SERGEANT will help you get better at what you are already doing.


Tank Sergeant

Tank Sergeant

Author: Ralph Zumbro

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0671639455

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Colorful and spellbinding, this is the combat autobiography of Sergeant Ralph "Zippo" Zumbro and the rarely told story of tank warfare in Vietnam. Zumbro's unit was the most highly decorated of the war, and his story is gripping reading for those interested in the Vietnam war and military nonfiction.


Police Sergeant Exam

Police Sergeant Exam

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781576853351

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Working as a police officer has many advantages, including job security, a good salary, and excellent benefits making for a highly competitive job market. Police Sergeant Exam provides essential test prep, while explaining how to become a police offer, and how the selection process works. It includes six complete Police Officer Exams, with full answer explanations featuring information and practice for all sections of the exam, including Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary and Spelling, Math, Judgment, Map Reading, along with Memory and Recall.


Sgt. Reckless

Sgt. Reckless

Author: Robin Hutton

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-07-28

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1621572757

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New York Times Bestseller! She wasn't a horse—she was a Marine. She might not have been much to look at—a small "Mongolian mare," they called her—but she came from racing stock, and had the blood of a champion. Much more than that, Reckless became a war hero—in fact, she became a combat Marine, earning staff sergeant's stripes before her retirement to Camp Pendleton. This once famous horse, recognized as late as 1997 by Life Magazine as one of America's greatest heroes—the greatest war horse in American history, in fact—has unfortunately now been largely forgotten. But author Robin Hutton is set to change all that. Not only has she been the force behind recognizing Reckless with a monument at the National Museum of the Marine Corps and at Camp Pendleton, but she has now recorded the full story of this four-legged war hero who hauled ammunition to embattled Marines and inspired them with her relentless, and reckless, courage.


Police Sergeant Examination Preparation Guide

Police Sergeant Examination Preparation Guide

Author: Larry F. Jetmore

Publisher: Looseleaf Law Publications

Published: 2014-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781608850686

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In this extremely thorough prep guide Larry Jetmore reveals every element of the Sergeant Exam and shares priceless insights into things you can do to prepare yourself for top performance. Inside you will get: Tips for submitting your test application, Expert advice on strategies that will help you skillfully navigate both written AND oral elements, An explanation of scoring methodology and passing percentages and real-world insights into what the job of Sergeant actually entails, from the skills and personality strengths to the various new responsibilities you must be prepared to accept. Practice tests with explanatory answers PLUS a complete glossary of important terms and concepts.


Making Things Happen

Making Things Happen

Author: James Woodward

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2005-10-27

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 0198035330

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In Making Things Happen, James Woodward develops a new and ambitious comprehensive theory of causation and explanation that draws on literature from a variety of disciplines and which applies to a wide variety of claims in science and everyday life. His theory is a manipulationist account, proposing that causal and explanatory relationships are relationships that are potentially exploitable for purposes of manipulation and control. This account has its roots in the commonsense idea that causes are means for bringing about effects; but it also draws on a long tradition of work in experimental design, econometrics, and statistics. Woodward shows how these ideas may be generalized to other areas of science from the social scientific and biomedical contexts for which they were originally designed. He also provides philosophical foundations for the manipulationist approach, drawing out its implications, comparing it with alternative approaches, and defending it from common criticisms. In doing so, he shows how the manipulationist account both illuminates important features of successful causal explanation in the natural and social sciences, and avoids the counterexamples and difficulties that infect alternative approaches, from the deductive-nomological model onwards. Making Things Happen will interest philosophers working in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of social science, and metaphysics, and as well as anyone interested in causation, explanation, and scientific methodology.


The Making of a Us Marine-Scholar

The Making of a Us Marine-Scholar

Author: Dr. George A. Baker III

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2020-01-24

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 1532090757

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The Making of a US Marine Scholar, in the original long work and the three works now published by iuniverse, Baker shares a theory of leadership that can be applied by change oriented leaders in a multitude of cultures and organizations. This volume is subtitled, Hail to the Chief, which begins with the surprise assignment as the Executive Officer, designate at the Presidential Retreat, Camp David. He then was selected for the military staff of the President of the United States, Lyndon B. Jonson. The second tour in vietnam brings an unusual WIA,a challenging relationship with one leader, and salvation with another. The third volume is a must read as Baker transitions to higher education and fights to win advancement to the more prestigious positions, and finds that his military and political skills properly applied bring continuing success. Dr. Baker is the author of twenty books, and numerous articles and technical reports. He is the editor of the first ever Handbook on the Community College in America.