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By Celine McArthur Thu, October 20, 2011 8:23 pm EDT
“It’s fantastic. To have that much experience, bringing that much background [to the division], it gives our sailors what they need to be successful. To get that leg up. To do better.”~Rear Admiral John C. “Jack” Scorby, Jr., Commander, Navy Region Southeast:I call them The A-Team. Think that's a stretch? Just off the top of my head, MPSS has a retired Rear Admiral, Undersheriff, Aviation Electronics Senior Chief, Navy Commander, Drill Instructor, Master Training Specialist, CIA analyst, Army Career Counselor, FBI Agent, Anti-submarine Warfare Operator, Corrections Officer, Military Police Investigator, Chief Gunner's Mate and the last Command Master Chief at Cecil Field. All of them joined the College to help train your first responders.
I asked some high ranking military, police and fire officials what they think of the MPSS team. Here's what they had to say:
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Dr. Charles E. Moreland, Director/Fire Chief, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department: "You have the right people running the shop, and that means a lot to our firefighters because they look to people who have somewhat similar experiences in the public safety environment. They look to them to give them guidance."
Sheriff John Rutherford, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office: "I think it brings an incredible amount of credibility that comes from someone who has been there, has done that. They’ve experienced just about everything you can possibly experience in law enforcement."
Go to the MPSS website to learn more about the different academic and workforce training programs offered at Florida State College at Jacksonville and military bases in Pensacola and San Diego, California.
About the AuthorCeline McArthur is the Associate Vice President of Strategic Communications at Florida State College at Jacksonville. A veteran television news anchor and award-winning investigative reporter, she came to Florida State College in July of 2009 following nearly a decade of anchoring and reporting at a Jacksonville TV station, with previous stints in markets as diverse as Washington D.C. and Austin, TX. Celine earned her Master of Arts in Communications and Public Policy from American University and her Bachelor of Science in Journalism at Boston University. Her secret password is energy.