Oral Boards: Police Sergeant Answer Demonstration "Officer Wellness & Safety"

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Watch this video to see a sergeant oral board answer demonstration for this question: “What do you see as the sergeant's role in advancing officer wellness and safety?”
Officer wellness and safety is one of the six pillars from the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing Final Report. Fortunately, the concept of officer wellness and safety has been given increased attention over the past decade and improvements have been made in many police agencies.
As you seek to promote to the rank of sergeant it is important that you see officer wellness and safety the same way your chief does. In many cases, chiefs do not see wellness and safety as purely the command staff’s job. Rather, they tend to believe that everyone has a role in officer wellness and safety. For that reason, I suggest that you be prepared for an oral board question on the topic.

[@jeffpokrant8086]

What's the best answer to give when asked "why do you want to be a sergeant?" Or "Why should we hire you above the others?"

[@billreillyfpd]

For your first question, I would like to really know why you want to be a sergeant. Ideally, your genuine answer will be about contributing to your agency at a higher level so your experience positively influences the performance of the officers you will be supervising. As for why they hire you over others, this is an inventory question. In other words, what have you done with your education, training, and professional development that has you standing out as the better choice than your competitors. I will stress that for both of the questions you raised, your response must be honest; if not, down the road, you and your agency are likely to have discontent.

[@billreillyfpd]

Jeff, just this week I posted a demo response for 'why do you want to be promoted".