WEBVTT 00:00.540 --> 00:02.818 describe some of the training that the , 00:02.818 --> 00:05.151 the police are going through is because , 00:05.151 --> 00:07.318 uh , you know , we've seen some of the 00:07.318 --> 00:09.540 photographs , we , you know , as you go 00:09.540 --> 00:09.080 on Youtube , there are , you know , 00:09.080 --> 00:11.080 there are various , uh , scenes of 00:11.080 --> 00:14.280 Iraqi police being trained . Um , how 00:14.280 --> 00:16.502 is the , how is the training going away 00:16.502 --> 00:18.558 and physically , what do we actually 00:18.558 --> 00:20.502 see your guys uh , doing as far as 00:20.502 --> 00:22.760 helping out ? Well , my , my piece of 00:22.760 --> 00:25.160 the training world is uh , the leader 00:25.160 --> 00:27.216 training . I'm in charge of training 00:27.216 --> 00:29.050 commissioners , both in terms of 00:29.050 --> 00:31.620 bringing them into the service and and 00:31.620 --> 00:33.960 also their professional development as 00:33.960 --> 00:37.930 well as officers . Um , we have basic 00:37.930 --> 00:39.763 regimen that's a little bit more 00:39.763 --> 00:41.874 paramilitary than we might experience 00:41.874 --> 00:44.380 in the states for the accession of 00:44.390 --> 00:46.990 these commissioners and the officers . 00:47.170 --> 00:49.059 But there's a good blend of solid 00:49.059 --> 00:51.114 police training to what we're really 00:51.114 --> 00:53.200 concentrating on is on in service 00:53.200 --> 00:55.760 training , the fundamental skills are 00:55.760 --> 00:58.220 understanding the role of ethics and 00:58.220 --> 01:00.500 human rights and democratic policing . 01:00.750 --> 01:02.550 Understanding importance of 01:02.550 --> 01:04.320 investigative processes , and 01:04.320 --> 01:06.090 particularly evidence based 01:06.090 --> 01:09.610 prosecutions , were putting out four 01:09.610 --> 01:12.720 courses in rapid succession , all 01:12.720 --> 01:14.220 dealing with improving the 01:14.220 --> 01:16.387 investigative process . Um , and we're 01:16.387 --> 01:20.350 building labs to assess evidence . And 01:20.350 --> 01:22.460 uh , in the latter part of my tenure 01:22.510 --> 01:24.830 will have completed all the 01:24.830 --> 01:26.774 investigative curriculum . And the 01:26.774 --> 01:29.052 standard is , it's developed by Iraqis , 01:29.052 --> 01:31.108 taught by Iraqis and internationally 01:31.108 --> 01:33.108 acceptable . And I'm gonna tell you 01:33.108 --> 01:35.219 were meeting that standard , we'll be 01:35.219 --> 01:37.219 shifting during the last part of my 01:37.219 --> 01:39.386 tenure in the community policing . And 01:39.386 --> 01:41.552 I think once they completely modernise 01:41.552 --> 01:43.497 their police force will also begin 01:43.497 --> 01:45.663 police operations to get them a little 01:45.663 --> 01:45.600 more sophisticated in terms of dealing 01:45.600 --> 01:48.130 with the dispatch service , car radios , 01:48.130 --> 01:50.241 pursuit operations and those kinds of 01:50.241 --> 01:52.352 things . But right now the bulk is on 01:52.352 --> 01:56.030 um investigations , uh , gathering 01:56.030 --> 01:58.720 evidence , processing evidence , uh , 01:58.730 --> 02:00.940 presenting evidence in a court , uh , 02:00.950 --> 02:02.950 in community policing , providing a 02:02.950 --> 02:06.940 responsive force to citizens , uh , not 02:06.950 --> 02:08.728 responsive to government is the 02:08.728 --> 02:12.020 priority . Yeah , you had a nice job , 02:12.020 --> 02:14.980 but the city of liquid after a military 02:14.980 --> 02:17.147 career and you decided to go back in . 02:17.147 --> 02:19.202 We talked about that when you , just 02:19.202 --> 02:21.369 before you left . I know you said your 02:21.369 --> 02:23.480 wife wasn't real happy about it , but 02:23.480 --> 02:25.813 your your decision to get back in . Why , 02:25.813 --> 02:25.740 I mean , now that you have a chance to 02:25.740 --> 02:27.851 look at it after a couple of years of 02:27.851 --> 02:30.018 that decision , What are your thoughts 02:30.018 --> 02:32.240 now and why you wanted to do and what's 02:32.240 --> 02:34.490 it done for you ? Well , I think the 02:34.490 --> 02:37.200 Lord trained me for this job and 02:37.200 --> 02:39.311 prepared me for it . I spent 28 years 02:39.311 --> 02:42.300 on active duty . Um , I took my brigade 02:42.300 --> 02:44.633 when I was a brigade commander to Haiti . 02:44.633 --> 02:46.856 Uh , we really didn't know what we were 02:46.856 --> 02:48.856 doing and building uh stability and 02:48.856 --> 02:51.078 doing stability operations in . We were 02:51.078 --> 02:53.244 kind of uh , flying by the seat of our 02:53.244 --> 02:53.160 pants , we learned some good lessons 02:53.540 --> 02:56.860 getting out and spending 10 years uh , 02:56.870 --> 02:58.703 as a police chief in the city of 02:58.703 --> 03:00.870 Lakewood and helping it grow and , and 03:00.870 --> 03:03.092 uh , and taking on crime challenge . It 03:03.092 --> 03:05.092 was pretty significant . And uh and 03:05.092 --> 03:07.203 with a great team doing a pretty good 03:07.203 --> 03:09.426 job about understanding how to , how to 03:09.426 --> 03:11.481 work that Um the opportunity to come 03:11.481 --> 03:14.120 back and and and and blend those skills 03:14.120 --> 03:17.660 and and help this country get pushed uh 03:17.670 --> 03:19.726 a little bit closer to democracy and 03:19.726 --> 03:22.030 stability has been incredibly rewarding 03:22.040 --> 03:24.860 and uh love the 10 years of service , 03:24.860 --> 03:26.582 but I'm a soldier . And so the 03:26.582 --> 03:28.582 opportunity to finish up my working 03:28.582 --> 03:30.804 career as a soldier again has just been 03:30.804 --> 03:33.027 a blessing . Well , I'm good . But they 03:33.027 --> 03:34.804 have my questions . Do you have 03:34.804 --> 03:34.650 anything any final comments you wanted 03:34.650 --> 03:38.260 to pass along ? Just wish everybody 03:38.260 --> 03:40.710 back home the best . Uh love my family 03:40.710 --> 03:42.821 and friends , miss him a great deal . 03:42.821 --> 03:44.932 Miss those grandchildren , be home in 03:44.932 --> 03:46.988 august and probably have a hard time 03:46.988 --> 03:50.860 getting me to leave again . Okay . Okay . 03:51.340 --> 03:53.562 Very good . I appreciate you taking the 03:53.562 --> 03:55.673 time to talk to us . I know that this 03:55.673 --> 03:57.910 came up when we were looking at trying 03:57.910 --> 04:01.110 to find folks who had wanted to do . 04:01.120 --> 04:02.842 We're doing a story on how the 04:02.842 --> 04:04.898 transition was going and handing off 04:04.898 --> 04:07.009 from both the military and the police 04:07.009 --> 04:09.120 and you mean , came up in my mind and 04:09.120 --> 04:08.700 they said , well you're still there and 04:08.700 --> 04:10.811 I was surprised because I thought you 04:10.811 --> 04:13.033 might have been back by now , but we'll 04:13.033 --> 04:15.390 see in a few months . Well , the sound 04:15.390 --> 04:17.446 bite keith is thumbs up . We're on a 04:17.446 --> 04:19.446 good path . It's fragile , but it's 04:19.446 --> 04:21.557 very , very possible . And uh , and I 04:21.557 --> 04:23.668 think we got the right team over here 04:23.668 --> 04:25.834 to help get it done . Okay , colonel . 04:25.834 --> 04:28.050 Thank you very much . Okay . Take care .