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firearms training, emergency vehicle operations training; and provided all of the <br /> documentation which verify the completion of the following degrees/hours: <br /> Degree 2026 <br /> Associate Degree or 60 credit hours $450 <br /> Bachelors Degree(BS/BA) $600 <br /> Masters Degree or higher(JD, PhD, $850 <br /> Written etc.) proof from the <br /> educational institution certifying the completion of such degree and/or hours, along with <br /> compliance with all Police Department regulations governing this program by the sworn <br /> member of the South Bend Police Department is required in order for them to be eligible to <br /> be paid under this program. Qualifying sworn members shall be paid at the highest degree <br /> only, with such payment being made in December of each calendar year. <br /> (c) Former U.S. Military Recruitment and Retention Incentive Programs.' The South Bend <br /> Police Department Former U.S. Military Recruitment and Retention Incentive Programs <br /> which originally because effective January 1, 2015, shall continue in full force and effect. <br /> 1. One-Time Military Recruitment Bonus: In order to be eligible for a one-time military <br /> recruitment bonus, which may be offered to any individual found to be eligible and <br /> qualified, who has prior active duty service with the Armed Services and received an <br /> Honorable Discharge from a branch of the U.S. military and desires to join the South <br /> Bend Police Department as a full-time sworn member after January 1, 2015, said <br /> individual would be eligible to one (1) of the following bonus incentive payment <br /> amounts upon graduating from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy: <br /> Service Length 2026 <br /> Two (2) years of past U.S. military $450 <br /> active duty service <br /> Four(4) years of past U.S. military $600 <br /> active duty service <br /> Six(6) or more years of past U.S. $850 <br /> military active duty service <br /> Such one-time bonus incentive payment shall be paid at the highest year of U.S. <br /> military active duty service experience only, upon proof of such service and tenure <br /> being substantiated and verified utilizing the submission by the person requesting the <br /> bonus of the Report of Separation, DD-214 issued by the Defense Department. Any <br /> person, who received such a bonus incentive payment and who leaves his/her <br /> employment with the South Bend Police Department before his/her one (1) year <br /> The International Association of Chiefs of Police(IACP)in partnership with the U.S.Department of Justice,Office of Justice <br /> Programs,Bureau of Justice Assistance(BJA),has published a guidebook for service members who are transitioning out of the <br /> military and are considering a law enforcement career. That publication entitled Combat Veterans & Law Enforcement: A <br /> Transition Guide for Veterans Beginning or Continuing Careers in Law Enforcement is available at <br /> http://www.theiacp.org/vets2cops <br />