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Col. Carl R. Baker, Superintendent of the Virginia State Police, today announced the beginning of an extensive recruitment effort by the Department to locate qualified applicants for the position of trooper. He ptnphasized that women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
The recruitment effort began Dec. 1 and extendes through Jan. 38, 1994, for trooper applicants to fill Jf basic school expected to begin in wie fall of 1994. Depending on vacancies and available funding, these applicants also could be considered for Another basic school to begin in early J995. ■ Troopers for the next basic achool will be selected solely from Ipplications received prior to the Jan. 28, 1994, deadline. The school Jrill consist of 60 to 80 positions depending on the extent of attrition during the next several months. * “We are making a concentrated effort to ensure that the Department's workforce reflects Virginia’s makeup in terms of women and minorities,” said Col. Baker. “The best Xvay we can hope to truly reflect the State’s population mix in our workforce is to ensure that trooper vacancies are filled from current applications. We believe this employment practice will provide appli
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