The City of Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission has downgraded preference points for candidates from 10 points to 3 points. Current Milwaukee resident candidates will receive 5 preference points. More on the story above and below.
MILWAUKEE Fox 6 — “After learning the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission has changed its hiring policy as it relates to veterans, officials with the American Legion are calling it a “downgrade” for veterans. The new process gives fewer “preference points” to those who served our country.
Veterans used to receive a 10-point bonus on the hiring scale when applying for entry-level jobs. That could’ve helped them stand apart from other candidates who haven’t served. Now, that weight has been dropped to just three points.
“Our veterans deserve better,” Daniel Seehafer, American Legion state commander said.”

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