All of this has forced Dallas Police CHief Renee Hall to consider more creative recruiting strategies.
The recruitment shortage thats occurred as a result in some areas is forcing police departments to develop creative strategies for luring millennial recruits to the force. In January, Hall plans to roll out a program that will give a total of four to six days off for officers that recruit someone who is hired and graduates from the academy.
According to Fox 4, both the Dallas Police Department and Dallas Fire-Rescue are struggling to find people who want to protect and serve. Both chiefs told city council members that recruiting millennials has proven challenging.
"We have nights, weekends and holidays not attractive to millennials who want all days off and to be the chief in six months, Chief Hall said. We recognize that is a challenge."
"The other challenge they're job hopping every five years, added Dallas Fire Chief David Coatney.
Meanwhile, the opioid crisis has rendered hundreds of thousands of young men and women ineligible for law-enforcement service.