Changes in the Special Weapons and Tactics Division

[Huntsman]

Vice City Police Department
Office of High Command
Chief's Decree
11th February, 2018

Changes in the Special Weapons and Tactics Division

Dear citizens and officers alike,

The Vice City Police Department would like to announce an important change to our core division: the Special Weapons and Tactics, also known as SWAT.

The rank of SWAT Commander has been decomissioned and no longer exists in the Vice City Police Department. The direct control of Specialised Weapons and Tactics division falls under the jurisdriction of Vice City Police Department High Command (Captain, Deputy Chief and Chief).

This move has been made in order to centralise the VCPD, and we felt that the rank of SWAT Commander was rather counter productive than of any real use. Operatives who excelled on the field and shown the required leadership skills were not able to become leading figures in the Special Weapons and Tactics division due to a rank restriction that was made for this rank. Only a Captain could become one.

Which meant that whoever we wanted to trust with any leading role in the division, they had to become a member of the High Command. We found this to make no sense, as an Operative might be competent enough to lead the SWAT operatives on the field, but might not be competent enough for a High Command rank.

What this means now is all the most important decisions, including procedures, regulations and other similar documentation, as well as the most supreme authority of the division will be handed over to the VCPD High Command, whose decisions are going to be acted out on the field by SWAT Lieutenant's. SWAT Lieutenant's are going to be operatives of SWAT who are capable of field leadership and who will be responsible of tactical leadership on the field.

In other words, SWAT Lieutenant's are no longer part of the Command Staff, but do have leadership authority during SWAT Operations on the field. SWAT Lieutenant position no longer has a rank restriction either, so any Operative who the VCPD High Command deems suitable to be a leader is able to become SWAT Lieutenant.

These changes were negotiated and agreed upon with the Server Management, however, a certain issue has been raised by the said people in exchanges for this change to be greenlighted. As an outcome of such negotiation, Sergeant Steven Collingwood is relieved of any command duties in SWAT and placed as operative, atleast for the time being.

The new SWAT Lieutenant's are Captain DaniGold and Sergeant Ray Corbin. The VCPD High Command, in cooperation with the new Lieutenants, are going to work on other issue plaguing the division.

Thank you for your attention.

Signed,
Chief of Police Gabriel Adams
Captain DaniGold
VCPD HQ