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Chief Deputy Dyer - FBI Graduate |
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Written by B. Gault, Public Information Office
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Friday, 20 April 2007 |
Chief Deputy Sheriff Bill Dyer completes top law enforcement training academy 
Chief Deputy Sheriff Bill Dyer of the Bradley County Sheriff's Office has joined an elite group in law enforcement circles as a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy, considered to be the most prestigious training in the world. Chief Dyer completed the ten-week program at Quantico Virginia in September 2006, and was one of 260 graduates to receive a diploma from FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III.
Academy admission is by invitation only and is based on a nomination process. Each applicant's background in law enforcement, the professionalism of the agency they are employed with, and their future plans to remain in the profession, are taken into consideration during the evaluation process.
Chief Dyer has been a full-time employee of the Bradley County Sheriff's Office for 20 years. His impressive career started in the correction division but he later transferred to the patrol division. He was promoted to Director of Security for the Bradley County Courthouse and is credited with developing a security plan to protect each of the civil and criminal courts while they are in session and providing overall building security. During his career Chief Dyer has advanced through the ranks, assuming his current position on September 1, 2006 under Sheriff Tim Gobble.
Looking back on his participation at the academy, Chief Dyer said he was "scared to death" on the first day and by the second day was asking himself "what did I get myself in to."
The academy is ten weeks of intensive training that offers undergraduate and / or graduate college courses in the areas of Law, Behavioral Science, Forensic Science, Leadership Development, Communication, and Health / Fitness. Class instructors are FBI agents who are attached to the University of Virginia faculty.
Each day begins at 5 a.m. and consists of classroom instruction and physical training. He said classes reminded him of "going to college," and his physical training was a regular part of each afternoon.
Law enforcement's reliance on computers was evident through the training Chief Dyer received that helped to improve his proficiency.
"Computers are a way of life," he points out, noting his own agency's response to developing technologies.
Mobile data terminals "allow officers to do a lot of their work on the computer in their car. They can write reports, run tags, check drivers license information, and run checks on people," Chief Dyer said. The move to laptop computers in patrol cars has helped to free up officers who often drove to the office to complete their daily reports, taking them out of their assigned district.
Chief Dyer considers himself fortunate to attend the Academy as one of three nominations submitted by the FBI office in Knoxville out of hundreds of applications they receive each year. Admission to the academy is very limited. One-half of one percent of all law enforcement officers are invited by the FBI to attend the academy.
"They don't want to send somebody there who would not do a good job. They want to be sure those who they send to the FBI Academy represent your agency well and represent the Knoxville FBI office well," said Chief Dyer.
"They want to make you a better police administrator in your agency so you can take it back and share it with the officers under your command. It's a great program and I learned a lot. I'm glad I was able to bring that experience back to be one of the chosen few from east Tennessee to attend so I can help Bradley County."
Class 226 included men and women from all states, the District of Columbia, 25 international countries, four military organizations, and four Federal civilian organizations.
The graduating officers were represented by the class spokesperson, Detective Inspector Barry Faudemer, States of Jersey Police, Jersey United Kingdom. A total of 39,733 graduates now represent the FBI National Academy since in began in July 1935. Of this number, approximately 22,487 are still active in law enforcement work. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 20 April 2007 )
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