Photo By Cpl. Samuel Ellis | Cpl. Austin Kolberg packs handcuffs after the chaser course at Yale Hall aboard Marine...... read more read more
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MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. - For Marines who cross the line, the justice process includes, but is not limited to non-judicial punishments, court-martials, brig time and working parties.
Some Marines accept the challenges of managing those individuals through escort and example.
They are simply known as “chasers.”
“Some of the guys you will be transporting to and from the brig, you might have known,” said Cpl. Austin Kolberg, training non-commissioned officer at Navy Consolidated Brig, Chesapeake, Va. “Set your boundaries right off the bat and uphold your professionalism at all times.”
Kolberg and Cpl. Joseph Jacuk, with the Mobile Training Team Navy Consolidated Brig, Chesapeake, Va., taught classes on professionalism, policy and various other topics during a Chasers Course on May 6, 2013, at Yale Hall aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. The purpose of this class was to train and certify Marine chasers.
In addition to their classes, the Marines practiced restraining prisoners using handcuffs and ankle restraints.
“The instructors weren’t boring,” said Vanessa Amaya, The Basic School, supply warehouse clerk. I didn’t know much about chasers before I came, so I learned a lot today.”
There are qualifications to become a chaser, although they vary from brig to brig. Many brigs’ qualifications include some proficiency in the area of maturity and emergency response and many have some regulation concerning time in service and/or rank.
“Chasers help rehabilitate the prisoners by showing discipline,” said Jacuk. “They set the example.”
Correspondent: samuel.l.ellis@usmc.mil
| Date Taken: | 05.06.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 05.10.2013 16:35 |
| Story ID: | 106758 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VA, US |
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