An officer employed as a full-time police officer in New Jersey, is rushing to the rescue of single emergency service workers across the country.
Officer Ken Bachman, an eight-year veteran, launched TheBadge.org earlier this year. Currently the only dating site on the Web catering exclusively to emergency service workers, TheBadge.org is free to users and offers a number of useful features.
“I first developed the idea for the website by listening to co-workers telling me horror stories of broken-down relationships and failing marriages,” Bachman said. “Much of this was due to the odd shift work and job stress the police officer was bringing home.”
Bachman tells the story of a Camden, New Jersey, police officer whose job in the most violent city in the United States took its toll on his marriage.
This guy can relate to how stress on the job can ruin a relationship, Bachman said. His fianc left because she could not stand the odd shift work and wasn’t there when he wanted someone to talk to.
Though there are hundreds of local, national and international dating sites catering to singles of various ages, religions and...