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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 fiancé left because she could not stand the odd shift work
and wasn't there when he wanted someone to talk to.”
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one's occupation can play in a relationship. Bachman hopes TheBadge.org will
change that.
"There is a brotherhood among the emergency service workers," Bachman said.
"They feel very comfortable talking to others in the same line of work."
Hundreds of emergency workers have been logging on to TheBadge.org each week
to do just that. Utilizing the site's free chat and public forum features,
emergency service workers can cyber-flirt with other singles or simply vent
their frustrations after a difficult day on the job.
"The forum offers various topics for the emergency service workers to
discuss,” Bachman said.” For the single guys and gals that are stuck on the
night shift, the Internet is available 24-7."
And Officer Bachman knows a thing or two about the benefits of online dating:
in 2005 he married a woman he met online four years prior.
"It was very interesting, but expensive," Bachman said. "$19.95 per month. My
website is 100% free."
Although the site is geared toward emergency service workers, it is open to
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date men or women in uniform.
Currently boasting over 300 members, the site is gaining popularity as word
spreads throughout the emergency service community.
"There is a wide variety of people to choose from and you control the
environment," Bachman said.
Bachman hopes the site continues to grow and serve as a useful escape valve
in the lives of those for whom putting themselves in harm's way is simply part
of the job.
"This project is important to me because I think we need to give back to
those who risk their lives everyday to protect this nation," Bachman said.
Bachman and Shore Network Connections, LLC plan to offer speed dating, cuddle
parties and TheBadge.org singles cruises in the future.
Ken Bachman has a masters degree in business.
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