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28 Earn Spots on Ocean City Beach Patrol
OCBP hires its 2013 rookie class after a two-day tryout.

After two days of tests that began on Saturday morning (June 15)Â and included a half-mile ocean swim, a half-mile run on the Ocean City High School track, a 50- to 75-yard surf dash, a 150-yard row in the bay and an interview, 27 men and one woman were selected from a field of about 60Â applicants for the 2013 Ocean City Beach Patrol rookie class.
OCBP hiring is competitive and based on the two-day tryout.
Congratulations to the 2013 OCBP rookies:
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- Becker, Erich
- Burkett, Brendan
- Czar, Anthony
- Davis, Doug
- Demarco, Michael
- Desalis, Xavier
- Dooner, Thomas
- Fourneir, Erik
- Gallagher, Andrew
- Gibson, Stephen
- Kell, Mike
- Kelly, Rich
- Kirk, Ellis
- Lacovara, Colt
- McClain, Ryan
- Mirallegro, Anthony
- Nicholl, Luke
- O’Shea, Colin
- Oliva, Michael
- Pasternik, Brian
- Pederson, Brett
- Rahter, Bryan
- Richmond, Richard
- Santer, Alexandra
- Shirk, Jason
- Simonson, Jonathon
- Sulzer, Nathan
- Waldner, Robert
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