It also aims to help forces veterans who are homeless and is modelled on a similar community in Kent.
More than 2,000 people are dead and tens of thousands are still missing as a result of the quakes.
Rachel Nolan joined Essex Police as a police constable in 1998 and has more than 27 years of service Essex Police could be set to have the first ever female chief constable in its 186-year history.
The recruits took part in a passing out parade at Essex Police headquarters on Friday, attended by Chief Constable BJ ...