What could i do now to help my chances to be a cop?

[Jock4rhs]

HI this is Matthew again. I was just wondering what could I do right now to help my chances of being a cop? I am 16 years old. I am a Junior at Redwood High School in Visalia California. Thank you very much for your time.

[abqblue]

I am suprised nobody has responded to this message. Basically the first thing is to graduate. You should also check the departments in your area to see if they have a Police Explorer group. The police Explorers are teens that work with the police department, ride with the officers sometimes and learn different facets of the job. I know California has numerous programs and I did a quick search of the net and found several. Type "Police Explorers" into your search engine and you will see many responses. Good luck. The following is something I found on the Salinas CA site. It has a contact number and general info that is probably pretty similar to other groups. I put it here so you could get a feel for what the requirements and such usually are.

SALINAS POLICE EXPLORERS
222 LINCOLN AVENUE
SALINAS, CA 93901 (408) 758-7236
AGENCY DESCRIPTION: Provides parking and traffic control, ushering, miscellaneous services for special events, attends two monthly meetings and is trained in law enforcement and public service.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: 14-21 years, "C" average or better if attending school, no felony arrests.
SERVICE HOURS/DAYS: Varies - based on assignments. 2 meetings a month, 6:00pm-8:00pm.

[abqblue]

Sorry in case you have not found it, this is your police departments web page. You may want to call their recruiting number and ask for help on contacts.

http://www.vpd.ci.visalia.ca.us/default.htm

[Byu]

This question was asked two other times and answered by numerous officers here on this forum. This is actually the third time that I have seen the question asked by Matthew. Scroll down to the other two times that he asked and you will see the responses that he received.

Thanks
Byu

[abqblue]

Sorry BYU my initial post wasn't meant to be a slight on anyone. Didn't realize this was a reoccurance.

[Byu]

I was just letting ya know.