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The National City Police Department Cadet Post (#2859) is an official program of the City of National City and has been authorized by the Learning for Life Program. Cadets work under the direct supervision of the program advisors and participate in a variety of law enforcement training and community service activities. The purpose of the Cadet Program is to give young men and women the opportunity to learn firsthand the duties and responsibilities of a police officer and to introduce them to a potential future career in the field of law enforcement. This has been a unique experience for many of our young people and many have selected law enforcement as a career. It has produced many fine officers, deputies, and agents in law enforcement.
The Police Cadet Program is a program component of the Explorer Scouts, a part of The Boy Scouts of America. Post 2859 is likewise chartered through The Boy Scouts of America and is in part, sponsored by the National City Police Department. Aside from the scouting and social events, Cadets may participate in many college scholarship programs. As part of the Police Department sponsorship, post members are supervised and supported by sworn police officers who act as advisors on all events.
The Position
Police Cadets assist officers, the Police Department, and the community in a non-law enforcement capacity. Those duties may include traffic direction, crowd control at specific functions, law enforcement presentations, or a variety of other duties in support of and at the direction of field officers. In addition to law enforcement or police-related activities, Cadets are encouraged to become involved in many Post social events such as field trips, camping trips, as well as Scouting sponsored events throughout San Diego County, California, and the United States.
Requirements
- Minimum age of 14 ½ years and in the 9th grade. (Resignation is mandatory by age 21.)
- Enrollment in an accredited high school and/or have successfully graduated. Students are required to maintain a GPA of 2.0 or better and to furnish their quarterly reports.
- Eyesight must be good and color vision acceptable.
- After submitting an application, the applicant must successfully pass a background investigation and an oral interview.
- After acceptance, applicants will be required to successfully complete a Cadet Academy during their first year. This can be either the Beta Academy or the week-long live-in academy.
- Each Cadet is required to purchase their own uniform, although some items are available on a loan basis.
Application Procedure
All prospective members are required to attend three consecutive meetings after which, they may obtain an application and an advisor will be available to answer any questions they may have at that time. Meetings are held every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1730 hours (5:30 PM) in the Community Meeting Room at the National City Police Department, 1200 National City Blvd. The subsequent application process will follow and the applicant will be notified whether or not their application has been accepted and of the dates and times of the next steps in the application process.
