Ride Along Program
The Middletown Police Explorer Program offers a ride along program. Explorers are allowed to ride shot gun with the police officers and learn first hand about police work. Once you pass your probation period and a ride-along and 10 code test you are eligable to go riding. You are alowed to go rideing with any officer at any time as long as you check with the officer first. You are not alowed to ride after 10PM on school nights, and midnight on other nights. (Without advisor approval)
Explorer Academy
The Police Explorers are encuraged, but not required to attend the Explorer Academy. This is a scaled down version of the real police academy. Explorers will be required to participate in PT (Physical Training), drill and cerimony, and classes. The academy is divided into 4 phases. Phase 1 its 90% Class room 10% hands on. Phase 2 is 50% Class room 50% hands on. Phase 3 you are the Academy Police, They give a uniform, fake gun, handcuffs, radio, and everything else a police officer has for patrol, and send you out on patrol, to deal with the "bad guys" (which are acctually advisors) and deal with whatever call may araise. Phase 4 is when you graduate the academy, and is a job application process, it teaches you everyhting you need to know to get a job.
Explorer Club Room
The Middletown Police Explorers are one of the only posts that have their own bulding. In our building we have a "Club Room." This room is avalible to any sworn explorer in good standing. The room has several couches, a TV, VCR and an X-box, a pool table, fooseball table, refriderator, computer, and stereo. This is a place to hang out after functions, meet with other explorers, or just a place to go and hang out. Sworn Explorers are allowed to go there whenever they want, up untill 10 PM on school nights, and Midnights any other time. |
