CADET PROGRAM - BSA EXPLORER POST 910

The Yolo County Sheriff's Department, in conjunction with Boy Scouts of America, has sponsored our Cadet Program since 1982. The Cadet Program is a non-profit organization. The Cadet Program has proven to be an excellent training ground for many of the young men and women looking forward to becoming full time peace officers. We currently have 20 cadets in the program.

In order to meet the program goals, the cadets receive continuous training and work experience. Formal training is obtained through law enforcement academies and the regional and national conferences. In the academy, the cadets spend two nights and two full days in a "boot-camp" type life style where they are given a glimpse of a cadet's life in a police academy. Each year two academies are made available by different law enforcement agencies for cadet training. Work experience is obtained from actual work at various events and functions at the local level, directing traffic, parking and crowd control, giving assistance when requested, such as helping to locate missing persons.

Cadets worked a number of functions this year including the: Capay Valley Almond Festival, Yolo County Fair, Woodland Christmas parade, Woodland Cruise Night and Car Show, Yolo D.S.A. concert, “Stroll through History”, Cub Scout Jamboree campout at Nelson’s Grove, Scottish Games, Cache Creek Conservatory opening ceremonies, Rhoda Maxwell Carnival, D.Q.U. special functions, ride-along and other assorted functions. In years past our cadet troop attended the Challenge 2000 Conference in San Mateo County.

Cadets are required to spend five hours per month attending meetings and training, and those who are qualified participate in the ride-along program where they ride with a deputy to observe and gain working knowledge. Additionally, the cadet advisor spends an average of 40 hours per month overseeing the program along with two co-advisors.