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NORTH  EXPLORER  ACADEMY
FIND OUT IF YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES

   The North Explorer Academy is known as one of the finest Explorer academies in Los Angeles County.  The discipline, demeanor, knowledge, and training each recruit receives gives them a solid foundation for a future in law enforcement, or in whatever career field they choose.    Below is just a sample of what the Recruits of Class #66 - our most recent class - experienced and learned.
 
Physical Training
Homicide
Gangs
Radio Procedures
Physical Fitness Testing
History of Law Enforcement
Shooting Range
Laws of Arrest
Searching and Handcuffing
Drill and Ceremonies
Inspections
Criminal Law
First Aid / CPR certification
Report Writing
Traffic Control

   In addition to numerous other activities and classes, all recruits must successfully memorize over 300 radio codes, 20 penal codes, and hundreds of spelling words, and pass over 30 tests on these codes and words in order to continue in the Academy.   A notebook must be turned in upon request that is graded on neatness, content, grammar, and spelling.   These notebooks must receive a passing grade.
   The Academy is much more than academics, however.   Each recruit must be in top physical condition or will be washed out by circuit training, distance runs, and other forms of physical training.    Towards the end of the academy, each class must run a 4 - 6 mile "colors run," where they at last earn their shoulder patches and star.    All recruits must finish the run and stay in formation, or no one receives their patches.
   The Academy is a tightly run paramilitary environment, where speaking or moving when not authorized to do so usually results in disciplinary action.    Recruits are taught drill and ceremonies and are required to function smoothly as a team.
   After 18 weeks of training, North Academy graduates emerge fully ready to meet the challenges of Exploring, and will have an edge of confidence, poise, and experience that many others will never have.
   The North Academy conducts its training on Saturdays from 7:00AM to 3:00PM.   The average class received is 50 recruits.  The average class graduated is 20 Explorers.
   Find out if you have what it takes to graduate from the North Academy.

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