Alachua County Sheriff's Explorer Post # 983
In this site we are goning to tell you a little
about our post and and hope you learn something. Maybe you would
like to join us.
The aim of the post is to explore law enforcement as a possible
career choice, develop physical fitness, and to serve the
community through many different services.
The following
is a list of the community services performed by the Alachua
County Sheriff's Explorer Post:
1. Directing parking at various community functions to include
festivals, ground-breaking ceremonies, football games, and civic
funtions.
2. Assisting in registration, checkpoints, crowd control in
charitable runs, walk-a-thins, and bike-a-thons.
3. Assisting deputies at high school and college football games.
4. Assisting in security at regional B.S.A. Camporees.
5. Assisting the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections With the
ballot detail on Election Days.
6. Assisting the Sheriff's Office in the Communications Center.
7. Assisting the Crime Prevention Section in their programs such
as Print-a-Kid, traffic control and other related funtions.
Now you must be asking
yourself, How do I become an explorer?
Members must be at least fifteen (15) years of age, and in the 9th grade.
Member will not be more than twenty-one (21) years of age.
Members must be enrolled in an academic institution continuously.
Members are required to maintian the acceptable grade point average of a 2.00 on a 4.00 scale
Members shall Maintain a residence within Alachua County, Florida.
Members must successfully complete the Explorer Boot Camp within 2 years of their enrollment.
No applicant shall be accepted into the Post who has been convicted of any criminal offence, or who is awaiting disposition of a trail or hearing on criminal offence.
Do I get any uniforms and Equipment?
When you become a member you get uniforms and equipment. If you
are worried about what having to buy all of those uniforms and
equipment don't worry about it. All you need to buy is a black
mag light flashlight, a pair of black boots or shoes that can be
shinned, a pair of handcuffs, little note pad, and a black pen.
There are Ten dollar ($10.00) yearly dues that are due at the
last meeting of the year, but that is it. All of the other
unforms and Equipment are free of charge and have to be returned
at when the explorer leaves the post
Where and When are the Meetings?
Meetings are held in the Explorer Office in the Alachua County
Sheriff's Office, 2621 Hawthorne Road Gainesville, Fl., at
6:30PM. Some of the topics we cover in the meetings are officer
safty, fire arm safty, how to search a building, patrol car
orintation, constitutional law, state statues, county ordanances,
and general post business. If you need to know it, we will teach
it to you.
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office Explorer Post #983 is a
member of the Florida Sheriff's
Explorer Association
Come check out some pictures
of our post.
If you need an application or have any questions contact Explorer
Sergeant First Class James Abdale by E-mail at
James Abdale Jr., Site Manager, Oops Web Site Productions tm
