Sheriff's Cadets ~ BSA Explorer POST 910
The Yolo County Sheriff's Department, in conjunction with Boy Scouts of America, has sponsored our Cadet Program since 1982.  Many of the young men and women in the Sheriff's Cadets look forward to becoming full time peace officers, and the Cadet Program has proven to be an excellent training ground for those so inclined.  The Cadet Program is a non-profit organization.  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 available 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-alongs and other assorted functions. In addition, this year our cadet troop attended the Challenge 2000 Conference in San Mateo County.