Yes, I don't know how to swim. I heard that most police department, they require you to swim, so if you don't know how to swim, do they teach you or you have to know how to swim once entering the academy?
2007-12-11 14:35:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
well..... I know how to swim, but not very well, the only thing is that I can't float long enough
2007-12-11 14:43:26 · update #1
You might want to take lessons before. Don't you think you will be under enough pressure from just the normal stuff at the police academy?
2007-12-11 14:38:41 · answer #1 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swimming would be part of the police academy depending on the police agency i.e. Marine Patrol, or Parks and Wildlife Police. These type of police agencies are around water so swimming would be a need. Most police department don't have a need for a swimming curriculum unless they geographically operate in a coastal city. And then most police department only determine your level of swimming as non-swimmer, intermediate swimmer, and swimmer because of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Now ADA may not cover the Marine Patrol or Wildlife Police type jobs because swimming may be a specific job function.
2007-12-11 16:39:47 · answer #2 · answered by Rudy R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My advice would be to join a YMCA and learn to swim before. I dont think they (police academy) would take the time to teach a cadet to swim.
2007-12-11 14:40:25 · answer #3 · answered by Johnny Conservative 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to swim to be a police officer? A lifeguard I can see... but a police officer?
Anyhoo, if it's that important to you take a class before you go into the academy. Check the YMCA or your local parks and recs centers.
2007-12-11 14:40:00 · answer #4 · answered by Tashia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they don't prepare you to swim. they could require swimming and/or lifeguard training once you're a member of a marine patrol, yet not for recruit training. not sure what you propose with the help of "take care of guidelines". that is unquestionably something you may desire to have the skill to do, yet i'm not sure it may study.
2016-10-01 09:59:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are going to teach you, its crucial that you know how to swim, for example, you see a little boy drowning, and if you don't know how to swim, then the boy could die. But it would help if you take classes before, but they will teach you.
2007-12-11 16:08:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know of no police dept, where being able to swim is a prerequisite for becoming a police officer.
2007-12-12 05:35:53 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope they do but I know in the Army that if you don't know how to swim thats to bad know a guy that feel into the river with his gear on thaqt died but if they don't I woud go to the YMCA they will tach you there
2007-12-11 14:39:52 · answer #8 · answered by danceshorty04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I imagine they do not teach you. You can take swimming lessons at your local community college, or your local rec center.
2007-12-11 14:38:55 · answer #9 · answered by Helen Scott 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my best guy friend is a policeman
he said it's compulsory that u know how to swim
for those who can't they will be isolated and taught to swim at a kiddy pool
so embarrassing!
and yeah, they teach u how to drive too
cool!
2007-12-11 14:40:45 · answer #10 · answered by hannie 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋