Part Time Academy?

[rudy78]

Hello all, just wondering if anyone here has been through the part time academy and can give me an idea of what it's like or what to expect. Any info would be appreciated.

[IB1032]

I went through the NEMRT STARR program when i was part-time. It was ok, there were some decent instructors that came and gave us hands on demo's, etc. I hear that it has changed quite a bit since then though so i can't give you any info on the class.....as far as carrying off duty my previous dept did not have a problem with it... certain PD's restrict the carrying of a weapon off duty if you are p/t. Thanks to HR218 as long as you are a good standing member of your pd and have arrest powers, you can carry throughout the us....however, if your pd has a G/O against it, you can't. I am full time now and there has been talk about eliminating P/T's or making it mandatory that they work a certain amount of shifts....seems that more dept's are making that the norm now...