What is a Police sponsor?

[NCSam160]

Hey, some of you guys might remember me applying to Durham last year. As I'm sure you can tell, I was a non-select. Anyways, I'm about to finish up my B.A. in criminal justice, and am looking to get hired on with Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD.

Anyways, I'm familiar with an agency sponsoring you for BLET, however a friend of mine, another CMPD officer, said he was willing to take some classes that will allow him to sponsor me. To say I was grateful is an understatement. But, we didn't have time to really chat so I didn't get to ask him some of these classes.

What does being a sponsor involve? He said it takes a few classes, but what's past that? Is it basically him saying I'm a decent person, or is it more involved?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[sigcopper]

Why not ask your friend?

[NCSam160]

I will. I don't see him every day, and I was hoping to get some info before I talked to him again today. It's not a big deal, I just thought I knew the hiring process pretty well, and when this came up, I had no idea it existed.

[PhilipCal]

I second the advice to talk to your friend. I'm not certain that an individual Officer sponsorship would have the same advantages of a Department sponsorship. Again, ask your friend.