Are you a police explorer?

[ELACHP041094]

you might be a police explorer if

You Might Be A Police Explorer If....



1. Instead of buying performance parts to upgrade your vehicle, you buy flashing lights, cages ,and a push bar.

2. Your POV is striped up like a police car and has explorer logos.

3. You automatically knew that "POV" meant personal owned vehicle.

4. All of your clocks are set to military time.

5. You have Police Issue handcuffs hanging from the mirror of your car.

6. Your favorite book is Galls Magazine.

7. You've ever ran Code 3 (lights n' sirens) through Krispy Kreme in a marked patrol unit.

8. You sometimes refer to yourself as your badge number while talking to friends.

9. You've tried to find a way to bypass State laws so you can have blue lights in your vehicle.

10. You refer to your pet chihuahua as a "K-9" dog.

11. On occasion, you use 10-codes in a verbal conversation.

12. You've ever driven to the opposite end of the mall just to see which officer was working the wreck in the parking lot.

13. You have turned the high beams on and off in your POV to simulate wig-wags.

14. You pretend to pull people over with your mouth siren.

15. You put usless antennas on your POV

16. You take notes while watching cops. Notes of what NOT to do.

17. Your myspace is full of police references.

18. You wish you could hurry up and join the P.D.

19. You've developed a habit where you put your arm over your gun side. Even if you're not wearing a duty belt.

20. You walk in a half-step, and occassionally think "Left, left, left, right" to yourself.

21. You watch Cops, Law & Order, or other Police TV shows and point out EVERYTHING the person is doing wrong, even if you're alone in the room.

22. You look out your bedroom window at the first sound of a siren.

23. You know where all the cops hangout and go there on your free time to check if they're there.

24. When civilians try to explain laws you roll your eyes and walk away wondering how they can be so clueless.

25. When off duty at a public event, you constantly watch the hands of those around you.

26. You make a mental note of every exit in the building that your in.

27. You can quote the opening credits of cops.

28. You talk to fellow explorers about Officer john doe's new emergency light setup.

29. You walk into rooms and immediatley observe what everyone is doing.

30. you sleep with a set of red and blue rotating lights on

31. your uniform is in a dust resitant suit bag

32. you have the COPS theme song on your computer/ MP3/ iPod

33. you ever get pulled over by your advisor and get a warning

34. if most of the patrol section remembers you and refers to you as junior officer/ junior deputy

35. if you have dreams about arresting people and/or in a high speed chases

36. when you see flashing red and blue lights on a side street or on you street you make it a point to get in the car and drive
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[USMCbob]

37. You buy the biggest mag light they have to offer.

[BunnyHunter]

20. You walk in a half-step, and occassionally think "Left, left, left, right" to yourself.


I was a Sheriff Explorer for 4 years. I haven't been for 3 and I am still doing this. AHH!

[Horizon1015]

38. A low speed DUI chase occurs during a ride-a-long and the experienced officer/deputy loses any aspect of sanity beyond driving the car. Have no fear for your are and expert; Six months of 8hr classes on Saturdays have prepared you. You call the pursuit until a secondary car gets in to position, when the pursuit stops you stop the patrol car from running in to the suspect's car because it is still in drive. When the Watch Sgt shows up she comes straight up to you in the patrol car and asks, "Well how was you 1st Pursuit"? You let her know it was an invigorating experience that you learned a lot from and nothing more then that. On the ride back to the station the deputy/officer almost kills himself, the suspect and you by running a red light because he was so freaked out by the pursuit. Luckily the one car that was cross traffic was able to swerve and avoid the accident. The drunken suspect tells you "Don't worry I won't tell" When you get to the station you help clean up the car, get paperwork together, find the deputy/officers POV keys because they got lost during the chase and finally say good night after telling the deputy/officer that is cool and you understand stuff happens some times.

Two days later when you come in to do some finger printing the Explorer adviser asks for your Explorer ID, she says that you shouldn't have talked to the Watch Sgt before the deputies got the opportunity to.


Now thats how you know your an Explorer.

P.S This happened about 7 years ago and it was not CHP.

[CHPGuy]

7 years and you're still bitter!:rolleyes:

[Horizon1015]

Bitter! Bitter! Why would I be bitter?!?!!? LOL No I'm really not bitter, a little concerned that the incident might hold be back from getting on a Dept but not bitter.

[HIPCHIP]

I was an LAPD explorer in the early 1970's. We got to issue LA City bicycle licenses. Sometimes we'd get to work a parade or maybe the front desk or if we were real lucky, a ride-a-long with the Sgt. Biggest thing we got to do was go on the Christmas trip to Tijuana and see the Border Patrol and the Tijuana PD jail. OH BOY! I guess things have changed a little since then.

[CHPE]

All of these are quite true. I am currently an Explorer Cadet with the CHP (OOHHH RAHHH) and I am planning on making the trip up to Sacremento this year for EIII

I have a tendency to ask people to back away from me using the 3 foot rule.

Everytime I go to a public place, more than likely a restaurant I try and sit near an exit while facing the front door.

The one I do the most though, is watching people's hands and reading body language. People always wonder why I am on edge, and I have no explanation, its second nature.

[OfficerWife]

20. You walk in a half-step, and occassionally think "Left, left, left, right" to yourself.


I was a Sheriff Explorer for 4 years. I haven't been for 3 and I am still doing this. AHH!

You were??? You never told me that :wink:

[BunnyHunter]

You were??? You never told me that :wink:

Oh but maybe I did and you weren't listening. Oh well, you know now.:think:

[WalkingSmall]

Im an Explorer Lieutenant at LAPD Mission Division. 4 years with the post...have to quit soon though because of my age.

[battlehatch]

1,3,7,11,12,15,17,18,19,21,23,24,28,32 and 33 describe my roommate/classmate to a "T"! That's so funny. I have actually seen him do most of the things on the list.