Went on a Ridealong yesterday.

[Triad]

So to dive into the process I thought it would be a cool idea to try and get a ride along in before I went for my QAP.

I have been on 3 ridealongs in my life (not counting the one I did yesterday) and without a doubt I had more fun yesterday and was exposed to so much more than I had on any previous RA's.
Traffic Citations aside (which he wrote a ton of :D ) he impounded 5 cars, and let me help out with the CHP 180's. On one stop the officer found 2 pipes and let me get a good look at them before taking care of them. Almost had someone bail out of his car on a foot chase and more.

What an experience! I want to go on another, if not 2 more before the 22nd. I was excited about the prospect of working for the CHP before, but now I don't see myself doing anything else.
I just wanted to share - the officer was a very personable and charismatic person, took time to answer all my questions as best he could and really let me feel "involved" with his day.

Thanks! :smile:

[TheForceCHP]

dang you had a lot of excitement!!! i hope that i get a RA like that soon, mine where cool, but...

good luck in the process

[Scott Reese]

You're lucky. Some officers prefer to stay in their routine and not be bothered with the questions and stuff (Funny how quickly we forget what it was like to be on the outside looking in. I still remember my ridealongs that were 25 years ago!

No that you're on your way, I'd like to offer my assistance. I've mentored over a dozen of candidates through the process. If you'd like some guidance, please e-mail me at sreese@chp.ca.gov. I'll give you some good tips to review and info to consider, all of which should help you progress through the process.

All the best!

Scott Reese, Lieutenant
CHP Solano Area
3050 Travis Blvd.
Fairfield, CA 94534

[Matt@MSX]

Bakersfield? Thats cool I'm from Turlock, looks like we will be at the same PAT, Psych, and QAP. I took my ride along earlier today its like 2 AM now. I had a blast it wasn't action packed, but it was really fun, I can't get wait to get out there on my own.

- Matt

[Dipmo]

Bakersfield? Thats cool I'm from Turlock, looks like we will be at the same PAT, Psych, and QAP. I took my ride along earlier today its like 2 AM now. I had a blast it wasn't action packed, but it was really fun, I can't get wait to get out there on my own.

- Matt

Matt,

Good to see you got a ride along; which office did you go out of? Did you get set up for a mock QAP?