Officers who maintain a high degree of physical conditioning are less prone to be affected by stressful situations and are less prone to injury. The S.A.L.E.T.C. Physical training program will push you every day to help you improve no matter what you level.
Coming to the academy prepared physically will help recruits with every aspect of the academy. To help prepare yourself we have a 30 day fitness guide. (Provide link to pdf of guide)
Peace Officer Physical Ability Test
Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training (AZPOST) requires all recruits to pass the PAT in order to graduate and become certified in the state of Arizona,
The course measures a total of 870 feet (290 yards/ 265.2 meters). The standard for successful completion of the PAT will be for the student, unassisted during the event, to complete the course in two minutes and six seconds (2:06) or less. The course consists of a series of nine interspersed individual tasks, arranged in a continuous format that are viewed as being essential (physical) job-tasks for law enforcement training:
Running,
jumping (low hurdle),
climbing stairs,
low crawling,
jumping (broad type),
climbing a fence (chain-link/four feet),
climbing through a window,
moving/dragging a weight (150 pounds),
changing direction on the run.
Pre-Academy 2-Month Training Calendar
Academics
Recruits will spend a large portion of their time in the classroom learning constitutional law, Arizona law, arrest policies and procedures, investigative procedures and many other topics. Exams will be given every Monday and those who fail to maintain a certain academic level will be removed from the academy.
Applied Skills Proficiency
Recruits will be instructed in several areas and required to demonstrate proficiency in those areas in order to graduate and become certified, these areas include
- Firearms
- Driving
- Defensive Tactics