Week 15: Backroads and highways
Highway, 4×4
Police patrolling happens on many types of terrain, highways and road conditions. Cadets spend many hours practicing essential driving skills to ensure safe and effective handling of a police vehicle. Depot has 4 driving tracks, including a one-of-a-kind 4×4 track. This track exposes cadets to a variety of obstacles they may navigate in day-to-day policing.
This week, cadets go on a highway drive and practise on the 4×4 track to gain exposure to gravel and rougher terrain.
Interviewing
Interviewing is dynamic and a daily activity in policing. This week, cadets learn that verbal evidence is an important element in investigations.
Through scenarios, cadets learn and practise techniques to conduct interviews.
Regimental numbers
A regimental number is the unique identification for each RCMP member. It is like a health card number that distinguishes one police officer from another.
It is this week that cadets get their very own regimental number. Upon graduating, a new member's badge displays this number.
Highlights
Depot spotlight: Staffing
Staffing makes another presentation to cadets this week. This starts the process of matching cadets with a division and detachment.
Detachment postings may be anywhere in Canada. The need for police officers is constant in communities across the country.
Cadets list the top 3 divisions they are interested in for their staffing advisor.
Staffing advisors do their best to match cadets to a preferred division. Consideration is given to previous jobs, family circumstances, religious needs and career goals.
I feel a range of emotions about my posting. A new adventure awaits and I’m excited for the experience and am ready to go!
Depot spotlight: Grounds
Introducing Depot's Grounds crew. This team tends to the training grounds all year round. They keep sidewalks, roads and driving tracks clear. In winter, that can mean a lot of snow removal.
This unit has a variety of equipment, including a pay loader, plow trucks, a large tractor and a road grader. Once the snow falls, the crew starts early to ensure the roads are clear for the start of the training day.
The Grounds crew also keeps Depot beautiful and vibrant through the spring and summer months. They maintain the grass, flower beds, trees and shrubs on base. There is over 55,000 m2 of lawn to tend. Each year, the crew plants 14,000 flowers by hand, which are grown from seeds in the greenhouse on base.
In addition to the landscaping at Depot, there is are grassland and woodland areas, with over 3,300 trees.
Did you know?
Regina was recognized as "Tree City of the World" in 2021! Regina has more than 500,000 hand-planted trees, as the terrain around Regina is naturally treeless.
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