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RECRUIT TRAINING OFFICER
The purpose of this order is to describe the duties and respons ibilities of the Recruit
Training Officer. I. General
Under the direction and supervi sion of the academy director, th e recruit training
officer is responsible for the following:
A. Keeps class attendance records.
1. At the beginning of each schedul ed class session, the class squad
leaders will report whether or no t all recruits are present. Th ey will
give this information to the platoon leader at the formation pr ior to
the start of class. The platoon leader will give this informati on to the
recruit training officer.
2. The recruit training officer will record the attendance info rmation on
the appropriate attendance sheets.
B. Maintains class discipline.
1. The recruit training office r will supervise the day-to-day a ctivities of
the recruit training class. The recruits are responsible for
performing in accordance with t he standards set by Sacramento
Sheriff’s Department General Order s, the Division of Training a nd
Reserve Forces Operations Order s, and the Academy Rules and
Regulations.
C. Counsels recruits on per sonal and academic matters.
1. The recruit training officer is the academy recruits’ immedi ate
supervisor. The recruit training officer shall keep himself/her self
aware of all phases of the recr uits’ training and their perform ance in
all areas.
2. The recruit training officer will review each recruit’s perf ormance
with the recruit during academy training. These scheduled, form al
review sessions will be docum ented in the fo rm of “Scheduled
Counseling” sessions.
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3. Counseling sessions held as a result of a rules violation or other
deficiencies will be documented in the form of a “Documented
Counseling” session. The document ation from both scheduled
counseling and documented counselin g sessions will be reviewed
and signed by the involved recrui t and the academy director.
D. Maintains personnel files on each recruit.
1. The recruit training officer is responsible for maintaining an
academy training file on each o f their recruits. The file inclu des, but
is not limited to: recruit pers onal information, academy test f orms
and results, radio code quizzes a nd results, report writing mid -term
and final examinations, inter- departmental correspondences to o r
from the recruit, etc.
E. Supervises recruits i n building clean-up.
1. The recruits, at the end of each day, are responsible for cl eaning
the academy training buildings prior to their departure. They a re
responsible for leaving all build ings in an acceptable conditio n for
use the next day whether or not t hey used the building that day .
The tasks and cleaning assignments for each squad will be poste d.
F. Obtains films and ot her audio-visual mater ials for instructo rs as needed by
the academic coordinator.
1. The academic coordinator sha ll obtain from each instructor a list of
films or audio-visual material s the instructor will need. The
academic coordinator will make arr angements for these materials
to be available from the various law enforcement libraries. Whe n
necessary, the recruit training officer will pick up or return these
items for the academic coordinator.
G. Supervise recruits in close order drill.
1. The recruit class will be form ed into a platoon and into squ ads. The
recruit training officer will be responsible for teaching the r ecruit
class the rudiments of marchi ng and military co urtesy (referenc e
US Army FM 22-5).
2. Once a recruit is identifi ed who has sufficient military bac kground to
continue this instruction, the re cruit shall act as the class d rill
instructor. Under the supervisi on of the recruit training offic er, the
drill instructor will dr ill the class and move them in formatio n.
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H. Monitors instructors’ classroom presentations.
1. The recruit training officer shall monitor the presentations of the
academy instructors on a random basis. The recruit training off icer
will evaluate the content of the material, presentation format and
applicability, and the general be havior of the recruit class.
I. Supervises video recordings of selected classes.
1. The recruit training officer , as requested by the academic
coordinator, shall videotape the pr esentation of selected class es.
J. Maintains video library.
1. The academy maintains a colle ction of video tapes for use by
academy instructors, recruits , and members of the department.
These tapes contain information applicable to the instruction
presented during the academy.
2. This library also contains r ecordings of specific class inst ruction.
These tapes are used by recruits that may have missed a class a nd
wish to review the material, o r by other members of the departm ent
who wish to update their knowl edge of a specific subject.
K. Review recruit writing assi gnments for accuracy and complete ness.
L. Assist with orientation class for new recruits.
1. Prior to the start of a new r ecruit class, an orientation cl ass is held.
At this time, new recruits are presented with their recruit han dbook.
2. During the orient ation class, the recruit training officer