A new RCMP recruitment program is about to take flight in Saskatchewan.
The Community Constable Program is intended to augment the force’s ability to service communities through the use of local knowledge.
How it works is the RCMP is looking to hire six people to become constables in their home reserve or village.
The individuals are required to take 21 weeks of training, similar to all other recruits, and wear a uniform and side-arm on the job.
Sergeant Chad McLeod says it’s a unique and exciting opportunity for both recruits and the force:
“It would be so awesome to show up at a community where you’ve got somebody that’s been there, knows everybody, knows where people live, understands the culture and can speak the language and knows the geography if somebody goes missing like we don’t have those advantages. It takes us time to develop that and learn all these things and these folks are a huge resources.”
He says to be eligible all you need is a driver’s license, grade 12 education and birth certificate.
Just 1 in every 19 applicants qualifies for the force so McLeod says they’re hoping to gain 120 new sign-ups.
Application forms are available at local detachments.