The Street Patrol Division is the foundation of all police departments.  Street units conduct the daily operations of the police department such as answering citizen complaints, traffic enforcement and control, initial investigations involving crimes and accidents, public services such as VIN checks and fingerprinting and overall public relations. The Seymour Police Department is composed of 28 street officers who conduct daily operations.  Every new officer will start in this division and complete the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, a local Field Training Officers Course (FTO) and a one year probationary period.  During the FTO course a trained and experienced officer will familiarize the trainee with his/her jurisdiction and daily duties.  The length of the course will depend on the trainee's prior experience and the rate at which the trainee learns their responsibilities.      Once the trainee is released from the program they will be assigned an emergency response vehicle to conduct the daily operations they have been trained in.  For a brief period after they are released from the program, a shift-supervisor will normally respond with the officer to assist them when needed.      The new officer at the Seymour Police Department will be considered unassigned when the yearly scheduling of the four street squads are assigned.  All squads work twelve hour shifts on a yearly days or nights schedule.  The unassigned officers will rotate monthly between days and nights.  Squad assignments are bid on annually and assigned according to time-in-service.  This means the unassigned officer will only be assigned to a permanent squad once a permanent slot is available.      After the officer gains sufficient experience conducting the standard day-to-day operations of the department as a street officer, the officer may then branch-out into other divisions of the department.  This will only happen with administrative and supervisor approval.      Before entering into this career field one has to evaluate several questions.  Is your family strong enough to endure the schedule rotation and the day-to-day stress that the officer will be subjected to?  Is the individual willing to be held to a higher standard due to being an authority figure in the community?  Is the individual willing to change his/her life and accept this career as a lifestyle more than just a job?  Does one understand what it means to be a functioning member of a team?  If so, WELCOME TO THE STREET, this is where it ALL happens!