The application period for the 2011 Troop N Camp Cadet program is now open and applications are being accepted.

Anyone interested in attending camp can obtain an application at any of the following Troop N state police stations: Hazleton, Bloomsburg, Lehighton, Fern Ridge and Swiftwater. Applications have also been distributed to most of the local schools located throughout the Troop N area. The application can also be accessed and printed out via the PSP public website,

www.psp.state.pa.us.Once there click on the Troop / Station Information tab located on the left hand side. Then select Troop N - Hazleton. The application will be in the center of the webpage. Just click on the 2011 Troop N, Camp Cadet Application. Applications should be printed out, fill in the information required and send to the address listed on the application.The Camp Cadet program is open to boys and girls that are between the ages of 12 to 14 and whom reside in the Troop N area. This includes (lower) Luzerne, Monroe, Carbon, and Columbia counties.The camp is held at Penn State Hazleton Campus and will run July 24 through 29.This week long camp is designed to give young people a better understanding of law enforcement activities in an atmosphere of an actual state police training school. Once accepted, the cadets will reside at the camp for six days under the direct supervision of state and local police officers.During this time they will receive instruction on various police functions by representatives from the state police, FBI, Secret Service, the state Game Commission, Medevac, Luzerne County K-9, and many others. This is an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Approximately 100 youths will be selected. The camp itself is free of charge however there is an administrative fee for those individuals that are selected to attend camp.The Troop N Camp Cadet program is funded through donations solicited by the Camp Cadet board of directors. Money is also raised with a golf tournament that is scheduled in August of every year.Anyone having questions about the camp may contact TFC Shannon M. Yorke, camp director, at (570) 582-1089 or TFC Rob Ruckle, assistant director, at (570) 582-1089. The deadline for submitting an application is March 31.