Application period for the 2012 Troop N Camp Cadet program is now open and applications are being accepted.

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.Camp Cadet program is open to boys and girls that are between the ages of 12 to 14 and reside in the Troop N area, including (lower) Luzerne, Monroe, Carbon, and Columbia counties.The camp is held at Penn State Hazleton Campus and will run July 22, 2012 through July 27, 2012.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 State Police.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 2012 Troop N, Camp Cadet Brochure.You can then print it out, fill in the information required and send to the address listed on the application.