Meadville man aims to become wildlife conservation officer
A Crawford County man is among the 31 members of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s 30th class of wildlife conservation officer cadets .
Michael Stutts Jr., of Meadville, will undergo 50 weeks of training with his classmates before graduation in March 2015. The class was selected from a field of 622 applications through a series of written and oral tests, interview boards and physical examinations.
Each graduate will be commissioned as a wildlife conservation officer and assigned within the Commonwealth. Following a probationary period of at least one year, the officer’s performance will be evaluated and, if acceptable, he or she will be granted permanent status. Continued training will be required on a regular basis for certain skills, such as firearms proficiency and legal updates, according to the commission.
The commission said it has budgeted nearly $2 million to train the cadets.
Four members of the class have been deputies and two are commission employees in other capacities. Seventeen are veterans: Five were in the Army, three in the Marine Corps, two in the Air Force, two in the Navy, and five in the National Guard. Other previous careers include police officer, corrections officer, probation/parole officer, dispatcher, teacher, physical therapist, nurse’s aide, bartender and biologist aide.
The minimum age for enrollment is 21 years, the maximum is 48 years and the average age is 30 years.
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