If you want to be part of the SWAT team, there is a series of exams that you must pass to make this a reality. The first thing that you must do in order to be a SWAT team participant is to get hired as a police officer. I know that sounds elementary, but some people actually think that they can simply walk off the street and apply to be a SWAT team officer. Sorry folks, but it’s not that simple. In fact, you must apply and get hired as …

A police officer is on patrol when he gets a call about a domestic dispute. When he arrives at the scene, he finds that an armed man has taken his girlfriend hostage and barricaded himself inside his apartment. The officer calls for backup, but when the other officers arrive, they realize that their standard guns won’t shoot through the barricades. They don’t have surveillance equipment to see inside the apartment, which would give them crucial information about the assailant and the hostage. If the assailant starts shooting at them, they …

Introduction
The desire to become a SWAT team mamber must be matched by persistence and dedication to a team concept. The following information is presented as an overview of some of the criteria and methods teams use to select new operators. Criteria and selection methods differ from team to team, and weather the agency has a full-time or part-time SWAT unit.
Personal Qualities
Tactical operations are …