The eligibility and procedures for Team membership is currently as follows:

• Police Officer for at least two years.
• Conroe Police Officer for at least one year.
• Display good attitude and ability to work well within a team.
• Good evaluations (no below average ratings).
• Officer makes written request to Team Commander to join SWAT team.
• Team Commander and Team Leaders review request and evaluations.
• During regular Team meeting applicant stands before entire Team to discuss application and answer questions from Team.
• The application is then presented for a vote.  Must pass by unanimous vote.
• Successfully complete obstacle course in the required time.
• Successfully pass the Departmental firearm qualification course with a minimum score of 90%.
• At this point, Officer is considered a probationary SWAT Team member.
• Must successfully complete a Basic SWAT course of instruction.
• The Officer is then initiated as a full SWAT Team member and is allowed to wear the SWAT emblem.

On-going requirements:

• Must attend all call-outs.
• Mandatory training - 8 hours every three weeks.
• Maintain firearm proficiency.  Quarterly Departmental qualifications - 90%.  Assigned SWAT weapons qualifications - 90%.
• Maintain physical fitness.  Bi-annual physical fitness qualifications.

Training:
Mandatory training - 8 hours every three weeks

• Designed to train on team activities.
• Scheduled up to four months in advance.
• All members are required to attend.

A member failing to attend three consecutive or 50% of the mandatory training sessions in a six-month period may be suspended or dismissed from the Team.  A member that fails to respond to a call-out without acceptable justification or that continually fails to respond regardless of justifications may be dismissed from the Team.

Optional training - 2 hours per day up to 10 hours per week

• Voluntary training.
• May be used for physical training, firearms training or team activities.