Sheriff Campbell Welcomes Youth Shooting Program to Leon County (Fla.)

Sheriff Larry Campbell along with Scott Moore, national director of the Scholastic Steel Challenge (SSC), is proud to announce an exciting new training opportunity for Leon County Sheriff’s Office (Fla.) Explorer Post 15. Explorer Post 15 will be the first Explorer Post in the country to organize and participate in competitive steel shooting competitions, facing off against other Explorer Programs at the state level, as well as the national level.

Four person teams of Explorers will compete in the Scholastic Steel Challenge where they’ll be timed to 1/1,000th of a second as they shoot four stages of five fixed steel plate targets each. The four best of five runs for each shooter will be added to determine the individual’s time, and all four individual times will be combined for the team’s time.

Strictly supervised by certified range officials for safety and to make sure competition rules are adhered to at all times, Scholastic Steel Challenge competitions give Explorer Post 15 participants the opportunity to challenge other Explorer Posts from across the state, as well as compete for state and national titles.

Sheriff Campbell said, “As the charter Explorer Post in this new endeavor, the Explorers in Post 15 are excited and motivated to bring this opportunity to other Law Enforcement career minded youth across the state and nation.”

“This important new training opportunity will help us build future leaders of our community while at the same time better preparing these motivated youths to strive for excellence in all they choose to do, including pursuing a career in Law Enforcement.”

Explorers from Post 15 are looking forward to representing both their Sheriff and the citizens of Leon County in Scholastic Steel Challenge competition. For more information on SSC visit www.ScholasticSteelChallenge.com.

The Explorer program is aimed towards youth between the ages of 14 and 21 who are interested in choosing a career in Law Enforcement. For more information about this program contact the Prevention and Resource Unit at (850) 922-3323.