Strength
At present, there are between 250–450 full-time officers and 30–60 Auxiliary officers within the NYPD Highway Patrol. As with the NYPD as a whole, the number of officers within the unit fluctuates according to budgetary and political changes. Full-time officers must volunteer, be selected to join the Highway Patrol Unit, and usually must have between five to ten years of commendable experience as a patrol officer in order to qualify for a position. Auxiliary officers must volunteer, be selected to join the Highway Patrol Unit, and must have five years of commendable experience as a patrol officer in the NYPD Auxiliary Police in order to qualify for a position. In many ways, the elite status of this unit and its traditions are similar to that of the NYPD Mounted Unit.
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