Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET)

Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) at Martin Community College is designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills of an entry-level law enforcement officer. Many of our instructors are active or retired law enforcement officers who bring the added value of their actual on-the-job experience which enhances their presentation.

This course should be taken by those who are newly employed or who aspire to become law enforcement officers, and those seeking to meet the certification requirements of the North Carolina Education and Training Standards Commission or the North Carolina Sheriffs Education and Training Standards Commission.

The BLET course is currently 868 hours. If additional course information is needed to meet requirements for the Commission’s Comprehensive State Examination, the course hour requirement may be increased. The course is typically offered two times a year with start dates beginning in January and July.

Courses run 20 weeks and meet Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Weekend classes are required occasionally, and Saturday and Sunday hours may vary.

Scheduled Courses

The next scheduled class will begin on June 1, 2026.

See below for BLET admission requirements and paperwork required for course registration.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• United States citizen.
• Must be 20 years of age, or 19.5 years with a waiver from the North Carolina Education and Training Standards Commission.
• Must provide a medical examination report, properly completed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina, a physician’s assistant, or a nurse practitioner.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED. High school diplomas earned through correspondence enrollment are not recognized.
• Must take a standardized reading comprehension test and score at the tenth-grade level or higher within one year prior to entrance.
• Must provide a certified criminal record check for local and state records since becoming an adult.
• Must have not been convicted of a felony or applicable misdemeanor offenses as defined by the NC Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission.

Registration Forms

The following forms are available for BLET registration:

• BLET Application Package
• Medical History Statement
• Medical Examination Report
• Medical Examination Report Part 2
• Tuberculosis Questionnaire
• Personal History Statement
• Personal History – Charges (Extra Page)
• Personal History – Work History (Extra Page)

Meet The Coordinator

Milton D. Davis, Jr., a retired police Lieutenant and a 30-year veteran of the Kannapolis Police Department (KPD) in Kannapolis, N.C., is the Director of MCC’s BLET Program. Upon graduation from high school, Davis joined the Navy. In 1985, after completing five years of Naval service, he joined the Kannapolis Police Department. During his career at KPD, Davis became a certified general Instructor and was promoted to Sergeant and then Lieutenant. Lt. Davis retired from the KPD in August 2010.

Davis earned his Associates of Applied Science Degree in 1991, his Bachelor of Criminal Justice degree in 1993, and his Master of Public Administration degree at Gardner-Webb University in 2023.

Davis states, “My goal at Martin Community College is to provide an open door to train the next generation of law enforcement officers, and to provide updated training to those who are currently certified law enforcement officers. By doing this, it is my endeavor to make the Basic Law Enforcement program at Martin Community College one that is revered across our Great State.”