INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Two graduates from the 81st Indiana State Police Recruit Academy have been assigned to the Versailles Post.
The graduation ceremony for the class was held Thursday evening in the State Capitol Rotunda for 29 new State Police troopers.
Each graduating trooper will be assigned to one of 14 State Police Posts across Indiana.
Locally, Gavin Ludwig from the Town of Chrisney in Spencer County, and Clayton Saltzman of Boonville have been assigned to the Versailles Post.
The graduation marked the culmination of 25 weeks of intense training which totaled nearly 1,100 hours. Some subject areas of training included criminal and traffic law, de-escalation, emergency vehicle operations, defensive tactics, firearms, impaired driving detection, scenario-based training, and a host of other academic subjects related to modern policing.
Once at their assigned district, Ludwig, Saltzman and the other new troopers will spend the next three months working side by side with a series of experienced Field Training Officers. The purpose of the field training is to put to practical application the training received throughout the formal academy training. Upon successful completion of field training, the new troopers will be assigned a State Police patrol vehicle and will begin solo patrol in their assigned district.
