(Indianapolis, IN) – The 84th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy completed its graduation ceremony in the Indiana State Capitol Rotunda on Thursday.
Opening remarks and commencement address were made by Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas G. Carter
After the commencement address, the oath of office for the 28 new State Police Troopers was delivered by The Honorable Justice Christopher M. Goff, of the Indiana Supreme Court.
Each new trooper was then presented their badge and official identification by Superintendent Carter and his staff.
Graduating troopers have been assigned to one of 14 State Police Posts across Indiana.
Two of the new troopers assigned to the Versailles Post are Milan native Jordan Hartmann and Tyler Busch of Aurora.
Once at their assigned district, the new troopers will spend the next three months working side by side with a series of experienced Field Training Officers.
The purpose of 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.
Thursday’s graduation marked the culmination of 24 weeks of intense training which totaled more than 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.
