(Statehouse) – The 87th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy held its graduation ceremony at the Indiana State Capitol Rotunda Thursday evening.
Opening remarks were made by Indiana State Police Recruit Academy Commander Lieutenant Brent Cox.
The commencement addresses were given by Indiana State Police Superintendent Anthony Scott and Indiana Governor Mike Braun.
After the commencement address, the oath of office for the 20 new State Police Troopers was delivered by The Honorable Justice Christopher M. Goff, of the Indiana Supreme Court.
Each new Trooper was then presented with their badge and official identification by Superintendent Scott and his staff.
One of the 20 new troopers, Cameron Curry of Columbus, was assigned to the Versailles Post.
The graduation marked the culmination of 23 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.
Each graduating Trooper will be assigned to one of 14 State Police Posts across Indiana.
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 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.
