Yesterday evening, July 18th, 2024, the 85th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy completed its graduation ceremony in the Indiana State Capitol Rotunda.
The oath of office for 21 new State Police Troopers was delivered by Justice Christopher M. Goff, of the Indiana Supreme Court, and each new Trooper was then presented with their badge and official identification.
The graduation marked the end of 24 weeks of intense training, totaling more than 1,100 hours. Subject areas of training included criminal and traffic law, de-escalation, emergency vehicle operations, defensive tactics, firearms, impaired driving detection, scenario-based training, and 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 Field Training Officers. The purpose of the field training is to give practical application to 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.
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