INDIANAPOLIS – The 85th Indiana State Police (ISP) Recruit Academy completed its graduation ceremony in the Indiana State Capitol Rotunda on Thursday evening. Jacob Day and Aden Walters of Johnson County and Noah Moore and Mark Naylor of Decatur County were a part of the 21-member graduating class.
The Honorable Justice Christopher M. Goff of the Indiana Supreme Court delivered the oath of office for the 21 new State Police Troopers. ISP Superintendent Douglas G. Carter and his staff then presented each new trooper with their badge and official identification.
The graduation culminated 24 weeks of intense training, totaling over 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 modern policing.
Each graduating trooper will be assigned to one of 14 State Police Posts across Indiana. Once at their assigned district, they will spend the next three months working side by side with a series of experienced Field Training Officers. Upon completion of field training, the new troopers will be assigned a state police patrol vehicle and begin solo patrol in their assigned district.
Day and Walters have been assigned to ISP Post 52 in Indianapolis. Moore and Naylor will work at ISP Post 42 in Versailles.
Courtesy-Indiana State Police
