Michigan State Police this week began the 20th Motor Carrier Officer Recruit School, training 21 prospective new troopers. Sergeant David Haynes says that, for the next 20 weeks, the recruits will get up at five am and train through ten pm, with much of that training being in a classroom.
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The area of training include firearms, water safety, defensive tactics, patrol techniques, ethics, and first aid, among other things. When academy is over, the recruits who graduate will be sent out to train in the field for another 17 weeks. Haynes says that they will have a say regarding which posts they’re ultimately assigned to, as the department wants to accommodate new troopers the best it can. The recruits come from varied backgrounds. Some are already law enforcement officers, some have a military background, and some are out of college having studied criminal justice.
