LANSING. MI (WTVB) – Michigan’s newest troopers will soon report to work at Michigan State Police posts across the state after graduating from the 136th Trooper Recruit School on Friday afternoon. Probationary trooper Jacob Sherwood of Jackson has been assigned to the Marshall Post
State Police Director Col. Joe Gasper administered the Oath of Office during the ceremony at the Lansing Center. Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered the keynote address.
In his address to the graduates, Gasper spoke about the positive impact troopers can make in people’slives.
The 136th Trooper Recruit School began June 30, 2019 at the State Police Training Academy in Lansing and lasted for 25 weeks,
Recruits received training in firearms, water safety, defensive tactics, patrol techniques, report writing, ethics, cultural diversity and implicit bias, decision making, leadership, first aid, criminal law, crime scene processing and precision driving.
