The thin blue line of ACT Policing has become a little thicker with the graduation of 25 new officers last week.
Following 24 weeks of intensive and specialised training, 16 men and nine women recruits are being deployed across the five police stations in the ACT.
Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Mick Gentleman said the recruits came from a variety of age groups, ranging from 20-to-41, with a wide range of educational and vocational backgrounds.
“The officers join ACT Policing with diverse life, work and cultural experience,” Mr Gentleman said.
“Nine are already Canberrans and we welcome the other 16 who are moving to the ACT for their policing career,” he said.
“The new officers will now receive specific ACT Policing training before taking up their stations, including time with Traffic Operations to gain a solid grounding in traffic matters.”
He said a further class of 20 Protective Service Officers in a Transition-to-Policing Course would join ACT Policing later this year, adding to the current graduating class and 87 first-year officers already in ACT Policing.
“I thank all of our new and existing officers for choosing a career in policing,” Mr Gentleman said.
“You play an incredibly important role in making the ACT a safe place to live,” he said.
