The Queensland Police Service (QPS) ranks have been strengthened after the induction of 107 recruits.
The ceremony, held at the QPS Oxley Academy, was an opportunity to celebrate the recruits as they began their careers as First Year Constables (FYCs).
The cohort had spent the past six months at the academy and will now undertake a further 12 months of station-based training as FYCs.
The next year will see each of the graduate officers assessed on their management of a range of real-world policing scenarios as they face the day-to-day challenges and rewards of policing in Queensland.
Deputy Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski said he was pleased to welcome the recruits into the QPS. He highlighted the graduates’ varied life experiences and diverse backgrounds as some of their greatest policing assets.
“Our job is like no other, and your experience will help us make a difference.” Deputy Commissioner Gollschewski told the recruits.
“Among us is 20-year-old Brodie, who has previously represented Australia in e-sports before following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather to become a Queensland Police Officer.”
He said with career backgrounds as retail assistants, chefs, bike mechanics and even a light rail control room operator, the range of skills the QPS’s newest officers had from previous careers would only add to those they could use to serve and protect Queensland.
