Illinois State Police welcomes new troopers

Illinois State Police District 5 commander Lt. David Schneider recently announced the addition of
11 new troopers to District 5 patrol.

The troopers graduated from Cadet Class 127 on Aug. 10 and will be starting their third week of the “Field Training” program.

The Field Training program requires the new troopers to participate in one-on-one mentoring with Field Training Officers under a 14-week training program.

Combined with the 26-week academy, the field training program expands their training to 40 weeks. Probationary troopers who successfully complete the field training program are advanced to solo-patrol status.