This afternoon, 10 recruits are graduating from the 151st Trooper Recruit School, a recruit school for license police officers.

"We are thrilled to welcome our 10 newest troopers to the MSP.  They are well versed in public service, as all were in law enforcement prior joining the department. We know they will keep doing a great job making sure our communities are safe,” said Col. James F. Grady II, director of the MSP.

“Every day, troopers help keep our roads, neighborhoods, schools and communities safe. I’m immensely grateful to the sacrifices they make in the line of duty. Congratulations to today’s graduates. Let’s keep working together to bring down crime, invest in our communities and build a Michigan where everyone can thrive,” said @GovWhitmer.

The 151st Trooper Recruit School began on Sunday, July 5, 2026 at the MSP Training Academy in Lansing. During an accelerated program designed to acknowledge their prior experience, recruits received training in patrol techniques, report writing, ethics, cultural diversity and implicit bias, decision making, leadership, first aid, criminal law, crime scene processing, firearms, water safety, defensive tactics and precision driving.