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actions of the last pair of classes who attended a graduate of SPMA #1 and the MSP 80 RTT,
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the academy. For example, officers of SSPO #28 served as a Drill Instructor for the 82 RTT and
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postponed a graduation party and challenge coin Senior Drill for SPMA #6. There is nothing like
in order to share both with their classmates from an RTT, but the tangible benefits of teamwork
SSPO #7! created by the relationships forged during the
SPMA have given back to the MSP like few other
We have gotten a lot of feedback endeavors.
indicating we are on the right track as it relates
to our training program. It is not uncommon for As of this writing, SSPO #29 just graduated
academy staff to receive letters and emails of from the academy, and SPMA #8 will graduate
appreciation from former graduates who have September 14. We are honored to continue to
benefited from the training, as well as agency provide the instruction and guidance that will
heads who recognize how their well-trained, new help to ensure that they will have long, safe,
officers are providing quality policing services to and productive careers, competently serving
the communities they serve. communities across the Commonwealth.

Since the program started in 2008, MSP
Recruit Training Troops (RTT) have had several
graduates of the SPMA program in those
academies. For those recruits, that’s over 45
weeks of seeing the dreaded water tower on
a Monday morning! In addition, many SPMA
graduates have come back as instructors and
drill staff for the academy. Trooper Noah Clock,

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