Two new KSP Post Four troopers graduate training academy

Kentucky State Police Post Four will be welcoming back two new troopers that recently completed cadet training.

Troopers William Hendricks of Shepherdsville and Matthew Mann of Springfield were among the 37 cadets that graduated from the 104th class of the Kentucky State Police Training Academy.

The KSP says cadets arrived at the academy on January 7 and embarked on 24 weeks of intense training to learn the necessary job skills to serve as state troopers. The cadets received more than 1,000 hours of classroom and field study as they learned and practiced subjects such as juvenile and traffic law, use of force, defensive tactics, first aid, crash investigation, drug identification, and more.

Cadets that participate in the training academy who have a high school diploma or GED and three years of full-time work experience when they apply to serve as a trooper are eligible to earn an associate’s degree in General Occupational and Technical Studies from Bluegrass Community and Technical College during academy training. Trooper Mann was one of 13 cadets who earned their associate’s degree.

The KSP is currently recruiting for Cadet Class 105, with the deadline to apply June 30. Visit the KSP website for more information.