CLARKSVILLE, TN – On June 6, 17 officers with the Clarksville Police Department graduated from the nine-week Walters State Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy (RLETA). During their training at Walters State, four officers with CPD distinguished themselves and received honors for their achievements.
- Officer Ryan Anderson: Class President for Class 132 and recipient of the David Purkey Leadership Award for having demonstrated outstanding leadership skills during the academy.
- Officer Seara Brooks received the Academic Achievement Award. This award is given to the cadet who has the highest-grade point average throughout the academy. Twelve (12) tests are administered during the academy, covering all aspects of their learning. Officer Brooks had an overall GPA of above 98.54%.
- Officer Brian Corcoran received the Top Gun Award for Firearms.
- Officer Seth Walters received the Best Athlete Award. This award is presented to the cadet who has performed highly on all five physical tests given by the academy (1.5-mile run, 300m sprint, Max push-ups in 1 min, Max sit-ups in 1 min, and the Obstacle Course).
Officer Walters also voluntarily participated in the National Tactical Officers Association Physical Fitness Qualification Test. Walters was one of four graduating officers who volunteered to participate in this extremely rigorous testing and was able to obtain a 53/50 score.
According to the NTOA “Operators who successfully max the PFQ test with 50 points will have their name and agency recognized in The Tactical Edge Magazine”. For more information regarding the PFQ testing requirements: https://www.ntoa.org/pfq/.
The recently graduated officers will complete their post-academy in-house training before hitting the streets with their field training officers (FTOs). The FTO program consists of three phases, for a total of 14 weeks. After successful completion of the FTO program, they will be assigned a patrol shift.