CLARKSVILLE, TN – On June 23, eight Clarksville Police Officers graduated from the 12-week basic police school, Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy in Nashville. They were hired on April 2 and completed in-house training before attending the academy.

The recently graduated officers have completed post-academy in-house training and will begin patrolling the streets with their field training officers (FTOs) next week.

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.