Shane Hawley teaching some students at the Field Training Officer (FTO) Refresher Class in Everett, WA during late September, 2023. On September 29th, 27 students completed our 40-hour Basic FTO Class in Everett, WA. We were excited to have 10 different agencies send their trainers in our class. Those agencies included Lynnwood, Edmonds, Redmond, Bellevue, Marysville Police Departments. Tribal…
We were extremely excited to have the opportunity to recently present our Field Training Officer (FTO) Refresher Class in Lynnwood, WA. Having worked 25 years for the Lynnwood Police Department, I was able to reunite with many old friends. Those who attended the class were all very experienced FTOs. We were able to discuss and address some of the…
Experience ranged from 5 to 20+ years of law enforcement! We were honored to be in Union Gap, Washington on April 12th and 13th, 2023, where we completed our two-Day FTO Refresher Class. It was impressive to note the tenure of the attendees. Experience ranged from 5 to 20+ years of law enforcement. Several of the attendees have trained…
“This was the first training I’ve gone to that became exciting to show up for…” On March 17, 2023, we graduated another 24 students from our Basic FTO School. Once again, the class was well received based on the comments from the students. One student stated, “I came in thinking this course would be easy, and it would be…
By: Sgt. David J. Harris On October 21, 2022, we completed another Basic FTO Class held at the North Delta Training Academy in West Monroe, Louisiana, this time graduating 11 new FTOs. Attendees represented Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office, Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office. Graduates consisted of Patrol Deputies and Correction Deputies. This group of students…
Pictured above: The FTO class in Everett, WA on February 7-11, 2022. By: Sgt. David J. Harris This past week, we graduated 25 new FTOs upon the conclusion of our 40-hour Basic Field Training Officer Class held in Everett, Washington. We were excited to have a so many agencies represented, including Officer Jesse Picard from Yakutat, Alaska. Jesse was…
