The latest class, began training on April 27, 2025 and it is composed of 64 recruits, 14 females and 50 males. This class will bring the Los Angeles Police Department even closer to reaching its goal of having 10,000 sworn officers. The highest number of officers ever assigned to the Department.
This morning at Elysian Park Academy, Chief Bratton paid a visit to the recruits. Chief Bratton congratulated the class for joining the academy and getting trough the grueling hiring process. Academy training is consciously designed to test the recruits in every way, physically, mentally and emotionally. The idea behind the high level of stress during training is to prepare the recruits to deal with issues when they graduate and patrol the streets of Los Angeles.
Chief Bratton acknowledged that the recruits could not have joined the Department at a better time. The field of law enforcement is phenomenal, it is a profession that has a profound impact and a sense of accomplishment. By becoming an LAPD officer the recruits have a chance to intimately serve a city of over 4 million residents that are from different races, backgrounds, religion and economic backgrounds.
Serving the City of Los Angeles and being a Los Angeles Police Officer is a privilege. Los Angeles is a model for the 21st century of what an American city can be. Chief Bratton reinforced to the recruits that police officer should never fall to temptations and should never break the law in order to enforce it. “You should never do anything that brings disrespect to this Department, to you personally, and to your families.”
Lastly Chief Bratton informed the class they were receiving the best training in more than 27 fields of knowledge, from some of the best instructors in the nation. His expectations from the recruits while they are in the academy are to study hard, work hard, and work together. He encouraged the recruits to have integrity be courageous, and committed.
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