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THIS IS AN AWESOME DAY. THIS IS A GREAT MILESTONE FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. GREAT MILESTONE FOR THE 11 THAT ARE GRADUATING TODAY. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY A TURNING POINT FOR OUR DEPARTMENT, AN EXCITING THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE REACHED A POINT AS AN AGENCY THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN ACADEMY AND WE ARE TRAINING PEOPLE THE FRISCO WAY. EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE ENTRANCE OF THE GRADUATING CLASS.
ON JANUARY 13TH, THESE
11 RECRUITS ARRIVED AT THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAINING ACADEMY TO BEGIN THEIR
FIRST DAY OF TRAINING. THEY HAVE WITHSTOOD THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES OF OVER
960 HOURS OF TRAINING. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND IT IS MY
HONOR TO WELCOME THESE NEW OFFICERS INTO THIS PROUD AND NOBLE PROFESSION. THEY COME FROM
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, BUT THEY'RE ALL HERE TO SERVE FRISCO NOW. AND WE'VE GOT THREE THAT
SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES, TWO FROM THE ARMY, ONE FROM THE MARINES. AND SO THEY'RE CONTINUING
A LEGACY OF SERVICE. AND YOU KNOW, OUR FRISCO COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE SO PROUD OF THEM. I WOULD
LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING CONGRATULATIONS. THIS DAY HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. CLASS ONE, AS
WAS MENTIONED, CREATES A SPECIAL KIND OF LEGACY. WE HOPE TO HAVE MANY, MANY GRADUATING CLASSES
THAT WE'LL CELEBRATE OVER THE YEARS, BUT THE FIRST ONE SETS THE STAGE, SETS THE TONE TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE HOMEGROWN LEADERS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WILL GO ON TO PROTECT AND SERVE THE RESIDENTS
HERE. TODAY MARKS THE END OF ONE JOURNEY AND THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER. ONE THAT WILL CHALLENGE
YOU, SHAPE YOU, AND ASK MORE OF YOU THAN YOU MAY THINK YOU ARE CAPABLE OF. PEOPLE COME HERE, THEY
DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IN THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND
OF OPPORTUNITIES THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXPOSED TO. ON MY HONOR, I WILL NEVER BETRAY MY BADGE. BUT
HERE THEY ARE, DAY ONE, FIRST ACADEMY CLASS. I WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE COURAGE TO HOLD MYSELF AND
OTHERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS. THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE PURPOSE OF
THIS PROFESSION AND REALLY SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH EXCELLENCE. I'M GLAD TO SAY AFTER 25 LONG
EVENTFUL WEEKS, CLASS, WE GOT IT DONE. BEING THE FIRST CLASS, SOME WOULD
BELIEVE THAT'S THAT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE ON ON A BRAND NEW OFFICER, BUT I I DON'T THINK OF IT AS
PRESSURE. I THINK OF IT AS A CALLING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.