Michigan State Police are hoping to recruit more troopers with an event in Kalamazoo this Saturday. Trooper Kellie Shaffer with thePaw Paw post tells WSJM News they’ll host a seminar to get out information on the wide array of careers possible with the Michigan State Police. Troopers will address those who attend.
“What the expectations are to even move through the steps of becoming a trooper, and what it’s like in the academy for 26 weeks, what the life is for a trooper,” Shaffer said. “You will also hear some personal stories from some of the troopers in attendance.”
Questions will be answered about training, the lifestyle of a trooper, and the positions available. State police are currently in a recruitment and training blitz, attempting to find hundreds of new troopers as hundreds of trooper retirements loom. Saturday’s recruitment seminar will be held at Galilee Baptist Church on North Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m.
