Participate in a rigorous physical and mental training program. If you have any questions after completing this assignment, please address them to your recruiter. Enlistment as a Delaware State Trooper is subject to successful completion of resident training at the training academy. The number of funded vacancies available to be filled is selected by the Superintendent of the State Police consistent with budget allocation.
All appointments are probationary for a period of two years.
The Delaware State Police Training Academy is located in Dover, the capitol of Delaware, and has long been recognized as a leader in the field of training recruits and in-service personnel. Recruit troopers reside full time at the training facility for 24 weeks of intensive and comprehensive police training. Studies involve a wide variety of topics including laws of arrest, criminal procedures, search and seizure, verbal judo, computer science, firearms proficiency, cultural diversity and crisis intervention. Upon successful completion of the live-in academy process, the recruit trooper is assigned to various troop locations for an additional 14 weeks of field training with veteran officers. Only after completing the above training process and successfully passing comprehensive examinations are recruit troopers extended the privilege and honor of graduating and becoming a Delaware State Trooper.