FHP Training Academy
121st Class Activities

• 121st Class Photo
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• The 121st stands in their final formation.
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• The 121st is sworn in.
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• The graduation ceremony was held on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the Tallahassee Antique Car Museum. Each Recruit has received their first assignment indicating where they will report for duty and where they will complete their ten additional weeks of field training before being released to solo patrol. (pdf file size 5.01M)

• Executive Director's Award: Kevin O'Keefe
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• FHP Director's Award: Richard Maples
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• Class President's Award: Bradley Johnson
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• Public Speaking Award: Jeffrey Freeman
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• Marksmanship Award: Jose Lima Franco
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• Defensive Tactics Award: Bradley Johnson
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• Physical Fitness Award (Most Improved): Yasnay Roso Manrique
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• Physical Fitness Award (Best Overall): Trevor Guenther
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• The 121st Recruit Class's banquet was held on February 8, 2012. Members of the 121st Recruit Class, along with their families, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' staff members gathered together for a night of farewell speeches, food and fellowship. (pdf file size 8.64M)

• The 121st Recruit Class's Family Fun Day started early on February 8, 2012. Members of the 121st Recruit Class, along with their families, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' staff members gathered together for a day of fun, food and fellowship. (pdf file size 15.3M)

Class Coordinator Lt. Tim Roufa

Asst. Class Coordinator Sgt. Rick Warden

Asst. Class Coordinator Sgt. Todd Carter

Staff Counselor Tpr. Melissa Oman

• Recruits are trained in Mobile Field Force tactics that include Concept and Mobilization and Rescue Tactics. Troopers may be mobilized and deployed for any special event, demonstration, or catastrophic natural or man made disaster where crowd control and management are required. (pdf file size 14M)

• Reporting for training
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• Sgt. Warden welcomes the recruits
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• Getting room keys
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• Heading to their rooms
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• Push-ups begin
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• Don’t forget leg lifts.
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• Lt. Roufa addresses the recruits.
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• Cafeteria protocol
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• Receiving leather
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• Personnel forms
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• Additional Photos
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• The 121st anxiously wait to receive their assignments.
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• Colonel Brierton, Director of the Florida Highway Patrol, Lt. Colonel Hildreth, Deputy Director of Patrol Operations, and Rick Creamer, Program Operations Manager, address the 121st.
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• Recruit Calvi receives her assignment.
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• Lt. Roufa, Class Coordinator, speaks to the class about their assignments.
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• Additional Photos
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• Recruits initiate traffic stops, give citations, and when necessary take violators into custody.
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• The Recruits take part in a mock trial to learn courtroom procedures.
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• Part of the triaining at the academy includes how to respond to alarms and conduct safe building searches using tactical techniques. The recruits gain an understanding of the importance of properly using available cover and concealment when threatened by or engaged in the use of lethal force.
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• State Troopers may be called to direct traffic for many reasons including roadway obstructions, traffic crashes, special events, utility repairs or broken traffic signals. The 121st practices what they have been taught at real intersections in the area.
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• The 121st BRC Recruits donate blood.
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• Recruits inspect the engine compartment of an FHP patrol car.
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• Sgt. Warden supervises Recruit Delfin changing a tire.
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• Lt. Collins tells the 121st what to expect in vehicle operations.
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• Evasive maneuvers
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• Close enough
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• Serpentine
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• Braking exercise
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• Don’t knock over any orange cones.
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• Backing
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• The recruits set up the course.
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• Pursuit track
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• Turning
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• Keep the vehicle between the cones.
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• Look out!
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• Almost got a sprinkler
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• Recruits are waiting for their turn.
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• The 121st successfully completes vehicle operations.
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• The famous skid pad
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These recruits are law enforcement officers from other agencies who go through seven weeks of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement specified training before they join the rest of the 121st BRC for eight weeks of Agency Specified Training to become members of the Florida Highway Patrol.

• Certified recruits wait to begin their FHP career.
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• Sgt. Warden gives some advice to a recruit.
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• A recruit signs for his room key.
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• The Academy staff welcomes the certified recruits.
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• Heading to the classroom.
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• Doing it the FHP way.
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• Class coordinator, Lt. Roufa, addresses the class.
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• Capt. Hudson explains to the recruits what is expected of them.
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• Capt. Morris welcomes the recruits to the CVE portion of their training.
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• Trooper Oman explains chow hall procedures.
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• Additional Photos
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• Platoon Leader -First Sergeant Richard Maples
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• Asst. Platoon Leader Staff Sergeant Elaine Pulido
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• Supply Sergeant - Sergeant Brittany Parker
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• Squad Leader - Corporal Keith White
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• Squad Leader - Corporal Hector Suarez
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• Squad Leader - Corporal Manuel Sanabia
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• Squad Leader - Corporal Jean Saint-Amour
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• Squad Leader - Corporal Bradley Johnson
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• Guide-On- Private First Class Trevor Guenther
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• Flag Detail - Private First Class Sandra Arrington
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• Flag Detail - Private First Class Jose Lima
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• Flag Detail - Private First Class Christian Flores
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• Videographer - Private First Class Justin Roundtree
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• Photographer - Private First Class Lorenzo Delfin
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• Class Scribe - Cynthia Calvi
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• Chief Training Officer, Major Leroy Smith, speaks to the 121st.
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• The Florida Highway Patrol Training Academy has extablished a well founded partnership with Pyramid Inc. Developmental Center, A facility that assists persons that suffer from various disabilities. On October 11th BRC Class 121 visited Pyramid. The partnership FHP has with Pyramid allows the recruits to visit and interact with persons who suffer from the effects of many types of disabilities. The recruits were awestruck by the student’s overall abilities, personalities and friendliness. In turn, the students loved the close order marching drills and push-ups performed by the recruits.
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• In order to be certified to carry pepper spray, recruits have to experience the effects and perform certain tasks after being sprayed themselves.
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• Front Fall
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• Lt. Roufa demonstrates the rear fall.
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• Rear Fall
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• Side Fall
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• Sgt. Carter shows how to perform the shoulder roll.
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• Forward Roll
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• Bent Wrist Transporter
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• Finger Lock Transporter
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• Three Point Pin
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• Forearm Strike
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• Takedown from a rear choke
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• Outside Wrist Takedown
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• Straight Arm Takedown
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• Front Disarming Technique
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• Defense against an overhead stab
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• Escape from a Headlock
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• Additional Photos
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• Pasting targets
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• Standing position
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• Kneeling position
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• Scoring the targets
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• Shooting from the hip position
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• Capt. Hudson demonstrates the correct shotgun firing stance
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• Taking Aim
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• Loading the shotgun
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• Additional Photos
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• Lt. Mills speaks to the 121st.
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• Duty Officer Supervisor Brierton explains a specific system to the recruits.
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• Lt. Collins addresses the class.
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• Heading for the bus
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• Additional Photos
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• Clothes Drag
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• Blanket Drag
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• Log Roll
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• Two-Person Seat Carry
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• Are You Kidding?
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• No Problem
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• Two-Person Extremity Carry
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• Patient Assessment
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• Cpl. Baker explains the purpose of checking hand strength
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• Sgt. Carter and Cpl. Baker demonstrate Cervical Stabilization.
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• Lt. Roufa shows how to use a PR24 as a splint.
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• Assessing the Patient
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• Another patient assessment
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• Additional Photos
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• Colonel David Brierton, FHP Director, welcomes the recruits.
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• David Conklin, Jr., HSMV Deputy Executive Director, speaks to the 121st.
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• Additional Photos
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• It is the policy of the Florida Highway Patrol to safeguard, to the highest degree possible, Division members that may come in contact with potentially infectious materials in the performance of their duty without sacrificing essential services. The 121st received the first of three Hepatitus B vaccinations which will be followed 30 days later with the second vaccine concluding with the third and final vaccine after 6 months.
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• The 121st Recruits are trained in CPR. They must be able to perform CPR under a variety of circumstances.
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• The journey begins.
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• A recruit receives some encouragement.
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• Marching to the classroom building.
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• First formation in Concourse.
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• Lt. Roufa looks over his class.
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• Captain Hudson addresses the recruits.
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• Play time.
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• Sergeant Warden shares some information with the recruits.
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• Chow hall protocol.
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• Paperwork and more paperwork.
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• Major Smith welcomes the 121st.
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• Trooper Oman instructs the recruits on how to assemble their “leather”
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• Don’t forget your grippers.
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• Additional Photos
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