5-month-long hiring process = anxiety
31-week-long academy = blood, sweat & tears
graduation day = priceless
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June 15th, 2009 - First day of the Fort Worth Police Academy
June 22nd - Test #1
June 30th & June 31st - CQST (Close Quarter Survival Training)
July 31st - Ropes Course
August 31st - Midterms
September 9th & 10th - Gas, Pepper Spray, & Tazer
September 14th thru October 2nd - Firearms Training
October 12th thru October 16th - Learn spanish
October 22nd & 23rd - DWI Training
November 2nd - Midterms
December 28th thru December 31st - Driving School
January 4th thru January 8th - Officer Survival School
January 12th - TCLEOSE Exam
January 15th, 2010 - Graduation Day
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31 very long weeks.
Every day was hard.
But he loved it, from beginning to end.
Graduation day was so surreal. It still hasn't sunk in.
Here he is... the back of his head, actually. Sitting in the front row. On the end.
The Mayor of Fort Worth - Mike Moncrief - spoke to the new officers.
The Chief of Police - Jeffrey Halstead - also spoke to the new officers.
Here is Donal getting inspected by the Chief of Police.
Don't blink. Don't smile. Don't breathe.
The Chief of Police handing him his diploma and badge.
Pinning the badge on him.
My man in uniform.
He is officially a police officer!
He worked so hard to achieve his dream.
And we are so proud!
