Police Commissioner, Egon Keil, has welcomed 68 new recruits to the Police Force.
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And he is hoping that they will all graduate to address the chronic shortage of Police officers in Samoa.
From more than 500 applicants, the recruits were chosen after a stringent selection criteria, which narrowed the applicants down to the best of the best.
Four Tokelauans will join the new recruits’ class. Mr. Keil told the Sunday Samoan that the new recruits are a mixture of females and males in the 21 to 30 years age bracket.
Starting this week, the recruits will be put through a 16-week programme where they will be trained on everything about police work including fitness.
Mr. Keil said they will work with the Ministry of Health, National Health Services, the Office of the Attorney General and the Australian Federal Police and other stakeholders to ensure the recruits are ready for the duty when they graduate. Looking back to his time in the United States, Commissioner Keil said it’s not unusual for some recruits to drop out during the 16 weeks.
The Police spokesperson, Su’a Muliaga Tiumalu, said the new recruits would help the work of the Force greatly given the current shortage.
“We need more officers,” he said. “We are often short. For example, during the game against the All Blacks, we had to bring in officers from Savai’i to help out with the operations here in Upolu.
“It’s that kind of issue we want to address.”
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