The day was completely packed with activities, and we have parents, in-laws, family and friends here to celebrate this occasion with us. (For all that weren't able to make it, thank you so much for the notes, prayers, cards, love, etc.)
The day started with an early flag ceremony at the Academy. Eric was selected as a member of the flag team, which was an honor.
Eric's the second from last guy walking
Class 439
Intimidating, no? :)
Being officially sworn in by the judge
Congratulatory handshakes from all the Academy staff
We then had a little bit of time off to recuperate from being in the blazing heat in the morning, and then the badge ceremony took place in the afternoon (indoors, thankfully!).
Eric with some of his class (The tall guy in the back is Eric's
good friend, Chris. He's 6'10''.)
The Class Sergeant
Eric was presented with the Firearms Award for the
highest overall firearms score in the class
Eric receives his badge
Eric's dad, Rob, was asked to pin his badge on him
Look how official he looks with that shiny badge!
Class 439 with their badges
The reason why the class is all in different uniforms is because the Arizona Law Enforcement Academy trains officers from all over the state of Arizona. Eric's class was a combination of officers from Phoenix, Chandler, Scottsdale, Arizona State University, Yuma County, Gila River Indian Reservation, and DPS (which is kinda like the CHP in California).
Eric with my cousin, Roger, who is a Santa Clara County Sheriff
I asked Kristen who was in this picture, and she said "It's Daddy and Kristen....and Lambie!"
At the end of a long day, a little tired, a lot relieved, and incredibly proud
6 comments:
But officer, I thought it was yellow! Possibly amber, but more on the yellow side of amber as opposed to a red amber...
CONGRATS, ERIC!!! It seems like those were a great bunch of guys. I feel safer already. :)
Congratulations!!! It was such a neat ceremony--thanks for inviting us to be there!
omigosh, how awesome!! eric looks really hot in a uniform, btw. congratulations to both of you guys. ok, kristen is way too cute with her lamb!! :-)
Another Congrats to Eric! Eric's friend is so tall! That's crazy! Kyle's academy was the same as Eric's- they trained officers/deputy's from around the area, but there were also a bunch of unaffiliated cadets who put themselves through the academy, and hadn't found departments yet. Were there any like that in Eric's?
Congrats guys.
Congratulations Eric!! We are so excited for you. It's great to see what God has brought you and has in store for you.
The Volkovs
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