The RAF Police welcomed new members to their ranks at a recent graduation ceremony and Islander Torsten Lumber was among them.
Torsten, 27, from Ryde was watched by friends and family as he graduated the 6-month trade training course to become a RAF Policeman.
The Defence School of Policing and Guarding (DSPG) in Hampshire, played host to the special ceremony which saw graduating students awarded their warrant cards from the Provost Marshal (RAF) Group Captain Kevin Bailey.
RAF Police students arrive at DSPG after completing their basic training and it is here they learn all the necessary trade skills to begin their careers. RAF Police have a wide remit including law enforcement, base security at home and overseas, military working dogs, cyber defence, investigations and forensics, global aviation security, counter intelligence, air transport security plus humanitarian and disaster relief support.
The former University of Nottingham student will now go to RAF Honington in Suffolk to commence his RAF Police duties. He said:
“I really enjoyed the whole course and I feel the training benefitted greatly from the input of the staff. For me though, the highlight is completing the trade training and looking forward to moving to my new posting.”
Photographed: Group Captain Bailey (L) presents Corporal Lumber his warrant card
