A total of 14 women were among 155 reservist recruits who passed out from Centre of Excellence at Bomana outside Port Moresby last Friday in preparation for the 2022 National General Elections.
Speaking during the passing out of the first batch, Deputy Commissioner of Police Special Operations Donald Yamasombi said their journey had just begun with the organisation that has a long history during the colonisation by outside influencers.
Mr Yamasombi said the organisation had vast experience and had come a long way when the country gained its independence in September 1975.
He challenged the recruits to live according to the police code of conduct and know and respect the constitutional rights of the citizens.
Our primary function under section Police Act 197 is to preserve peace and good order in the country and maintain as necessary enforcers of the law.
As police reservists you have the powers and have a function of the regular member of the constabulary, and it is also very important that these powers are exercised responsibly and legally.
Mr Yamasombi
The reserve training was six weeks with 53 modules from manual that was prepared by Assistant Commissioner Police Training John Kolopen.
Mr Kolopen recently said the recruits had done practical parts of the training with court file preparation, electoral offences, summary offences, and a bit of traffic offences.
Other courses such as offences under Summary Offences Act and Criminal Code offences under topics of Criminal Act were also studied.
Electoral offences courses were studied as well because the recruits will be deployed for the election and electoral offences are very important.
Mr Kolopen said they have only two weeks left.
He said the recruits will be serving under the National Capital District and Central Command during the 2022 National General Election.