Hail, hail CHP. Hail, hail CHP.
Academy life was made for me. Academy life was made for me.
Listen to our battle cry. Listen to our battle cry.
The Senior class is marching by, The Senior class is marching by.
See the Chippie on the hill. See the Chippie on the hill.
Full of courage, strength, and skill. Full of courage, strength and skill.
Sharp as steel and squared away.
Sharp as steel and squared away. We're training harder everyday.
We're training harder every day.
When the staff comes marching out. When the staff comes marching out.
They're gonna scream, they're gonna shout. They're gonna scream, they're gonna shout.
It's gonna be loud, just you wait.
It's gonna be loud, just you wait. Prepare your mind it's not too late.
Prepare your mind is not too late.
Break it on down. 1, 2, 3, 4. One of 22, be strong.
Left, right, left, right, left, right
left, right.
My name is Isaac Perez.
I am 24 and I'm from Atwater, California.
That first night when my head first hit the pillow
after all the craziness that day,
it made me feel a little overwhelmed.
But I think I might get this.
CTC one of 22.
Welcome to the CHP Academy.
During your time here, the staff officers to your right,
and I will supervise
and mentor you on your journey from cadet to officer.
Even though it was my second time going through
when the staff officers march out
and get ready to take control of the cadets,
that still gives me chills.
I was, let's say, a little stressed out, uh, questioning
what I was doing here.
I didn't really know what I got myself into.
I felt overwhelmed and excited
and nervous. It was a lot.
I wasn't expecting for it to be
so chaotic.
Lead them in. Let's go. Get in there. Let's go. Hurry up.
Hurry up, hurry up.
I just kept thinking. I just got,
I just gotta keep going just a little bit more,
just a little bit more, just a little bit more.
Just keep pushing through it.
You are constantly on the go. You are running everywhere.
You're stressful, you're thinking you're gonna forget
something, or you're missing something.
You're doing a, you're making mistakes
and you're getting yelled at at the same time.
And it's, it's all a stressful situation.
It should be in alphabetical order.
So if you are, it should go smoothly.
Those are your room keys.
Yes, sir.
First mistake I made, was I brought a huge suitcase.
This suitcase, it had rollers on it. It was massive.
I could probably fit in it.
This is your fault, Martin.
Martin: Yes, sir. Staff Officer: This is your fault. It's not my fault,
you packed your whole house.
If your suitcase touches the ground, they will see
and they will come after you.
Let's go. Let's go. Yeah, we're still waiting on you.
Hurry up and go to the gym.
Jose, your name type is not center
and flush with the pocket.
Cadet: Sir. Staff Officer: Then where are your boots at Cadet? Cadet: Sir, uh? Staff Officer: Center it over here.
The bottom goes at the top of the pocket.
It was a little bit surprising to hear a lot of
yelling, or they don't call it yelling.
It's motivation, so it was definitely interesting.
Staff Officer: What time did you get here yesterday? Cadet: Two fifteen.
Well, that's not a good start there now is it Peterson.
But it, it's, it all comes with purpose.
Well, the importance of drill on the first day is to kind
of get them immediately into a teamwork environment.
Everybody has to be in rhythm together.
The timing has to be the same.
Just listen, it's all just listening.
Left right, left right.
Really the only way they're going to be successful
here is to work together.
So that's part of it. But it also teaches them discipline,
attention to detail, the traits they need
to be successful at the Academy.
By the end of the first day,
the cadets are beat emotionally, physically,
maybe a little apprehensive about the decision they've made.
But, um, definitely it's, it's been a long day.
For most of you, this journey will be the most
difficult you have ever experienced.
Difficult on your body and difficult on your mind.
We will challenge you. We will not accept excuses
and we will not let you off easy, ever.
We do this because we want you to succeed,
not just here at the academy, but on the road as well.
We do this to acclimate you to people yelling at you,
challenging you, testing you,
and you'll be able to function professionally, respectfully,
and with a confident demeanor in difficult situations.
When needed, we will mentor
and support you to make you successful.
No one makes it through the academy alone,
and we are part of your support structure.
You're not pushing, just move over, move over.
Now you raise your hand.
You're literally gonna turn to your left.
It's not, it's nothing hidden in there.
Am I gonna make it through the next 24 weeks?
Yes, that's definitely the goal.
Um, god willing, um, I'm going to make it
and I'll be there on graduation.
You know, I am gonna do everything that I can
to make sure that, you know, I give it my best.
I give it my all. I am, you know, I make it out of here,
you know, wearing the tan uniform.
I am going to do anything
and everything that I can to make it through this academy.
I just gotta keep taking it a day at a time,
an hour at a time if you have to.
Maybe just the next, next few seconds at a time,
if it gets down to it.
Do not forget that we are on this journey with you,
and your success is our success.
Now tell me,
Who's the best? CHP! Who's the best? CHP! CTC I of 22. Oorah!
We'll see.
I'm just gonna do my absolute best. There's no way I'm going home
unless I am physically dragged outta here.
Sometimes when you start from the bottom,
the only thing you can do is go up.
They have to learn to work as a team and work fast.
PT pickup day was pure chaos.
Next cadet. Sir, Cadet Takenouchi. Ready go.
Let's go. You're being timed. Hurry up
Every PT session.
Everything we do here, I keep telling myself, you need
to push harder.