Cadet Class 70 Completes Third Week of Training, Mississippi DPS Highlights Progress

Sixty-four members of Cadet Class 70 completed oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray exposure as the Mississippi law-enforcement training cohort wrapped its third week of academy training the week of March 6, 2026, local reporting and department social posts show. Tippah News reported the program said the 64 cadets “pushed through the training and met the requirements for the week” after an exercise organizers described as “intense and physically demanding.”

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety amplified the milestone on social media. The official mississippi_dps Instagram account posted on March 5, 2026 with the caption "Week 3 of Cadet Class #70 ✔️ Another strong week of training." That Instagram entry displayed 27 likes and 0 comments; Mississippi News Group separately referenced a department Facebook reel that called it "another strong week of training" and said the academy was "proud of the cadets who have stepped up to serve and protect the state."

Local outlets placed the social posts in the context of academy curriculum. Mississippi News Group reported that the state training academy typically combines "physical conditioning, tactical exercises and classroom instruction on law, ethics and community policing to ready recruits for field duties," and quoted officials saying "sustained, rigorous instruction is critical to ensuring new officers are prepared to handle patrol duties, initial investigations and interactions with community members." The same coverage noted that "successful completion of academy training is usually a prerequisite for sworn appointment and field training assignments."

Public coverage also records differing participant counts at nearby points in the class timeline. A related Msnewsgroup headline listed as "Cadet Class 70 enters second week with 68 cadets remaining," while Tippah News reported 64 cadets completed the OC spray exposure. The sources do not reconcile the 68 and 64 figures in their published material.

Reporting on schedule and next steps is similarly varied. Mississippi News Group said Cadet Class 70 "will continue through its scheduled curriculum as the academy moves the group toward later phases of training." Prentiss County News relayed a department spokesperson's statement that the class "completed its third week of training, marking another strong week of progress." Tippah News, by contrast, also published a line saying "Organizers said the class is scheduled to begin week three next week," a timing detail that conflicts with other accounts in the public record.

Coverage of Cadet Class 70 has appeared across Mississippi News Group, Prentiss County News, Alcorn County News and Tippah News; site boilerplates and bylines name Jon R Myers and Jon Ross Myers among editorial credits, and Tippah News lists contact editor@tippahnews.com. As of the week of March 6, 2026, the Mississippi DPS social posts and local reports show the cohort advancing through practical drills and classroom work while state officials and academy leaders signal movement toward later training phases, with official roster numbers and a detailed week-by-week schedule pending further clarification from the department.