The Minister Delegate to the Ministry of the Interior, responsible for daily security, Nicolas Daragon comes in person to congratulate them this Friday, November 22, during the graduation ceremony of the 272nd promotion of peacekeepers of the Périgueux Police Academy. Simon, 20 years old, and Aurélien, 25 years old, respectively finished major and vice-major of the promotions graduating simultaneously from the ten police schools in France, which represents 1,388 students in total.
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Police officers from father to son
These two young people have a common point : their fathers are also police officers. Major in La Roche-sur-Yon, for Simon le Vendéen, 36 years in the night anti-crime brigade in Clermont-Ferrand for Aurélien l'Auvergnat who will soon join the Angoulême police station. His father advised him against taking the peacekeeping exam, but the passion was too strong. “I really want to enjoy a career in the police,” adds the young peacekeeper.“I really like the diversity of the missions”, explains for his part Simon, who, from December 2, will be assigned to Nantes in Loire-Atlantique. “It's never the same thing every day. Being at the service of the population, helping them, listening to them. All these things make me love this job a lot.”
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A nice parting gift for their trainer
A national major and a vice-major, from the same section, this ends in style the career of Major Stéphane, head of educational unit, 57 years old, who will retire upon leaving this promotion, after 36 years of service. “Périgueux has a reputation for rigor and working studentsexplains the trainer. And when we work, obviously we get good results.”
“It’s a little extra, but we don’t work for that, continues the future retiree. The idea is that all our students go as high as possible to obtain the most points and the best ranking, and to have the most interesting choice of position possible. But it makes two promotions in a row that I have the first and the secondso yes, it's a pride“
