CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Lt. Tricia Thein is a recent graduate of the FBI National Academy, Session #283. Active U.S. law enforcement personnel that are chosen learn enhanced leadership skills and go through a grueling physical fitness and academic program.

Lt. Tricia Thein graduated from the FBI National Academy, Session #283. This is a prestigious honor for Thein. She has worked very hard to make this happen. Thein has courage, grit and a determined spirit that inspires us all.

The FBI National Academy is a program of the FBI Academy for active U.S law enforcement personnel and international law enforcement personnel who seek to enhance leadership skills and to raise law enforcement standards and knowledge.

The FBI National Academy is held four times a year. Up to 250 candidates go through each ten-week session. Participation is by invitation only through a nomination process. For the selected few, the academy tests the participants leadership skills and pushes them through a grueling physical fitness and academic program.

The FBI Academy is the world’s premier law enforcement learning and research center. Graduates bring back the skills they learned to advocate for law enforcement best practices worldwide. Thein is now part of an alumni of great law enforcement leaders and visionaries.