Master trooper
Master trooper is a rank used by several state police agencies within the United States and in some world militaries.
In particular, in the Louisiana State Police, in the United States, it is a rank below sergeant, yet above senior trooper. The insignia for this rank consists of a gold colored 'MT' collar pin worn on the wearer's right lapel. Troopers who complete 15 years of satisfactory or exceptional service are promoted to the rank of master trooper. The title of address is "master trooper".
Usage in other agencies or countries may vary. The rank of Master Trooper is used by the following state agencies within the United States:
- Colorado State Patrol
- Florida Highway Patrol
- Illinois State Police
- Indiana State Police
- Kansas Highway Patrol
- Kentucky State Police
- Louisiana State Police
- Maryland State Police
- North Carolina State Highway Patrol
- Ohio State Highway Patrol
- South Carolina Highway Patrol
- Virginia State Police
- Pennsylvania State Police
- Tennessee Highway Patrol
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Master trooper”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- LSP-MT.jpg by SGT141 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- CO - SP Master Trooper Stripes.png by User:SGT141, Public domain
- Maryland State Police Master Trooper.JPG by Buddy81us, Public domain
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