LINCOLN, Neb.  --  A new class of Nebraska State Troopers is ready to hit the road.

The Nebraska State Patrol’s 72nd Basic Recruit Class graduation ceremony will be at the Nebraska State Capitol 10 a.m. Friday, December 19, in the State Capitol Rotunda, 1445 K. St., Lincoln.

Remarks will be provided by Governor Jim Pillen, Attorney General Mike Hilgers, and Colonel Bryan Waugh, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. The recruits will receive their badges and take the oath of office, which will be administered by Secretary of State Bob Evnen.

The 18 recruits of Camp 72 represent the largest graduating class in five years. Following graduation, the recruits will begin their careers as Nebraska State Troopers, serving in a variety of communities across the state.

The graduation ceremony will be live streamed on the NSP Facebook Page.