Police Commissioner, David Manning acknowledged 13 recruits from Vanimo and Milne Bay, who were escorted from the airport to Bomana where they were allocated rooms.
Six recruits, which included a female and five males flew were from Vanimo, while the other seven are from Alotau. The Milne Bay recruits include one female and six males.
Joyce Kambei, the only female recruit from Milne Bay, said she was happy to be amongst the males who had made it through for training at the college.