WATCH: Cocoa Police Department Swears In Army Veteran Officer Kyle McNamara

Kyle McNamara, 29, took the oath in front of his wife, three sons and his mother-in-law

ABOVE VIDEO: Chief Mike Cantaloupe administered the Police Officers Oath to Cocoa’s newest officer Monday afternoon. Kyle McNamara, 29, took the oath in front of his wife, three sons and his mother-in-law. Members of Cocoa’s City Council and the newly appointed city manager also witnessed the swearing-in ceremony held at the police department.

BREVARD COUNTY • COCOA, FLORIDA — Chief Mike Cantaloupe administered the Police Officers Oath to Cocoa’s newest officer Monday afternoon.

Kyle McNamara, 29, took the oath in front of his wife, three sons and his mother-in-law. Members of Cocoa’s City Council and the newly appointed city manager also witnessed the swearing-in ceremony held at the police department.

McNamara was born in Riverside, California and grew up in Big Bear Lake, a small city about 25 miles northeast of the city of San Bernadino.

He served in the U.S. Army from 2012-2016 assigned to 19D Cavalry Scout.

In 2017, McNamara earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational management specializing in public safety management from Eastern Florida State College.

He later returned to California where he served as a firefighter/EMT in 2019. After returning to Florida he enrolled in the Criminal Justice Academy at EFSC where he graduated on October 21^st.

McNamara will spend the next few weeks learning the department’s policies and procedures.

He will then be assigned to a field training officer where he will spend several months learning all aspects of the job before being deployed to solo patrol duties.

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