It had been a long time since some of his Academy classes.

Less than a week ago, he had graduated near the top of his Academy class.

He was one of 2,419 officers in his academy graduating class.

Also recently built was an additional hallway for health, second language, technology, and the academy classes.

You should have paid attention in that damned Academy class, idiot!

Recruitment has hit a wall, and the department was unable to fill its academy class for the first time in memory last fall.

And for the first time in memory, the department this fall came several hundred recruits short of filling its academy class.

Soon Colin, who could hold the high notes longer than any man in his academy class, began to feel winded.

In time, Crawford told his story and things he had learned in life to each academy class.

Applications for this year's academy class totaled 12,660, compared with 14,819 last year.