The legion has 8,000 members and accepts 1,300 men for training each year out of about 10,000 applicants, his site says.

The school annually receives about 600 applicants for no more than 150 spots.

About 42,000 applicants took the examination for county police officer in June, nearly 20 times the number of officers on the force.

It receives about 450 applicants a year for only 132 spaces.

The school typically admits about 1,000 applicants to fill 350 seats.

The police exam is given each year and averages about 20,000 applicants.

They knew it was a real long shot, with about 800 applicants each year for 16 spots.

There are currently about 172,000 applicants on the list.

It should be possible to put on about 100 new applicants in an hour.

Many departments hire every two years, and typically give staff positions to about 30 applicants at a time.