Show Description:

The Academy is a 11-episode reality television series that provides a behind-the-scenes look at police recruits of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy as they go through an 18-week training course to become the next deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The program premiered in May 2007 on Fox Reality with class 355. The series is now aired on MyNetworkTV in Fall 2007. There were 111 recruits to start out and 24 were separated. Separations occur when recruits fail make-up exams or simply decide to resign due to injury or by personal choice. The lead drill instructor was Dep. Miley a.k.a "The Ramrod". Every so often a class sergeant is selected. The class sergeant is usually a person who is slacking somewhat. This is not good for him/her. They must know the commands which can be difficult. Class 355 was mostly made of recruits for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, but there were recruits for other agencies as well such as the Los Angeles Port Police, Torrance Police Department, Inglewood Police Department, Redondo Beach Police Department, and the Pomona Police Department.