VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office held their 59th annual Basic Academy Class graduation Thursday, in which 20 deputy recruits’ were recognized for their successful completion of training.

All recruits who started the BAC 59 in May made it to graduation. The graduating class is 40% military veterans who served in the U.S. Navy, Army, Marine Corps and Air Force and eight college graduates.

“I’ve been in this business a long time and rarely do you start with 20 and end with 20,” said Sheriff Rocky Holcomb, addressing BAC 59. “You realize how difficult it is in a training academy. You made it – all 20 – and I’m so proud.”

The training consists of over 17 weeks training in Virginia law, arrest procedures, ethics, cultural diversity, firearms, defensive tactics,

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