With a background in sales, Allie DuBose may not have been the typical 麻豆色情片 Law Enforcement Academy cadet candidate, but nine months after being accepted into the academy, she recently graduated as valedictorian of the GC LEA Cadet Class #36N.
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DuBose was surprised to learn she was the valedictorian and was humbled by the honor.
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One of the cadets DuBose alluded to is Top Gun recipient Skyler Chapman, who was recognized for his excellence on the firing range.
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Chapman, originally from Florida, moved to Texas after his father moved to the area in 2015. He joined the Sheriff鈥檚 Office in 2019 as a jailer in Inmate Services, where he works 12-hour shifts on a 19-man crew which serves 1,000 inmates on a daily basis.
He decided to join GC鈥檚 LEA to help him take the next step in his career while balancing a full-time job and a family.
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DuBose and Chapman were joined by fellow cadets Arty Aleman and Connor Dunn during the graduation ceremony of the GC LEA Cadet Class #36N in the college鈥檚 Abe & Annie Seibel Wing.
During the ceremony, keynote speaker Maj. Ray Nolen of the Galveston County Sheriff鈥檚 Department provided words of wisdom and encouragement to the graduating cadets and their friends and families in the audience prior to the presentation of the special awards and certificates.
For more information about the 麻豆色情片 Law Enforcement Academy, visit https://gc.edu/academic-career-programs/public-services-business-industry/criminal-justice-law-enforcement.php, call 409-944-1263, or email bstephenson@gc.edu.
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