WHAT IS THE ACADEMY LIKE?
The Training Academy offers a quasi-military training regimen. Recruits begin each weekday with physical training. They have classes for eight hours a day and their evenings are used for studying. The recruits live at the Academy during their 30 weeks of training. On the weekends recruits are allowed to leave Academy grounds.
The Omaha Police Department has its own 21-week Academy that runs Monday through Friday during daytime hours. Recruits go home at the end of the day; however, no other jobs are allowed during the first year of employment (military excluded). The Academy is generally classroom work, defensive tactics training/exercises, practical exams, firearms training and physical fitness training. It is highly suggested that you be in good physical shape upon entering the Academy, as you will be required to run several miles a week.
