The three that passed the examination were YU Chunma Honors School Senior Kwon In-hyuk (29), School of Economics and Finance Senior Park Su-ho (27) and Department of Information and Communication Engineering Sophomore Choi Won-joon (24). Choi Won-joon, who has just become a sophomore, surprised everybody by passing the test just two years since starting college. Mr. Choi passed the written test on his first try in 2018, but was not accepted at the end. This time, he placed his name on the passer list by passing the written test, physical test, and interview.
Mr Choi said, “While serving as a conscripted policeman for my military service, I became to understand the importance of the occupation of policemen, and I began to dream of becoming a police executive.” He added, “It was not an easy challenge, but my goal was clear and I studied hard, which is why I was able to pass earlier than expected.”
Mr. Kwon In-hyuk said, “After passing my written test and during the physical test, I injured my hamstring, but I pushed forward through my willpower and completed the test.” He said, “Preparing for tests is a life of repetition for a long time and it is certainly not easy. I think that even if you are held back once in a while, the most important thing is not to be shaken up and trust yourself and continue persevering.”
Those who passed the 69th police cadet test will receive training for one year as a cadet at the Police Academy from February 24 and then be appointed as lieutenants with other graduates of the Police Academy.
YU graduated a total of three Commissioner Generals, which is equivalent to Police Commissioner, including Choi Gi-moon (currently, mayor of Yeongcheon), numerous local police commissioners including Seoul District Police Agency Chief Kim Seok-gi, and police chiefs including Seo Hyun-soo. YU expects to continue its tradition of fostering high-ranking police officials with the three police executive cadets this time around.
Meanwhile, YU newly established the Department of Police Administration in 2014 (admissions quota of 40) and appointed professors from the Police Academy, thus receiving reviews that it operates an optimized curriculum for fostering police officers. It had visible achievements in just five years of establishing the department. In recent police officer examinations, nine in 2018 and 12 in 2019 passed (9 as police, 1 as railway police, 1 for educational administration, and 1 for general administration) while they were still enrolled as students, and one person every year moved on to law school.
