. >> oh, gez. >> reporter: the allure of this inaugural class attracting the attention of local mediassure. >> it is 5:00. >> reporter: all cell phones are put away. >> make sure you're not having computer issues or problems. >> reporter: the exam begins. they'll need to score at least a 70 to pass. >> we're about two hours into the test. right now pretty much everyone's done. just going over the answers before they hit the submit button. >> reporter: tyrece davis is one of the first to finish. >> happy i'll pass, happy i'll get to go start somewhere. i won't have to take the whole academy again. >> reporter: tiaja is the next one out. >> i've got the jitters, i'm shaking. >> reporter: davion is the last recruit to finish. >> i saw, you fell out of your chair. >> reporter: all nine recruits passed. >> congratulations, everybody. we did something good. >> very proud of the way they studied and finished out the program. >> reporter: the brotherhood that's emerged, including with the chief, is raw empowerment. >> it's all good. >> i ask this question as a parent, for those parents in the

. >> stephen: i'm hoping this ye gez answered with something that gives me hope, so keep that in mine: and did you not blow up 2021. and is that a good sign? should i take that that you have some hope? >> i think 2021 cleared the lowest imaginable bar. ( laughter ) and it simes like those explosions are going in, you know, four-year increments, like nihilism olympics. so 2024, we're looking at a real big kaka-boom. ( laughter ). >> stephen: what advice do you have for tv hosts... ( laughter ) such as myself. >> yeah, sure. >> stephen: do you have any idea where this question is going. >> stephen: no, i don't. because it takes a turn here. who also hope to dabble with explosives? >> oh,. >> stephen: that looks like-- that looks blod up real good, and i love things that go blow up. >> it was really fun. and the nice thing about that, because no movies have been shooting in 2021, due to the thing, we got these incredible explosives guys who set it all up and said to me, "it's going to be very hot, and for about half a second, you're going toll feel like you're on fire." >> stephen: how c