He resigned in 1978 after a city report accusing him of helping selected police officers cheat on promotion exams.
The main character, she is a second year, who barely passed the promotion exam.
Students can be exempted from some courses after passing some promotion exams.
Officers are eligible to take the sergeant's promotion exam after 5 years of service.
As is the case with any promotion exam, some of the firefighters here invested substantial time, money, and personal commitment in preparing for the tests.
After training school, firefighters serve a one-year period of probation, and many choose to take formal promotion exams.
Chief Wright, who was a captain at the time, had been the top scorer on that and all the department's promotion exams.
The school used to test its new students level of English by an English promotion exam.
In the Season 4 premiere, Howard passed a promotion exam and was elevated to Sergeant.
He was already outspoken on race issues, first coming to media attention in November 1999 for his criticism of questions asked in promotion exams.