▁offered ▁a ▁program ▁of ▁foreign ▁training ▁for ▁officers . ▁Selected ▁personnel ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁training ▁courses ▁either ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁or ▁in ▁neighbor ing ▁countries , ▁particularly ▁Argentina , ▁Chile , ▁Par agu ay , ▁and ▁Peru . ▁On ▁comple ting ▁their ▁courses ▁abroad , ▁these ▁tra ine es ▁returned ▁to ▁Boliv ia ▁for ▁duty , ▁to ▁lecture ▁at ▁the ▁a cademy , ▁or ▁to ▁organ ize ▁and ▁conduct ▁unit - level ▁courses ▁throughout ▁the ▁corps . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁adm issions ▁requirements ▁for ▁the ▁a cademy ▁gave ▁greater ▁importance ▁to ▁political ▁reli ability ▁and ▁un question ed ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁than ▁to ▁education . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁applic ants ▁had ▁to ▁under go ▁medical , ▁physical , ▁and ▁mental ▁exam in ations , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁tests ▁of ▁their ▁general ▁knowledge . ▁Cad ets ▁accepted ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁a cademy ▁were ▁not ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁age ▁limitations ▁for ▁en list ed ▁military ▁service . ▁Mat ric ulation ▁ex empt ed ▁them ▁automatically ▁from ▁their ▁military ▁oblig ations . ▁The ▁normal ▁student ▁body ▁r anged ▁from ▁ 4 8 0 ▁to ▁ 5 0 0 ▁cad ets ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁courses . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁the ▁a cademy ▁had ▁very ▁few ▁women ▁cad ets , ▁and ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁women ▁into ▁police ▁ranks ▁was ▁at ▁an ▁experimental ▁stage . ▁On ▁gradu ation , ▁which ▁required ▁passing ▁an ▁exam ination , ▁cad ets ▁received ▁a ▁b ach