Mahoney and Hightower are both reinstated and graduate. For their rescue of Harris and capture of his kidnapper, they receive the academy's highest commendation and medals. Each address the crowd, but as Mahoney attempts to give a long speech, we hear a zipper being unzipped and Mahoney's face goes from confusion to amused lust (it is strongly implied Lassard arranged for the prostitute who fellated him earlier in the movie to do the same to Mahoney as payback). All of the cadets (minus Blankes and Copeland who were likely to be expelled) graduate, finally winning a respectful salute from the reluctant Harris and Hurst.