MCSO RESERVE DEPUTY ACADEMY
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office will be accepting applications for Part Time Reserve
Deputies beginning October 1 st , 2016. Applications may be obtained at the Sheriff’s Office, 546
East College Street, Jackson Tn. 38301 or downloaded from the department website
www.mcso-tn.org applications must be completed and returned by Oct. 30 th 2016.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
Minimum age- 21, good character references, good work history, US citizen, high school
graduate or GED, no other than honorable military discharges, no convictions of a crime, no
guilty pleas of a crime, no pleas of nolo contendere or no contest to a crime, no felony arrests,
no multiple misdemeanor arrests, and no arrests regarding force, violence, theft, dishonesty,
gambling, liquor, alcohol, or drugs. No history of using Meth, Crack Cocaine, Heroin, PCP, LSD,
Opoid pain drugs, or other illegal drugs, no prescription drug abuse or alcohol abuse. No
excessive traffic violations. No DUI arrests. Do not apply, if you do not meet all of the
conditions above.
SELECTION PROCESS
After a careful review, applicants may be invited for a personal interview. If selected to
continue in the process, the applicant must successfully pass a background check, a medical
exam, a drug screen, a psychological exam, and approval by the Sheriff to attend The Reserve
Deputy Academy.
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
The Reserve Deputy Academy consists of more than 80 hours of P.O.S.T. certified law
enforcement training. Classes will begin January 12, 2016 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings
from 6pm -10pm from January through April, with 3 eight hour blocks of training on Saturdays.
Class size will limited to 35 students. Students must be physically able to participate in fitness
training which includes basic exercising and jogging. Students are required to purchase a
department authorized firearm and qualify with the weapon at the end of the training.
Uniforms and other equipment will be furnished upon graduation. Students are required to
attend all training and successfully pass all exams, etc. in order to graduate and be
commissioned as a Part Time Reserve Deputy. Contact Sgt. Joe Gill at 731-988- 3988 if you
have any questions.
