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Deputy Sheriff Trainee
1. Walk-in testing. No pre-registration needed.
The Deputy Sheriff Trainee test consists of vocabulary, spelling, multiple-choice reading comprehension, clarity, and an essay.
2. Physical Agility.
- Solid Fence Climb (Candidates run 5 yards to a 6-foot solid fence, climb over the fence, and continue running another 25 yards).
- Chain Link Fence (Candidates run 5 yards to a 6-foot chain link fence, climb over the fence, and continue running another 25 yards).
- 99-Yard Obstacle Course (Candidates run a 99-yard obstacle course consisting of several sharp turns, a number of curb height obstacles, and a 34-inch high obstacle that must be vaulted).
- Body Drag (Candidates must drag a 165 pound dummy the distance of 32 feet)
- 500-Yard Run (Candidates must run 500 yards. Equivalent to 1 lap plus 60 yards of a standard running track. You must complete the run without stopping or walking or you will fail the run).
3.Background Investigation (During the background process you will meet with a background investigator, be given a polygraph, complete a psychological evaluation and a medical/ physical examination).
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