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I passed all the requirements (written test, psycho test, polygraph, physical fitness test) a couple years ago and was waiting for enough people to start an academy. I hurt my back and dropped out so I never started. It amounts to one year of training to get all the TCLEOSE requirements. I think it is 3-4 nights per week for classes, kind of rough when you are working full time. They will have you volunteering as a jailer before your academy class starts. They have a meeting at the courthouse downtown once a month and you are required to perform a set number of volunteer hours a month. Everything seemed ok except several of the reserve deputies (including the chief at the time) had major attitudes (i.e. the kind of officer you do not want to be pulled over by). That was the only negative thing I saw and I believe they have the largest reserve program in the US. If you can commit the time I say go for it, once you get out you can go into different divisions (marine, patrol etc.). Some things may have changed but that is what I recall.