30 graduate from Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) at Carson City ceremony
The Nevada Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training graduated 30 men and women from 19 Nevada agencies, accepting their peace officers’ oath as POST Academy Class 2023-02.
The graduation ceremony, held at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City on Nov. 9, was highlighted Assemblyman Ken Gray, as the keynote speaker along with POST Executive Director, Michael Sherlock. Deputy Director Chris Carter, Commission on POST, administered the peace officers’ oath for all 30 graduates.
The Category I POST Academy is 650 hours of intensive peace officer training over 17 weeks. The Category II POST Academy is 350 hours over 9 weeks in duration and is contained within the 17-week Category I academy.
The names of the graduates are not available at this time. Check back for updates. The following 30 graduates’ agencies that accepted the oath are:
4th District, Elko County Juvenile Probation
Carson City Sheriff’s Office
Churchill County Sheriff’s Office
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Elko Police Department
Esmeralda County Sheriff’s Office
Fernley Justice Court
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Lyon County Sheriff’s Office
Mineral County Sheriff’s Office
Nevada Department of Wildlife
Nevada Division of State Parks
Nevada Youth Parole Bureau
Nye County Sheriff’s Office
Walker River Tribal Police Department
Washoe County Department of Juvenile Services
Washoe Tribal Police Department
West Wendover Police Department
White Pine County Sheriff’s Office
The Nevada Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training , also known as POST, is the regulatory agency for law enforcement training throughout the state and is responsible for the certification of the nearly 10,000 peace officers serving in over 130 criminal justice agencies in the state. Go here for more information on POST.