The Linn County Sheriff's Office makes the most significant investments in your training and orientation during the first two years you are employed as a Linn County Sheriff's Team member.

On your first day, you will begin an orientation and training program which may include attending an academy, and which may last in excess of six months. Following the initial training, you will remain as a probationary employee. Your performance, and continued training assessments being made by your direct supervisor. The probationary period for new employees is typically 18 months.

During the first two years, and for the rest of your career, you will receive annual in-service training in your operational discipline (half of a patrol in service training class is pictured above). In addition, you will also be afforded, by appointment or request, with additional opportunities for your professional education.

During the first two years, you will also begin to form new friendships with the other Linn County Sheriff's Team members.

Your success as a Linn County Sheriff's Team member is ultimately up to you. But, while a lot will be expected of you during the first two years, you will have 200 other teammates who will work hard to provide you with every opportunity to succeed.