Sheriff Joel Plummer of the Montgomery County Sheriff Office started the Reserve Deputy program over thirty years ago. The main goal of the program was to assist the Patrol Division. With a Reserve unit the Sheriff could allow for two deputies in each patrol car during the weekend nights of Friday and Saturday. This was beneficial as those two nights frequently carried the largest amounts of calls for service.

	Over the years the Reserve Deputy Program has evolved tremendously. The original Reserve volunteers received a commission by the Sheriff and immediately reported for duty. At that time the Reserves basically conducted on the job training and did not receive any special instructions, firearm training, or anything else for that matter!

What originally started as a unit consisting of ten Reserve Deputies has grown to over 40 deputies strong. As in the beginning, all are still volunteers. On average a Reserve Deputy will spend between $800 to $1000 to buy their own personal equipment for duty. Initial training usually consists of just over 80 hours of classroom and firing range instruction.

Upon succesful completion of the initial training the Reservist is then commissioned and receives a Police Officer's Standardized Training (P.O.S.T) certificate. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department is proud to anounce that their Reserve Unit is the first in the State of Tennessee to receive P.O.S.T approved certification for their training.