To christen in the post-Labor Day season, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office held a swearing-in ceremony for its new correction officer recruit class on Tuesday, September 2nd.
Sixty-three recruits—45 males and 18 females—were officially sworn in as corrections officers at Yaphank’s Correctional Facility headquarters.
These new Correction Officer Recruits are set to endure a rigorous 17-week training program. Here, they will receive instruction in direct supervision, de-escalation techniques, report writing, defensive tactics, firearms and much more.
Upon graduation, they join a force consisting of more than 840 Suffolk County Corrections Officers.
In his congratulatory remarks, Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr. confirmed the new corrections officers “now hold a position of authority in Suffolk County, and with that authority comes great responsibility.”