Williamson County Sheriff's Office: GI Bill Pay During Academy and Field Training

The Williamson County Sheriff's Office helps veterans it hires draw their GI Bill on top of salary through the corrections and deputy academies and field training, and points military applicants to the licensing route that lets some skip the academy.

Also called: sheriff, law enforcement, deputy, corrections, GI Bill, on-the-job training, VA Form 22-1999, TCOLE, hiring.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

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Williamson County, TXCounty

The Williamson County Sheriff's Office recruits service members leaving the military for corrections and deputy jobs. GI Bill while training. The Sheriff's Office says military applicants can receive VA education benefits, certified on VA Form 22-1999, in addition to salary while in the Corrections or Deputy Academy and the field training officer programme, and that it helps eligible members obtain them. This is VA's on-the-job training benefit; the rate depends on the veteran's GI Bill and falls as training goes on. Skipping the academy. The page points to Texas Commission on Law Enforcement rule 37 Texas Administrative Code 219.2, which lets a military applicant who meets its criteria take the State licensing examination without enrolling in an academy. The page links the county's corrections and law enforcement pay scales.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Williamson County Sheriff's Office: GI Bill Pay During Academy and Field Training
Gate	Rule
Veterans hired by the Sheriff with GI Bill entitlement	A veteran hired into the corrections or deputy academy with remaining GI Bill entitlement. No rating is needed.

Sources

Williamson County Sheriff's Office, Military to Law EnforcementOfficial

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-02.

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