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Post Commission approves slate of personnel waivers and academy transfers
Summary
The Tennessee POST commission approved a series of individual waivers, criminal-record waivers and academy transfer requests on Aug. 29, 2025, clearing multiple applicants to continue or begin law-enforcement training and employment.
The Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission on Aug. 29 approved a number of individual waivers, criminal-record waivers and academy transfers that allow applicants to move forward with training or remain employed while they complete conditions set by hiring agencies.
The commission approved military-discharge and preemployment waivers for individuals including Blake Alexander Hart, who had an uncharacterized Army discharge after a training injury; Samuel Tristan Lance, discharged from the U.S. Marines with a general under honorable conditions after refusing a COVID vaccine; and several others who applied through hiring agencies such as the Chattanooga Police Department and Memphis Fire Department. Commissioners voted orally on each motion; where recorded the chair called for “aye” and no opposing votes were recorded.
The commission also approved academy transfer and attendance waivers…
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