In 2011 a member of staff was dismissed while in a probationary period for misuse of the force systems.

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New universities now need a permit and are subject to a probationary period.

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The Department of Justice remains the sole arbiter as to whether those stipulations have been met during a probationary period.

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Then, after a probationary period that could be as long as eight years, they would be eligible for a green card.

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This "probationary period" could be extended from two to three years.

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When a federal prisoner is released from prison, they are not allowed to socialize with other convicted felons while they are on a probationary period (usually 3-5 years).

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He joined Devon and Cornwall Police as a PCSO in August 2003, seven years after he left Hampshire Police, where he was employed as a constable but failed to complete his probationary period.

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Thomsen cited Aguirre's "inability to work effectively with other staff and his unwillingness to operate within the Securities and Exchange Commission process" as the reason for his firing in September 2005, weeks after Aguirre was given a positive review, but days before his one-year probationary period at the agency was to expire.

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