There are civil service test you can take, if you score in the 90% or up they will give you an app, college isn't necessary, but it helps! Most of the time the physical requirements is running 1.5 miles in less then 14 minutes, 22 pushups and 35 sit ups minimum for male under 35. Most departments that I've applied had several parts of the hiring process,civil service test, Polygraph test, drug test, physical fitness assessment, health assessments, mental assessments, 3 separate interviews. and at the end of it all you might not get hired! a little advice don't apply at more then one department at a time, if they think you want to work somewhere else they won't hire you. a police department only wants people who want to work for them and not move around. the training is intense and cost a lot, BRPD did a study for every police officer they hire it cost them over 100k for there first year. that includes equipment, car, training and salary. that first year salary is less then 30k. the POST academy is very strict on time and excellence, most post courses you start by running 1.5 miles a day and at the end of the academy you run up to 6 miles. there is a lot of people who fail the post academy for being late, or not passing the test, its 10 weeks of craming info and things that will help you survive the streets. if you think your up to it GOOD LUCK!
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