Entry Level Police
ENTRY LEVEL POLICE
Starting Salary: $71,632 PLUS $10,000 Bonus
The physical agility test includes:
- Sit-up Test - measures abdominal and hip flexor muscular endurance
- Push-up Test - measures muscular endurance of the upper body
- Trigger and Slide Pull Lock and Release Test - measures hand strength
- 1 mile run - measures cardiovascular capacity
Minimum Qualifications
- Possession of a high school diploma or an appropriate equivalent.
- Applicants must be at least 21 years of age at the time of their graduation from the Police Academy.
- All applicants must be citizens of the United States at the time of appointment.
- Possession of a valid driver's license equivalent to a noncommercial, class C Maryland driver's license is required at the time of appointment.
- Pass a written examination
- Pass a physical agility test
- Pass a physical examination prior to starting the academy
- Pass a comprehensive background investigation, psychological screening, polygraph examination, and drug test, and are subject to periodic drug testing
- Have less than four points on their driving record
- Have no felony convictions