DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Department of Public Safety is now accepting applications for the 2022 Trooper Trainee School. You must be at least 20 years old to apply, and 21 by the time you graduate the academy. However, there is no maximum age limit to apply.
Applicants must complete and pass a written and a physical test. You must have 60 college credit hours or 24 months of active duty military.
More Details about the requirements from www.dps.texas.gov are listed below:
Reserve or National Guard personnel who have accumulated 730 retirement points or have 6 years’ service in the Reserve or National Guard would be eligible to apply as the Texas State Trooper. Retirement points or service would need to be verified by the individual’s Retirement Points Accounting Management (RPAM), NGB Form 23, Retirement Points Accounting System (RPAS) or AHRC Form 249-2-E. The DD-214 and the RPAM are both required documents to start the trooper trainee application process.
Duty Station Assignments will be assigned during the fourth week of the academy. These assignments will be guaranteed upon graduation. The available locations are based upon the needs of the Department.
Must meet all requirements, including being a U.S. Citizen.
Must be at least 20 years of age to apply and must be 21 years of age upon graduating from the Department’s Trooper Trainee Academy. (There is no maximum age limit to apply to become a Texas State Trooper).
Must have sixty (60) college earned hours from a regional accredited college/university. Applicants graduating from college or in the process of completing a semester that will give them a total of 60 college earned hours can submit a letter from the college. The letter from the college must certify the applicant will be graduating or completing the semester hours as college earned hours.
Up to sixty (60) college earned hours may be waived with 24 months of Active duty military or equivalent full time peace officer experience.
Federal Law Enforcement with a Federal Agency given Special Investigator designation by the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2.122 is acceptable as law enforcement experience. The applicant must have 24 months of full time work experience with a qualifying Federal Agency.
You can find more information about requirements, disqualifications, and a Trooper Trainee Practice Test at:
https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/training-operations-tod/agebasic-requirements-trooper.
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