BECOME A HALTOM CITY POLICE OFFICER

The minimum qualifications required to test for the position of Police Officer are:

• United States citizen
• Must be 21 years of age
• Valid driver’s license Has passed a general educational development (GED) test indicating high school graduation level or is a high school graduate
• Must not have committed a "Class A" misdemeanor or "Felony"
• No “Class B” misdemeanor convictions within last 10 years
• Not on court-ordered community supervision or probation for any criminal offense above the grade of class C misdemeanor
• No pending litigation, either criminal or civil
• Vision: No worse than 20/100 in either eye, correctable to 20/20 in both eyes
• No pending traffic citations or court cases
• Must not have been convicted of three (3) or more hazardous traffic violations or three (3) accidents in the last thirty-six (36) months. (Does not include “Deferred Adjudication” or “Driver’s Safety Course”)
• A general capacity to perform tasks required of peace officers, including (but not limited to) capability of unassisted (except be mechanical or stationary self-contained objects) performance of physical agility tasks reflective of peace officer duties. These will include capacity to run, jump, turn, pivot, stoop, climb, and execute similar movements; push, lift, and otherwise handle objects and persons weighing up to 180 pounds, and subdue resisting individuals by exercise of physical force so as to take into custody and transport them against their will. Such tasks shall be capable of being performed with reasonable accommodation, if necessary.
• Has not been discharged from any military service under less than honorable conditions including, specifically;
  • under other than honorable condition
  • bad conduct;
  • dishonorable; or
  • any other characterization of service indicating bad character;
• Be of good character and have a stable school/work/driving record

A completed Personal History Statement (PHS), linked below, must be turned in prior to the testing date OR brought with you to the testing site on the date of the test. Supporting documents, such as birth certificates or transcripts, can be turned in after the test. You may download the packet from our website and complete it electronically.  Please ensure that all sections that require a signature and/or notarization are completed. Applicants without a completed PHS will not be allowed to test and will be removed from the process.

A physical readiness test will be conducted on the same day and at the same location as the written exam. The physical readiness test will begin immediately following the written test for applicants who pass the written exam.

The physical readiness test consists of rowing 2000 meters on a Concept2 Rower. Testing requirements will be age, gender and weight adjusted.

See a demonstration of the technique in the video linked below: