the recruiting office
assessment test.
For additional information applicants may also contact their nearest State Police Troop Headquarters or telephone
the recruiting office
at (501) 618-8615.
Applicant testing to identify a pool of applicants for recruit positions is already underway. Recruits who are hired will be part of a Troop School expected to begin May 8, with graduation set for September 2016.
Applicants must meet the following minimum qualification
in order to be considered by recruiters:
• Minimum age of 21
• U.S. citizenship
• Valid driver license
• High School graduate or equivalent
• Absent of felony convictions • No conviction of domestic violence
• Meet or exceed visual acuity standard
• No visible tattoos (wearing an ASP uniform)
• Passing grade on initial screening exam
• Pass physical, psychological and polygraph examinations • Registered with Selective Service or exempt Area residents who meet the minimum requirements and are interested in possibly becoming a state trooper are encouraged to come and visit local troopers and see some of the equipment Arkansas State Troopers use every day.
The ASP is currently engaged in a program to keep new recruits closer to home upon graduation.
The East Arkansas recruiting rally is set for Tuesday Jan. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. at ASP Troop D headquarters, 3205 N. Washington St. in Forrest City.
The starting salary for State Police Recruits is $34,500 and raised to $36,000 upon graduation.
New troopers receive two regularly scheduled raises of ten percent each during the first seven and a half years of service which increases the annual salary to $43,560. The State Police provides health care insurance for every trooper, their spouse and children as well as lifetime retirement benefits.
