Highway Patrol will Provide Applicants Duty Station Assignments Prior to Attending Basic School

 

The N.C. Highway Patrol will provide applicants their duty station assignment prior to attending the patrol's basic school. In the past cadets were notified of their duty station assignment weeks prior to graduation.

“Hopefully this will attract applicants that were hesitant about applying because of the uncertainty of their duty station assignment,” said Colonel W. Fletcher Clay, Highway Patrol Commander. “We want anybody interested in a law enforcement career that meets our basic qualifications to contact us for additional information.”

The Highway Patrol will conduct two basic schools this fall. A fast track school will begin on October 1st and a traditional school will begin November 12th. The fast track school is 17 weeks long and all applicants must be a sworn law enforcement officer in North Carolina.

Anyone interested in being a Trooper can apply to the Highway Patrol at the age of 19 ½ instead of waiting until they turn 20. Troopers receive state benefits including insurance and retirement. A Trooper's salary range is $32,069-$54,822.

Below is a list of basic qualifications:

Age- Minimum age is now 19 1/2 years of age at date of application and 20 years of age before taking the state BLET examination. Maximum - 39 years of age or less. (The applicant may not have reached their 40th birthday on the first day of Patrol Basic School.)

Height- No Maximum height.

Weight- Weight must be commensurate with height and body frame.

Education- As a minimum, an applicant must have graduated from an accredited high school or hold an approved General Education Development Certificate (GED); college or university level education desired.

Citizenship- Must be a citizen of the United States, and must be a legal resident of or reside in North Carolina as of the date he/she reports to Basic School.

Criminal History- Must not have pled guilty to, entered a plea of no contest to, or have been convicted of any crime other than a minor misdemeanor; must not, during the three years preceding the date of his/her application, have been convicted of a traffic offense which required suspension or revocation of driving privileges; or held a drivers license which was in a state of suspension or revocation; must not have accumulated more than eight points against his/her driving record during the preceding three years or anytime after the date of the application.

As of the date of application or thereafter, applicant must meet the minimum standards for law enforcement officers established by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Training and Standards Division.

Vision- Requirements Must have 20/20 vision in each eye; uncorrected vision of no more than 20/100 in each eye corrected to 20/20 in each eye with corrective lenses. Must not be color blind or affected by night blindness; must pass depth perception test.

Any person interested in applying should telephone First Sergeant Steven Greene at 919-733-5027 or telephone their local Highway Patrol office. Visit www.nccrimecontrol.org for additional information.