Police Officer Recruitment
Police Agency Combined Testing
"One Test - Six Opportunities"
The participating cities of Euless, Hurst, North Richland Hills, Colleyville, Keller and Southlake have joined forces in an attempt to recruit the highest qualified police officer applicants. This combined testing provides the applicant with six opportunities from one test. Visit www.pacttest.com for more testing information.
Requirements
Citizenship
Must be a legal United States resident. The City of Euless requires that you must be a United States Citizen.
Age
Applicants must be 21 years of age at the time of employment. The City of Hurst requires applicants not to be over 45 years of age. Applicants with at least 5 years of prior police or military experience may be between the ages of 37 and 44.
Character
Good moral character, stable employment history, valid driver's license.
Physical Requirements
General good health and normal hearing. Vision correctable to 20/20 and free of color blindness.
Education
(combined G.P.A. of 2.0 or higher)
Euless and North Richland Hills - 30 college hours or 2 years police experience with the same department immediately prior to completing application. The City of Hurst requires a minimum of 60 college hours. North Richland Hills will waive the college requirement, if honorably discharged from military less than one year from time of testing.
What does the PACT test involve?
Upon successful completion of a physical assessment and a written test, applicants are placed on an eligibility list valid for six months or until list expires. Applicants may be contacted by any of the participating agencies for the following: background check, oral interview, polygraph examination, psychological exam, complete medical exam or drug screening.
*Disqualification by one department may not eliminate you from consideration by other agencies.
PACT Physical Assessment
Upon successful completion of a physical assessment and a written test, applicants are placed on an eligibility list valid for six months or until list expires. Applicants may be contacted by any of the participating agencies for the following: background check, oral interview, polygraph examination, psychological exam, complete medical exam or drug screening.
Applicants residing more than 200 miles from the P.A.C.T. area may take both the physical assessment and written test on the same day.
A study guide for the written examination may be obtained from the Euless Police Department by calling 817-685-1555.
The Physical Assessment Standards minimums are listed below. All applicants must pass all stages of the Physical Assessment Test.
- 30 situps per minute
- 25 pushups, no time limit. You may rest in the up position only. You cannot break form.
- 300 meter run (1 minute 11 seconds)
- 1 1/2 mile run (14 minutes 36 seconds)
There will be a minimum rest period of 10 minutes between events.
Contact Numbers
Euless
817-685-1500
