Applicant Qualifications
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Before submitting an
application, applicants must meet the following requirements:
Citizenship -
Applicant must be a United States citizen.
Age -
Applicants must reach their 21st birthday prior to completion of the
Academy training, and must not be older than 39 on the first day of
the Academy.
Education -
Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED. College credits are
not required but are recommended.
Residence - No
requirement at time of application, however, Sussex County, Delaware
residency is required at the completion of the academy training.
Driver's License
- Applicant must have a current valid driver's license and at least
one (1) year of
driving experience. A DUI conviction within 5 years, or a suspension
or revocation within 3 years, is an automatic disqualification. A
history of traffic violations, or an accumulation of six (6) or more
points, is an automatic disqualification.
Criminal Record and
Activity - Any felony conviction is an automatic disqualification.
Any criminal activity that would be considered a felony under federal
law of the state in which the activity occurred is a disqualification.
Arrests for any offense must be expunged, and conviction of any
offense must be pardoned, prior to submitting an application. (Arrest
or conviction for all other crimes and offenses are subject to
evaluation.)
Drug Usage -
Use of an illegal drug two years prior to application, or at any time
usage of a hallucinogenic drug, will be an automatic disqualification.
All other drug usage is subject to review.
*Hearing -
Normal hearing.
*Vision -
Visual acuity can be no worse than 20/40 in each eye, uncorrected, and
must be correctable to 20/20 with glasses or gas permeable contacts;
or, 20/100 in each eye uncorrected and must be correctable to 20/20
with soft contacts lens only. Normal color vision and normal depth
perception.
*(Following an offer of employment, the selected applicants will be
examined by the Department’s heath providers for compliance with the
above requirements, and will be given a complete medical examination
to determine if the applicant is able to perform essential job
functions.)
