If You Want To Be A Police Officer, Texarkana Texas and Arkansas

If you are looking for a new career or you have dreams of being a police officer now is the time.

Both sides of Texarkana are looking for police officers. Here are the details of the Texarkana Texas Police Officer hiring:

New Texarkana Texas Police officer starts off at $42,222 and will be making $52,530 after five years. If you're already a certified officer, you can also qualify for a $3,000 hiring bonus and lateral entry with up to five years' credit for prior experience.
The department also provides a great benefits package for employees, which includes 120 hours of vacation, 120 hours of sick leave, 20-year TMRS retirement, paid health and dental insurance, 12 paid holidays, and incentive pay.

The Texarkana Texas Police department is giving a civil service test on Saturday, May 22 at 8:00 a.m. If you're interested, you can apply online on their website by Friday, May 14.

Here are the details on the Texarkana Arkansas Police officer opening.

If you are a certified officer you can receive lateral pay for up to 5 years. There are yearly step increases during your first five years. Officers get 15 days paid vacation and it annually increases with tenure. Officers will receive 20 days of paid sick leave.

Officers will work 11-hour shifts with 4 and 5 day weekends. College education incentive pay is offered after the first year with a maximum of $1536 per year. Officers will receive Certificate pay and the maximum is $1440 per year. Longevity pay up to 25 years of service.

Additional benefits are affordable health insurance, affordable family coverage.
They offer Arkansas LOPFI Retirement with an annual cost of living adjustment.
Take your health and family insurance coverage with you at retirement.
Uniforms, equipment, and firearms are provided
Use of weight room and physical fitness facility at no charge.