The Arlington Police Department now offers a Lateral Transfer Academy to experienced officers across the United States.  This program will consist of 10 weeks for in-state laterals and 14 weeks for out-of-state laterals at our training center followed by 7 weeks of field training.

Salary

• 1 year of experience - $81,991
• 2 years of experience - $86,076
• 3 years of experience - $90,392
• 4 years of experience - $94,916
• 5+ years of experience - $99,629

Eligibility Requirements

• Be eligible for certification from TCOLE and
• Actively employed as a licensed peace officer for a municipal, county, school/university, and/or state law enforcement agency with no service year requirement and have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of post-secondary education, or
• Actively employed with 3 years continuous service as a licensed peace officer for a municipal, county, school/university, and/or state law enforcement agency if the applicant does not have a bachelor's degree

Continuous service may include multiple agencies so long as any breaks in service were less than 90 days. 

Education Requirement Exemption

Lateral Officers meeting the eligibility requirements are exempt from meeting the education requirement for basic entry. An Associate's Degree is required for selection to Corporal and a Bachelor's Degree is required to promote to Sergeant.

 Out-of-state applicants

All out of state applicants being considered for the Lateral Transfer Academy must complete the TCOLE Out of State Application process in conjunction with our own hiring process. 

Hiring Process

Lateral applicants must successfully complete each step of the hiring process in the same manner as any other applicant.