State Trooper

A high school diploma or GED. Must be a US citizen and at least 21 years of age. Must be able to perform all essential and marginal job functions of a State Trooper. Must have a valid SC driver's license for at least one year from the date you apply. You must be a South Carolina resident and have been for a minimum of one year from the day you apply for this position. (Former SC residents or current SC residents who are serving in the military or are full time college students, out of state, are exempt from this requirement).
Selected uncertified applicants must attend and successfully complete the 17 week South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) Training Program. Selected applicants with basic law enforcement certification in SC must attend and successfully complete 5 weeks of training. While in training you are required to live at the SC Criminal Justice Academy during the week and will not be permitted to stay on the weekends.
Selected applicants are required to pass a pre-employment physical fitness test consisting of push-ups, sit-ups and a timed 1 1/2 mile run. You will also be required to participate in daily physical training. Once training is successfully completed and the candidate is offered a job, he/she may be required to relocate to a different county. All qualified applicants will be required to submit to an extensive background check to include; credit check, criminal history, driver's record, history of drug use, a polygraph examination and take a urinalysis test to screen for illegal substances prior to appointment. The background investigation will consist of contacting ALL of your former employers, and at the due time your current employer. Please note that if you answer "NO" on the state application to the questions asking "May we contact this employer?" this will not allow the SCHP to conduct a thorough background investigation and you will not move forward in the process. Candidates who wear eye glasses or contact lenses must meet an uncorrected standard of 20/100 corrected to 20/20. Candidates must also be capable of distinguishing, without corrections, three colors: green, yellow and red.