Atlanta Police Department
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All individuals applying for employment with the Atlanta Police Department must meet the following conditions:
- United States citizenship or naturalization documentation
- Minimum age of 20 (At least six months after your 20th birthday)
- A valid driver's license
- High School diploma or GED certificate
- Honorable or uncharacterized discharge from a military branch (if applicable)
- Successful completion of the cognitive skills examination and personality assessment
- Visual ability cannot be less than 20/100 in each eye uncorrected and must be corrected to 20/20 with glasses, contact lenses or RK surgery
- Medical examination required upon offer of employment
- Atlanta Police recruits are required to perform at very high physical levels during the 22 - week Atlanta Police Academy
- Recruits must also meet rigorous standards during 12 weeks of field training, and significant classroom training
- A copy of your current, valid Driver's License
- A copy of your high school diploma, certified transcripts, or GED certificate
- A copy of your birth certificate - from the Bureau of Vital Statistics
- Two (2) passport style photographs
- An original copy of you Driver's Record, including the past seven (7) years history transcript from the Department of Motor Vehicles in EVERY state in which you have EVER held a valid Driver's License
- DD214 Form, Member 4 - Showing an HONORABLE discharge from the Armed Forces, if you are a Veteran
- Certified college transcripts (sealed)
- Name change documents (e.g. Marriage License, Court Order, etc.)
- Citizenship papers
- A copy of bankruptcy discharge papers