Kansas Highway Patrol is HIRING TROOPERS

[NBW791]

Just announced on January 24, 2012, the Kansas Highway Patrol is currently taking applications for a recruit trooper class scheduled to begin July 2012.

The deadline to apply is February 24, 2012, and the testing date is March 10, 2012, in Salina, KS at the training academy. For more information and to apply on-line go to:

http://www.kansashighwaypatrol.org/careerop/positions.html#trooper

[TheKansan]

Wow they added a 1.5 mile run to the testing process. That seems like a good idea to me. Do you know what the required time is for passing NBW791?

Good luck to all who apply.

[smokeybear83]

Wow they added a 1.5 mile run to the testing process. That seems like a good idea to me. Do you know what the required time is for passing NBW791?

Good luck to all who apply.

It appears to be the same as the testing process for the previous class (#50) where they took everyone who passed the written exam, split them into 4 groups, and recorded some basic info along with the 1.5 mile times. There wasn't any required finish time that day. I think they use that to compare during the last part before going to the academy.

That was my first time applying and I made it almost all the way through. Second time's a charm, right??

[NBW791]

I think in the academy the time is around 14 or 16 minutes. It's pretty easy to reach. "Almost all the way through?" You know what they say..."Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and nuclear warheads."

[KAA951]

Anyone who is applying should be watching the KHP Facebook page as they are regularly posting photos, videos and updates on the recruit class that started the beginning of January.

https://www.facebook.com/KansasHighwayPatrol

[Atoolin]

Ive applied and have been watching the updates on the current recruit class. Anyone have any pointers for the testing day? This will be my first time applying and testing with KHP.

[radioman]

Ive applied and have been watching the updates on the current recruit class. Anyone have any pointers for the testing day? This will be my first time applying and testing with KHP.

Show up on time with everything they say to bring. Also not having warrants, suspended driver's license, or felony convictions is always a plus. Plan on a whole day as well. If you work night shift some where I'd try and take the night before off so you are rested before testing. It's not a hard test, but it is draining.

[Atoolin]

I appreciate the advice. Anyone else on here attending the testing?

[Sheldor]

I am testing with this class as well.

[crass cop]

make sure your vehicle has a current proof of insurance card in it

[Sheldor]

make sure your vehicle has a current proof of insurance card in it

Well, it would be stupid to not have one.

[smokeybear83]

Show up on time with everything they say to bring. Also not having warrants, suspended driver's license, or felony convictions is always a plus. Plan on a whole day as well. If you work night shift some where I'd try and take the night before off so you are rested before testing. It's not a hard test, but it is draining.

^ This.

I was there for the last round of hiring and was there until about 3pm. There were still two groups of runners left after me but I think they cut the last group short due to too many people passing out in the heat.

The test isn't difficult, just long. Remember to bring all of your paperwork and don't think about it too much.

I'll be there again this time around too.

[crass cop]

Well, it would be stupid to not have one.

I agree. Ive heard stories about how recruits showing up to the first day were asked for proof and then cited on the spot when they failed to produced it

[NBW791]

I've never heard of KHP doing that (citing applicants the day of testing). Honestly, with 300+ people, that would take WAY too long to do.

I have heard of Missouri State Highway Patrol checking things as the recruits pulled in for the first day of the academy and citing them for things like window tint, expired tags, etc. If I remember correctly, a few recruit classes ago some window tint got checked.

If you get hired, I would recommend getting your vehicle squared away before you show up. Don't show up with a truck bed full of crushed beer cans.

[crass cop]

^^^Really? an ex KS trooper and now local PD Officer advised they cited those who didnt have it...and something about making the recruits get in and out of their cars a BUNCH of times because it wasnt fast enough. This would have been over a decade ago, though.