Why you should become a Mesquite Police Officer
- Civil Service agency
- In-house Mesquite Police Academy
- Specialized units
- Individually assigned equipment including Glock pistol, Colt AR-15 rifle, and portable radio
- Lateral transfer pay incentive
- 11 paid hoidays, 15 vacation days per year
- Health and life insurance programs
- Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) matched 2 to 1 by City of Mesquite
- Eligible for retirement after 20 years
- 457K retirement package (optional)
- Relocation reimbursement up to $2,500 (within the city limits of Mesquite)
Are you a veteran who is eligible to utilize your post 9/11 GI Bill?
Eligible veterans can utilize their post 9/11 GI BILL and receive education payments while attending the police academy for a period of 6 months.
How to qualify for this benefit:
- Eligible veterans will need to inform the Academy Coordinator within the first week of the academy start date they wish to utilize this benefit.
- Eligible veterans will need to submit a letter of eligibility, which depicts your education percentage based on your active duty time. This letter can be obtained from va.gov website under letters.
- Eligible veterans will need to submit a copy of their joint service transcript (JST), which can be obtained from HERE.
- Would I be getting paid while attending the police academy, even if I receive education benefits from the VA?
Yes, the police department will pay you your annual salary, and the education benefit is paid directly to you from the VA. - How much would I be getting paid monthly?
The total paid to you monthly would be $2,612.00
STARTING SALARY
$83,868
SALARY AFTER
SEVEN YEARS
$107,039
Education
$72.00 per month Associates degree – Criminal Justice
$120 .00 per month Bachelor’s degree – Any major
Bilingual Incentive Program
$150.00 per month – Certified to read, write, and speak a non-English language.
$75.00 per month – Certified to speak a non-English language.
- Not less than 21 years of age at the next scheduled Academy start date. Lateral candidates not less than 21 years of age.
- Vision at least 20/70 uncorrected in each eye and correctable to 20/20 with no color blindness
- Successful completion of 30 hours of college credit
- 2 years active military or police duty with honorable discharge reduces college requirement to 0 hours.
- 18 months of full time employment at the City of Mesquite reduces college requirment to 0 hours.
