About This Role
This entry-level opportunity as a Police Officer with the Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) involves deploying war-winning capabilities for the United States Air Force. The role is part of America's Federal Civil Service, focusing on security and law enforcement as a guardian of America's Gateway to Space.
Responsibilities
- Enforce law, maintain law and order, preserve peace, protect life and civil rights within the jurisdiction of the military installation
- Apprehend and detain individuals, which entails carrying a firearm, mirandizing suspects, preserving evidence, and testifying in court
- Serve as a dispatcher for the installation and dispatch police units to scenes of crimes, accidents, and natural disasters
- Perform full range of Entry Control and ensure individuals requesting access to the installation have proper identification to enter
- Perform the full range of duties for defending protection level resources and serve as a restricted entry controller and immediate visual assessments sentry providing surveillance for sensitive, restricted, and limited access areas
Requirements
- At least 1 year of prior experience in the law enforcement field
- Subject to both pre-employment and random drug testing
- Must pass formal law enforcement training school as determined by AF/A4S and obtain DOD Peace Officer Standardization and Training Certification
- Must be able to qualify in the use of required weapons
- This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968; an individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position
- Must be able to obtain and maintain the necessary and required security clearance
- Ability to employ 'infantry/SWAT' small unit tactics involving fire and maneuver, with rapid advancing movement between defensive positions, while wearing protective gear for extended periods (e.g., employing "Active Shooter" response tactics and techniques as a member of a small team is required)
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Must pass an initial pre-employment medical examination, periodic medical examinations, meet established hearing standards and discern colors, contrast, and depth, and required initial and annual Department of the Air Force Civilian Police (DACP) Physical Agility Test
- The Physical Agility Test (PAT) is a condition of employment standard which requires applicants to successfully pass the established standards: 19 push-ups (within 2 minutes), and a 1.5-mile run (17:30 or less)
- Knowledge of police officer procedures and operating methods to perform the full range of police officer activities independently
- Knowledge of special operating requirements, methods, and procedures for enforcing specialized personnel access controls and preventing unauthorized access to areas where stringent security requirements are enforced
