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The
New Jersey Civil Service Commission has announced the
2026 Law Enforcement Examination (LEE) - this is your FIRST BIG STEP to become a Gloucester Township Police Officer!
General requirements for taking the New Jersey Civil Service Commission Examination to be a Police Officer in Gloucester Township, Camden County, NJ are:
EDUCATION: Applicants must have graduated from high school or vocational high school or possession of an approved high school equivalent certificate.
AGE: Not less than 18 nor more than 35 years of age at the announced closing date for filing applications for the position. In determining maximum age eligibility of veterans, the time spent in active military service during periods specified in Civil Service Commission law and rules will be deducted from the attained age.
NOTE: Appointees will be required to successfully complete a training program mandated by the New Jersey Police Training Commission within 18 months of appointment.
LICENSE: Appointees will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position. The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.
CITIZENSHIP: Applicants must be a citizen of the United States.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION: As a prerequisite for appointment, appointees may be required to pass a thorough medical and psychiatric examination to be administered by the appointing authority. Any psychological, medical or physical condition or defect which would prevent efficient performance of the duties of the position, cause the appointee to be a hazard to himself/herself or others, or become aggravated as a result of performance of these duties, will be cause for rejection.
The below information is provided for your information and compliance:
- No tattoos/body art/brands on a Police Officer applicant’s face, head, neck, scalp, hands. This means tattoos/body art/brands that are deemed visible in these areas when in uniform or in civilian clothing while on duty. This includes any degree of visible and deliberate altering or mutilation of the human anatomy in the interest of artistic or other form of self-expression, including, but not limited to: piercing, skin implants, gauges, forking of the tongue, dental ornamentation, etc.
- No Police Officer applicant shall publicly or privately display a tattoo/body art/brand that is prejudicial to good order, discipline, or causes a discredit to the member or the Gloucester Township Police Department while acting in any capacity.
