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Civil Service...19 years old

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Posted by: MSP422_08

Hey there,
i had a question about civil service. I called the dept of human resorces and they told me you have to be 19 years old to take the exam, and it comes out every 2 years. My question is, all the police stations i have been to have told me that you must be atleast 21 years old to be a police officer...why would they have you take the test at 19, but have to be 21 to even be a police officer. I thought if a station/ town, is civil service they have to follow civil service regulations?



Posted by: soxrock75

Quote:
Originally Posted by MSP422_08 View Post
Hey there,
i had a question about civil service. I called the dept of human resorces and they told me you have to be 19 years old to take the exam, and it comes out every 2 years. My question is, all the police stations i have been to have told me that you must be atleast 21 years old to be a police officer...why would they have you take the test at 19, but have to be 21 to even be a police officer. I thought if a station/ town, is civil service they have to follow civil service regulations?
A few years ago (2005 exam), the Governor enacted a law that required you to be 21 years old to take the exam. I know a few people that were under 21, signed up prior to the law being passed and were then given their exam fee back. They weren't even allowed to take the test.



Posted by: MSP422_08

^^^^ so now you must be 21 years old to take the test?



Posted by: soxrock75

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Originally Posted by MSP422_08 View Post
^^^^ so now you must be 21 years old to take the test?
Yup, here is a link to the last announcement:

http://www.mass.gov/Ehrd/docs/cs/pos...icerposter.doc





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