Is it common for departments to require candidates shoot and pass handgun qualifications in order to be officially hired? For context, I signed a conditional offer but was never told that this was a requirement before even being given a final offer of employment.
How common is this?
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No. I’ve never heard of that. I was a firearms instructor for the majority of my career.
We would take our new hires out and work with them to make sure they were good for the academy but we did not require a handgun qualification prior to academy training.
It’s not common in my area, but every department has different standards. It’s definitely not unheard of.
I’ve heard of one department that does it.
I wouldn’t say it’s common.
Never heard of it being required pre academy.