Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command (TACOM)

Police Officer

Texarkana, TexasDepartment of the Army

$41K – $66Kposted range

Range as posted by the employer.

Posted 1 month ago · listed on USAJOBS

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Should you apply?

Open: 36 days; Open a while. Either hard to fill or the process is slow. A direct note to the recruiter helps here.
Open roles at this company: 5; A few open seats. Your application will get a real look.
Salary: Posted; The employer put pay in writing. Anchor on it in the first conversation.

Days open comes from the posting date. Fill time and reposting rate come from this company's recent public postings.

The job, broken down

This is a Police Officer position at Red River Army Depot, an Army maintenance facility in northeast Texas. The job covers patrol, traffic enforcement, incident investigation, and physical security duties on a military depot.

What you'd actually do

Patrol roadways, parking lots, and high traffic areas to check for security concerns
Detain violators of laws, regulations, policies, rules, or posted warnings
Assist with investigations into traffic accidents, incidents, property loss or damage, or injury
Write police reports, forms, and records per regulations
Perform physical security duties to protect personnel, property, and VIP visitors
Monitor vehicle and pedestrian traffic under security guard protocols

Must-haves

Foreign education (if applicable) must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency by a recognized organization

Read before you apply

No pay grade, salary, or pay scale listed in the posting
No explicit list of required certifications, training, or law enforcement experience beyond the foreign education note
No mention of shift schedule, physical requirements, or weapons/use-of-force policy despite this being a police role

Written from the posting text only. Check the full description below before you decide.

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Steps to get this job

1Search the full USAJobs listing for this announcement (search 'Police Officer Red River Army Depot TACOM') to find the actual qualification requirements, series/grade (likely GS-0083), and pay details, since this excerpt is missing them
2If you have prior military police, corrections, or civilian law enforcement experience, lead your resume with that and mirror phrases like 'patrol,' 'physical security,' and 'traffic enforcement' directly from this posting
3If you have any foreign education, get it evaluated now through a NACES-approved agency before applying, since the posting flags this as a requirement
4Contact the RRAD civilian personnel office or check the depot's website (www.redriver.army.mil) for a point of contact to confirm application deadlines and required forms (like SF-15 for veterans' preference if applicable)

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About the role

Summary

About the Position: Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is located in northeast Texas, 19 miles west of Texarkana and approximately 170 miles northeast of Dallas. RRAD is near the corners of 4 states - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. The depot's enormous maintenance mission includes the repair, rebuild, overhaul and conversion of tactical wheeled vehicles. For more information on Red River Army Depot, go to the following web site: www.redriver.army.mil

Duties

Patrol roadways, parking lots, or high traffic areas to check for security concerns.
Detain violators of laws, regulations, policies, rules, or posted warnings.
Assist with investigation into traffic accidents, incidents, property loss or damage, or injury.
Generate police reports, forms, and records in compliance with regulations and guidelines.
Perform physical security functions to safeguard personnel, property, and VIP visitors.
Monitor vehicle and pedestrian traffic according to security guard protocol.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

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