The Montana Highway Patrol is looking for highly motivated individuals who can work with minimal supervision and are willing to go the extra mile to support and protect the public driver. If you`re interested in a rewarding career in law enforcement, join some of Montana`s best men and women in the patrol. An entry-level candidate has not completed the MLEA Basic Law Enforcement Officer course in Montana and has no law enforcement experience. A career change meets one of the following requirements: 1. Completed the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) Basic Course for Law Enforcement Officers within the last three years OR 2. Holds a basic POST law enforcement certificate (from Montana or another state) within the last three years To apply for a soldier on patrol position, it must: The patrol only accepts requests during an active “request phase”. During this time, we are accepting applications from beginners and lateral entrants. dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/210908MHP_21Fall-Recruitment-1-Villa.mp3 dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/270908MHP_21-Fall-Recruit-2-Arnold.mp3 out-of-state lateral candidates must also complete an additional two-week training course (legal equivalency course according to MCA 7-32-303 and standardized field sobriety tests according to MCA 61-8-404). We anticipate that troop recruitment will begin at the end of February 2022. The program described in the following courses is specifically designed to prepare individuals for a career with the Montana Highway Patrol. Selected applicants must participate: Spring 2019 Radio Announcements Rider Mathew Cartwright, Rider Bertie Lau, and Rider Dylan Nordell: All applications will be reviewed for compliance with current rules and regulations of the Montana Public Safety Officer Standards and Training (POST). Please check again as details will be published after completion.

For more information or to be added to the recruitment mailing list, please contact the Patrol Officers Recruiting Office: dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/MHP_DiGiovanna.mp3 dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/MHP_Inman.mp3 dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/MHP_Kruse.mp3 For career changers: The education and experience of a successful lateral participant determines whether a lateral participant opts for an MSP shortened by five weeks Academy OR the MHP Advanced by 11 weeks qualified. Rider Katherine Trewick and Rider Aaron Freivalds. Candidates who successfully complete each of the following seven steps are eligible for a patroller job. Upon appointment, new soldiers are placed in a 10-week field training program with experienced Field Training Officers (FTO). Upon successful completion of this training, soldiers receive their first station assignments. Soldiers must pass a one-year probationary period to continue working. Call or text us at (877) 8-PATROL toll-free or call us locally at (406) 444-3259 email: [email protected].