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Recruiting -> What to Expect -> The Tests -> Physical Ability Test
the physical
ability test

Police Officer / Auxiliary / Cadet Applicant Ability Test Form

Test Requirements
Time Allowed
165 LB WEIGHT DRAG (30' Distance) 15 Seconds
HANDGUN TRIGGER PULL TEST (Pull trigger 12 times each hand)

12 Seconds (Right Hand)
12 Seconds (Left Hand)
VISION TEST (No more than 3 mistakes)
DOMINATE EYE (Bring corrective lenses if needed)
N/A
30 Seconds
¼ MILE RUN (440) 90 Seconds
6' RUNNING BROAD JUMP N/A
100-YARD DASH 18 Seconds
6' WALL SCALE 10 Seconds


STATEMENT OF RELEASE

In consideration of being permitted to complete the application requirements for employment as a Police Officer with the Hampton Police Division by taking the ability test which is one of the basic prerequisites for consideration for such employment, the undersigned hereby releases the City of Hampton, the Hampton Police Division, and all their employees and agents, of and from any and all liability, claims, demands, actions and causes of action whatsoever, arising out of or related to any loss, damage or injury, including death, that maybe sustained by the undersigned as a result of taking the said ability test.

The undersigned, being duly aware of the physical exertion, risks and hazards involved in taking the said ability test, hereby elects voluntarily to take it, and voluntarily assumes all risks of loss, damage, or injury, including death that may be sustained as a result thereof.

In signing this release, the undersigned acknowledges and represents that he or she has read the foregoing, understands it, and signs it voluntarily, and that he or she is over 18 years of age and of sound mind.

NOTE: Physical Ability and Physical Assessment Standards are not the same. Physical Assessments are covered in Policy & Procedure 618, and are given later after employment. Assessment Standards consist of the following:

  • Sit-Up
  • Bench Press
  • Sit and Reach
  • Leg Press
  • Push Up
  • 1 ½ Mile Run

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