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State of Illinois Illinois State Leo P. Schmitz, Director

Integrity, Service, Pride

Illinois You stood proud in the U.S. Military, now stand with us. Current Requirements A dedication to serve Apply Online Today at www.illinoistrooper.com or contact the Include: does not have to end Illinois State Police Recruitment Office at (866) 458-7667 • Minimum 21 years-of-age with an honorable (inside Illinois only). • United States Citizen discharge! Recruiter Contacts: • No Felony Convictions Southern Illinois Recruiting and Internship Coordinator/ The Illinois State Police is • Valid Driver’s License looking for United States Military Veteran Coordinator Military Veterans interested in (217) 558-4902, (618) 779-9668 • Willing to accept assignment anywhere in the state pursuing an exciting career in Northern Illinois Recruiting and Internship Coordinator law enforcement. The Illinois (217) 785-0183 or (217) 785-4370 • College Degree requirements State Police is a multi-faceted are waived for any person More information regarding the selection process can be that who has been honorably found on the Illinois State Police Merit Board website at discharged by the U.S. provides opportunities for http://www.illinoistrooper.com. Armed Forces, or is an growth and upward mobility active member of the Illiois to anyone who dares to take National Guard or a reserve on the challenge. component of the US Armed forces, and who has been awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, or Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. You MUST prove you have been awarded a medal by providing a copy of your DD214 before your scheduled testing date. • Applicants with an honorable discharge who served in a combat mission by proof of hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay during deployment on active duty, or has served 3 years of full active and continuous military duty and received an honorable discharge before hiring.

Illinois State Police State of Illinois Illinois State Police Leo P. Schmitz, Director

Illinois State Trooper A Natural Transition

Military Veterans Military service can be a Characteristics such perfect entrance into a law as these translate to enforcement career. While a successful career, and security especially in law forces may have the most enforcement. Many law directly applicable skill set, enforcement agencies service members from a recognize the value of your variety of occupational military experience and specialties are also well- reward you for it by: suited to police service. • waiving education Military veterans make good requirements police officers because of the following traits: • adding preference points Trooper Emanuelwel Edwards joined the to exam scores • Sense of service and Army National Guard in August 1999, commitment • offering service credit serving as a Military Police Officer in . Experience gained from that • Discipline toward retirement deployment prepared Trooper Edwards • Integrity for a career with the Illinois State Police • Firearm skills in 2006. • Responsibility • Ability to work effectively in teams or individually • Problem solving and Special Agent critical thinking skills Melissa Uhles’s road to success began • Attention to detail in October 1990, while serving in the Illinois State Police Captain United States Navy. Timothy Tyler, currently Her dedication and oversees ISP Districts 11 and service continued on 18. He also serves proudly after joining the ranks as Army Reserve Lieutenant of the Illinois State Chief Resource Police in 1997. Manager in the 416th Theater Engineer Command.