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	Governor Addresses 88 New State Troopers Albany, NY (June 9, 2009) - Governor David A. Paterson and New York State Police Superintendent Harry J. Corbitt today honored 88 new troopers at ceremonies marking the completion of the 197th Session of the Basic School of the New York State Police Academy. The new troopers will report for field duty on June 23, 2009, and for the following ten weeks will be evaluated under a field-training program supervised by senior Field Training Officers. [read more]


	New Troop G Headquarters Plans Move Forward (Albany, NY - March 13, 2009) - Plans to build a new Troop G Headquarters for the New York State Police continue to move forward. As a result of major deficiencies and the outdated state of the current facility built in Loudonville in 1957, the State Police initiated relocation plans in January of 2003. Legislation authorized the sale of the current Troop G Headquarters property to Siena College in August of 2003, and in June of 2006 the transfer of ownership was executed. State Police anticipate breaking ground for site preparation in June of this year. [read more]

Candidate Information

Troopers standing outside an airplane, waiting to to to Louisiana Applying to become a New York State Trooper is a long process and one that demands your full attention as well as your patience. Our hiring list is typically in effect for 3 to 4 years and we have reached candidates ranked in upwards of 10,000 in the past. This means that even if you do not hear from us immediately after the exam, it does not mean that you will never hear from us.

We can not predict when you might be called for further processing based upon your rank from the written exam. There are many factors that affect how quickly we move through the list and several of them are constantly changing and are out of our control.

The next phase after the written exam is the physical ability testing. Most likely, you will only have 3 to 4 weeks notice before the test, which is not enough time to get into shape in order to pass. It is important that you stay in good physical condition while you are waiting to hear from us.

It is also critically important that you keep us updated with your contact information. If you move or change phone numbers and we can not reach you, then we can not hire you. A link to update your information is provided under the Candidate Information menu on this website.

If you have questions at anytime during the process, feel free to contact your local recruiter.