Apply & Test for Glendale Police Officer Recruit Before 2025 Ends

The clock is ticking on your final opportunity to apply and complete the physical agility test and written exam before the end of 2025.

Apply to any of the current police officer recruit openings at GovernmentJobs.com by Friday, October 10, 2025, and you'll be able to take the physical agility test and preliminary background interview on Saturday, October 18, 2025, and complete your written exam by Thursday, November 6, 2025.

Once you pass those exams, you'll be invited to participate in an oral interview on Thursday, November 13, 2025.

Additionally, police officer recruit/police officer lateral testing (for lateral applicants only) will open on Saturday, October 11, 2025, and close on Friday, November 7, 2025, with the oral exam scheduled for Thursday, December 11, 2025.

The 2026 testing calendar for Police Officer Recruit:

File#/Bulletin Title	Date Opened	Date Closed	PAT & PBI	NTN Test Due Date	Oral Exam
Police Officer Recruit Series	1/3/2026	1/23/2026	1/31/2026	2/3/2026	2/26/2026
*Police Officer Recruit/Police Officer Lateral	1/24/2026	2/11/2026	n/a	n/a	2/26/2026
Police Officer Recruit Series	2/14/2026	3/6/2026	3/14/2026	3/24/2026	4/2/2026
*Police Officer Recruit/Police Officer Lateral	3/7/2026	3/25/2026	n/a	n/a	4/2/2026
Police Officer Recruit Series	3/28/2026	4/17/2026	4/25/2026	5/5/2026	5/14/2026
*Police Officer Recruit/Police Officer Lateral	4/18/2026	5/6/2026	n/a	n/a	5/14/2026
Police Officer Recruit Series	5/9/2026	5/29/2026	6/6/2026	6/16/2026	6/25/2026
*Police Officer Recruit/Police Officer Lateral	5/30/2026	6/17/2026	n/a	n/a	6/25/2026
Police Officer Recruit Series	6/20/2026	7/10/2026	7/18/2026	7/28/2026	8/6/2026
*Police Officer Recruit/Police Officer Lateral	7/11/2026	7/29/2026	n/a	n/a	8/6/2026
Police Officer Recruit Series	8/1/2026	8/21/2026	8/29/2026	9/8/2026	9/24/2026
*Police Officer Recruit/Police Officer Lateral	8/22/2026	9/09/2026	n/a	n/a	9/24/2026
Police Officer Recruit Series	9/12/2026	10/2/2026	10/10/2026	10/20/2026	10/29/2026
*Police Officer Recruit/Police Officer Lateral	10/3/2026	10/21/2026	n/a	n/a	10/29/2026
Police Officer Recruit Series	10/24/2026	11/13/2026	11/21/2026	12/1/2026	12/10/2026
*Police Officer Recruit/Police Officer Lateral	11/14/2026	12/2/2026	n/a	n/a	12/10/2026