How long can an officer be in a SWAT unit before being transferred to another division within a department?
The Gilbert Police Department has about 140 police officers and our SWAT team is not a full time assignment. All of our tactical officers and negotiators are also assigned duties in other areas of the department. Most work in patrol, while others work in special assignments such as Motorcycle Traffic Enforcement, Investigations and even the DARE Program. This means that although an officer is serving on SWAT, he may still be able to serve in other special assignments within the department and even seek promotion to the rank of Sergeant. Generally speaking, when an officer is chosen for the SWAT team or any special assignment, he is required to serve 2 years within that assignment. However, due to the immensity of knowledge and training required for SWAT, most officers coming to SWAT make a personal commitment to the team to serve for a minimum of 5 years.
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