What are the physical requirements for becoming a police officer or to attend training?
The physical standards are varied based upon which the agency requirements for the agency which employs you. Although the minimum requirements for Peace Officer Certification are set forth in O.C.G.A. 35-8, the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Act, these represent only the minimum state physical requirements. Individual peace officer agencies routinely require more than the state minimums. You may find more information at the POST website at: http://www.gapost.org. As far as the physical requirements for the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, GPSTC, there are no across-the-board physical requirements past the state minimums with the exception of special courses and basic mandate courses offered by one of our user agencies, i.e. Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Depart of Natural Resources, etc. Those limited occurrence special courses, such as the Police Corps program and several physical fitness programs, give the requirements for each course in the
