SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Potential recruits who want to work for the Springfield Police Department will now have two extra days for testing opportunities.
SPD says they are adding new testing dates on Friday, Sept. 12, and Saturday, Sept. 13, to better accommodate candidates’ work schedules. Potential recruits have until Friday, Sept. 5, to submit their applications.
Accepted recruits will train for SPD’s 81st academy in February 2026. In the police academy, recruits will spend six months doing paid, in-house training followed by 16 weeks of on-the-job field training…