Who serves as a Reserve Police Officer with the Colorado Rangers?

 

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Become a Colorado POST Certified Reserve Police Officer with the Colorado Rangers!

 

Path #1

If you do NOT have a current or renewable Colorado POST certification, OR a POST certification from another state which Colorado POST has told you can be used to obtain Colorado POST certification (i.e. by “testing out”, etc.):

You are welcome to submit the inquiry form below to put your name on our prospect list for our next Academy class.

 

Path #2

If you HAVE a current or renewable Colorado POST certification, OR a POST certification from another state which Colorado POST has told you can be used to obtain Colorado POST certification (i.e. by “testing out”, etc.):

You are invited to submit the inquiry form below and one of our Recruiters will contact you to answer your questions and provide more information.

Colorado POST Certifications

There are three levels of POST certification in Colorado – Basic (required for paid positions), Provisional (for qualified out of state officers) and Reserve (unpaid).  

Basic and Reserve certifications will remain active as long as the officer is employed with an agency and remains in good standing as well as for three (3) years after leaving an agency if they do not become employed by another agency.  For this definition, “employed” also applies to Reserve officers who are all unpaid.

Provisional certification is an interim certification that affords a qualified out-of-state officer the opportunity to obtain employment as a Colorado peace officer while completing the requirements for Basic certification.  There are additional requirements and restrictions – for more information go to this page HERE.

Expired Basic (aka “Full”) certifications may be renewable and you’ll find more information about the process. 

Expired Reserve certifications CANNOT be renewed and completion of another POST Reserve Academy would be required.

For more information on Colorado POST certifications, visit this SITE.

Requirements

There are several requirements that must be met in order to serve as a POST certified peace officer in Colorado and as a Reserve Police Officer with the Colorado Rangers including being a resident of Colorado.

For more information on the POST requirements for certification, use the links below:

In addition to the obvious disqualifier of a felony conviction, there are certain misdemeanors that will preclude certification which can be found HERE.

After receiving POST certification, there are other requirements that must be met in order to be appointed as a peace officer in Colorado which include those listed HERE.

There are also other requirements to be commissioned by the Colorado Rangers which will be explained by one of our Recruiters.

Colorado Rangers Police

 

PLEASE NOTE that we had a brief, temporary issue with the email routing and processing of webform submissions which has been resolved.

If you previously submitted the form below, and you have not received a phone call or email from one of our Recruiters, please check your SPAM folder first and then resubmit this form which will be received!  

Thank you.

 

Prospect Inquiry Form

 

Please use this form to inquire about becoming a Reserve Police Officer with the Colorado Rangers. 

If you wish to make a general inquiry, express a concern or leave a comment, please use a different form that you will find by clicking HERE.

Geographic areas

Colorado Rangers has three Troops located along the Front Range which serve dozens of partner agencies along the Front Range as well as in several mountain communities including Woodland Park, Idaho Springs, Dillon and Avon.

Rangers may accept duty shifts throughout our area of operations and they are not limited to areas in or near each Troop’s primary area.. 

For travel convenience, Rangers usually select a “home Troop” that is closest to their residence or place of employment.

Northern Region – Troop H
Fort Lupton / Brighton Area
Area of Operations = north of I-70
Our Agency HQ is in Fort Lupton which is 10 miles east of I-25 on Hwy-52.  It is also 13 miles north of Brighton and conveniently located north of the Denver Metro area. Briefings are usually in Fort Lupton along with training sessions there as well as training at Flatrock Regional Training Center.

Central Region – Troop K
Highlands Ranch / Castle Rock
Area of Operations = south of I-70
Briefings and in-service trainings alternate between the Highlands Ranch and Douglas County / Castle Rock locations plus other training sessions at are held Flatrock Regional Training Center.

Southern Region – Troop I
Colorado Springs
Area of Operations = south of I-70
Briefings and in-service trainings are held with Troop I at the locations referenced above.

No obligation

While there is no obligation involved here, we ask that you use this inquiry form only if you are genuinely interested in the possibility of applying to our Agency.

What to expect after you submit this form

One of our Recruiters will usually contact you within a few business days.  Please be patient as they have regular street duty as well.

Please note that required fields on this form are marked with an asterisk*

Please include your phone # in case we need to reach you if email does not work for any reason.
PLEASE NOTE! - Rangers may accept duty shifts throughout our entire service area and are not limited to duty within their "home" Troop area. Select a Troop area that is convenient to your place of work or residence. Please note that Troop I currently meets with Troop K in the Highlands Ranch area.
█ Please use the field above IF CO POST has told you that your certification from another state can be used to obtain CO POST certification.
If a Recruiter has not contacted you within 5 business days, please resubmit this form. Thank you.