Applicants that are TCOLE certified and have previous experience may qualify for the lateral entry program. These applicants starting salary will be determined by the applicants previous certified full-time law enforcement experience up to a maximum starting salary of Step 4 on the Red Oak Police Department pay scale. These applicants shall not have a break in service from a comparable sized city/agency or larger and shall have two or more consecutive full-time years of experience at said agency. Qualifying applicants can refer to the below chart for Lateral Entry Step Pay Assignment: 

Completed years in service without a break                               Moves to Step

2 Years                                                                                        Step 1

3-4 Years                                                                                     Step 2

5-6 Years                                                                                     Step 3

7+Years                                                                                       Step 4