Hiring Our Heroes 
Senior Airman Alfonzsa Jackson of the 127th Maintenance Squadron speaks with Trooper Walter Crider of the Michigan State Police 
during the Hiring Our Heroes job fair at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., May. 18, 2013. Jackson, a six-year member of the 
Air National Guard and recently a member of the 127th MXS Aerospace Ground Equipment crew, attended the job fair to explore 
possible career opportunities in law enforcement. More than 300 were in attendance visiting with representatives of more than 50 
employers. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. David Kujawa.) 
Physical Agility Test- LET Prep 
The physical agility test is given three different ways, depending on the department; 
#1-State Physical Agility Test: In Oregon, for example, most of the departments utilize the ORPAT or 
Oregon Physical Agility Test. The ORPAT is a job sample physical ability assessment process. The goal is 
to assess an entry-level police officer candidate in the physical demands a police officer is likely to replicate 
during routine duties. 
• Part One- Mobility Run: 1235 Foot Obstacle Run Where the Candidate Demonstrates Mobility, 
Agility, Flexibility, Power, and General Physical Endurance 
• Part Two- Push Activity, Controlled Falls, Pull Activity 
• Part Three- ‘Dummy’ Drag, 165-pound ‘Dummy’ is Dragged 25 Feet 
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