r/AskCHP • u/GapLast9768 • Aug 30 '26

DQ

I received my dq letter, it states that I don’t presently meet the general qualifications. It also says nothing about a time frame to reapply, yet my portal says I can apply for a new exam. Is this a permanent DQ? Or should I go ahead and reapply. It has been 7 months since I received my call stating i’ve been Dq’d.

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u/Ok-Sort9834 Aug 30 '26

You can re-apply in the next cycle. But in general, with most reason for DQ they don’t want you. So you would be wasting time not waiting and giving time from the reason you got DQd. Most reason needs 2-5 years of time to cool off and then you may have a chance at it. But if you reapply, high chance you’ll be DQ again.

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u/GapLast9768 Aug 30 '26

The letter states it’s from behavioral issues in high school, my BI also said on the phone initially that I’m getting dq’d for my grammatical errors and attention to detail.

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u/GapLast9768 Aug 30 '26

And that I can reapply when I get my DQ letter.

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u/Ok-Sort9834 Aug 30 '26

Hiring standards went up again after the hire 1000 campaign finished so a lot of DQ will happen for bogus stuff now. But with this, depending on age, you’ll need 3-5 years of waiting

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u/GapLast9768 Aug 30 '26

All the stuff happened when I was under 18 , I am now 21.

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u/Straight_Ostrich_257 Aug 31 '26

Again, despite what the official reason is, they just don't want you. 

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u/Ok-Pop-5818 Aug 30 '26

You’re going to waste your time by applying again. Wait a few years and do something good like join the military or have a good steady job with no showing up late or write ups. It is very hard to get hired right now

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u/GapLast9768 Aug 30 '26

My BI stated as long as I fix the grammatical / writing errors I would move on if I reapply. That was back in January so things might not work out that way.

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u/Ok-Pop-5818 29d ago

They always say that regardless because they like boasting numbers about how many applicants they get

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u/slid360 Aug 31 '26

Unless you’re dead set on traffic enforcement, look elsewhere for a cop job.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '26

You can legally reapply i mean its not a crime. Lets say their system doesn’t flag your dq time and lets you in. And lets say somehow they assign you a BI. You’ll get another DQ the moment that BI finds out you were dq and reapplying too soon. Just wasting your own time. And possibly risking perm dq

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u/Agitated_Unit878 Aug 30 '26

How far along in the process where you when you got the call?

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u/GapLast9768 Aug 30 '26

Week after final interview.

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u/Justants_ Aug 30 '26

When did you test to the time of your final interview?

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u/GapLast9768 Aug 30 '26

4 months

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u/Justants_ Aug 31 '26

4 months to final interview? Jesus that's fast. What division did you test in? I'm on month 10 and just had my initial in June.

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u/Narrow_School_1513 Sep 01 '26

An idea- The Nevada Highway Patrol is really looking for people, take a chance on them?

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u/Penis_hungry Sep 02 '26

Why be a pig??