Military Applicants.
The Henrico County Police Division is proud to partner with several military organizations helping our nation’s veterans find careers beyond their military service.
As of 2025, the Division has nearly 150 employees (sworn and civilian) who are veterans across the six U.S. Military branches of service. These individuals continue to feel a call to service, now protecting and serving our community members in Henrico County.
Some of the benefits of continuing your service by joining Henrico Police include:
- Purchase up to four (4) years of active military service through the Virginia Retirement System;
- Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) up to two-years (2) during the Basic Police Academy and through Field Training;
- Four Days On/Four Days Off Permanent Schedule;
- Paid Military Leave (if still in the Reserves or National Guard);
- Personally-Assigned Take Home Car, Cell Phone, Equipment, etc.
Military Partnerships
ARMY PaYS
In July 2022, Chief of Police Eric D. English signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) to take part in the initiative.
Per Army PaYS, the program is designed to help Soldiers prepare for a career after the Army by connecting them with employers who understand the skills, discipline, and work ethic that military service members bring to a business. This program is part of a long-term U.S. Army effort to help Soldiers forge professional relationships with businesses and encourage business owners to look to the Army as a plentiful and reliable recruiting source.
“It’s great because in both elements you are in the business of service; you have a passion for doing that,” said Henrico County Chief of Police Eric D. English. “Coming to Henrico County, being in law enforcement, you have to have a passion for serving people. Those [Soldiers] have that background already and now it’s just a matter of us showing them how to be police.”
Since PaYS began in 2000, more than 1,020 employers have partnered with the program.
For more information on the Pledge, please visit armypays.com.
VIRGINIA VALUES VETERANS – V3 PROGRAM
On January 1, 2023, the Henrico County Police Division was formally recognized by Governor Glenn Youngkin for its participation in the V3 program.
The V3 Program helps employers develop and implement successful, long-term strategies to recruit, hire, train, and retain Virginia Veterans.
The Personnel Unit within the Division takes part in various recruiting events put on by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services in an effort to help military members find a new career in their civilian life.
