Medical Requirements
Deputy Marshals Resources
Description
Deputy U.S. Marshal applicants will complete a full physical exam and must meet the USMS medical standards. Basic medical requirements include:
- Must be physically able to safely and efficiently perform law enforcement duties.
- 20/20 binocular vision is required and may be corrected with lenses.
- Uncorrected binocular vision must test 20/200 or better.
- Near vision must be 20/40 or better (corrected or uncorrected).
- Color vision must be sufficient to distinguish basic colors.
- Hearing must be tested in the unaided state using an audiometer. Pure tone thresholds are evaluated for each ear at 500, 1000, 2000 and 3000 hertz.