Placement Overview
This VIP is in the Military Police force, responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that soldiers and officers operate within the law.
Generic Job Description for a Military Police Officer
The Royal Military Police (RMP) are the Army’s police force, trained soldiers with responsibility in both peacetime and on operations for law enforcement and the maintenance of good order and military discipline. Tasks undertaken include security patrols in vehicles, on motorcycles and on foot; crime prevention and detection; investigating crimes and incidents; responding to enquiries in Military Police Stations; traffic control; route management; assisting and liaison with the civil police.
Status: Soldier
Gender: Male/Female
Minimum Starting Age: 17 Years 6 Months
Maximum Starting Age: 29 Years 11 Months
Minimum Service: 4 Years
Skills:
- Good communication skills
- A sense of responsibility
- Commitment
- A high standard of physical fitness
- An inquiring mind
Pay:
See Army Careers website or visit your local Army Careers office for details
Hours:
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Environment:
- The working conditions are very similar to that of all other serving soldiers
- Required to work shifts both in barracks and on operations
- Normal tour of duty will be for three years at any one location with the possibility of doing a six month operational tour
Qualifications:
- RMP have a full NVQ programme and maintain links with the civil police, often attending their courses
Training:
- Basic training - 12 week common Military syllabus
- Phase 2 training – covers every aspect of Military policing and lasts 21 weeks
Opportunites:
- RMP support military units worldwide including their own RMP Airborne unit where personnel undertake parachute selection training
- There are opportunities to serve with Special Forces such as Commando units or the Special Air Service Regiment
- After 4 years General Policing Duties, as an RMP you also have the opportunity to specialise in a variety of areas including Dog Handler, Special Investigations Branch (the Army’s version of the Civilian CID) and Close Protection (The Army’s Bodyguards)
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