{"id":151,"date":"2024-05-17T19:34:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T19:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2026-04-29T23:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:36:09","slug":"militarypolice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/militarypolice\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Police Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Officer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Active Duty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Army Reserve<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Guard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entry Level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/05\/MP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-152 size-full\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A military police officer is responsible for leading the Soldiers that protect lives and property on Army Installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers supervise the execution of the five military police Battlefield functions: Maneuver and mobility support operations (reconnaissance and surveillance), Area security operations (site security and response), Law &amp; order operations (law enforcement and developing host-nation police forces), Internment\/resettlement operations (military prisoners and enemy combatants), and Police intelligence operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Job Duties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lead small, tactical military police units and organizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advisor to the Army Reserve and Army National Guard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Job training for a military police officer requires completing the Basic Officer Leader Course II and 10 weeks of Military Police Basic Officer Leadership Course III in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the skills you\u2019ll learn are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Officer leadership responsibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skills and tactics of the Military Police Corps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helpful Skill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Self-discipline, confidence and intelligence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physically and mentally fit to perform under pressure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to make quick decisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capable of bearing numerous responsibilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A military police officer is responsible for leading the Soldiers that protect lives and property on Army Installations. Officers supervise the execution of the five military police Battlefield functions: Maneuver and mobility support operations (reconnaissance and surveillance), Area security operations (site security and response), Law &amp; order operations (law enforcement and developing host-nation police [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-151","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":677,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151\/revisions\/677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}