Hey guys im new here. and i was thinking about joining the us army. and then going into MP? and i just had a few questions? about MP/ like what do they do? are they mostly on base? or in the war zone? and is it hard getting a job as a police officer after getting outta of the army? or any other kinda job?
thanks!

MPs are cops but they also handle prisoners of war which makes them prison guards. They also guard convoys – a fine job to have in a war zone with roadside bombs. My niece did it and found the experience worth while.

In the National Guard they become cops again.

From what I understand – you still have to go to the police academy after getting out. Truck drivers have the same problem.

what do u mean by in the national guard they become cops AGAIN???

When they do things in the State during emergencies.

so they are real cops when they are doing things during state emergencies?

hmmmm, not getting the concept of National guard?

I was an MP for 5 years in Korea and Ft Benning, I really did not like it that much because I worked the "road" (patrol on the base) alot and due to my low rank at the time I was always working weekends, nights and holidays.

I also found that I was getting a very "jaded" view of people because every time I saw someone in my job capacity, it was because they were in trouble, all the spouse abuse, child abuse, DUI's ect.....after a while I just got sick of it.

My mentor is an MP (18 years in) he has been on every major deployment and a whole bunch of smaller ones; and like HarryP said during his deployments he spent alot of time handling POW's.

What ever you do DO NOT LISTEN TO THE RECRUITER, find out what you need to know about the job for MP's or SP's first before you make a decision. Being a COP and an MP are not the same, shoot you watch cops....if MP's were as free as that on post....well shoot I would be very interested to see that but we are governed by a different set of rules.

hey thanks alot man for the advice?

what about MP depoyment? are there more or less then say infantry? and what do they do when they are sent over seas? or are they usually on a US base? do u know any MP i can talk to? to get more information?
are u still an MP or are u done?

I will PM you with my mentors email address. I am no longer an MP, the only way I could get out of the MP corps was to either become a Patriot Missle repairman or an officer, I chose officer.

My niece worked as a recruiter for a year and is now working for an artillery battalion. She was not overly enamored with being a MP either.

Most of the MP's I knew told me that when they were newbies all they got were trash details.

Well, one thing your niece will never have to worry about....being jumpy at loud noises for the rest of her life!

If I walk into a room and my wife didn't hear me coming or she didn't know I was there, the instant she does, I have to almost peel her off the ceiling! Oh yeah, whatever was in her hands is either on the floor or splattered across a wall....told her I was gonna start wearing a bell.

Do the MPs come under JAG?

Military Police are generally assigned under the Base Commanding Officer.

MPs fall under the provost marshals office

Who in turn report to the base Comanding Officer.....

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Originally posted by Coachman:
Most of the MP's I knew told me that when they were newbies all they got were trash details.

Holy cow that is the truth, as a PVT I spent every weekend and holiday on the gate or at a tTCP, it sucked which is why I switched.

Yup they had it as bad as I did when in Germany I had to dress up and pull CP roveing around Bad Kissingen in a jeep, man what memories LOL


p.s. anyone remember the Pineview club in Graf?

No, not the Pineview Club, but I was kicked out of a whorehouse once. Spent too much time pretending to make up my mind which girl I was gonna buy (without any money) It was great fun while it lasted.

Gunny I don't member to many marines in Graf. But alot of my time there was as a drunken tanker LOL