There are five areas of responsibility for an Army MP.

The following is the official Army description of the MP responsibilities.


MANEUVER AND MOBILITY SUPPORT
The MMS function involves the measures necessary to enhance combat movement and the ability to conduct movement of friendly resources in all environments. MP conduct MMS to ensure that the commanders receive personnel, equipment, and supplies when and where they are needed. The task areas that support the function of MMS include—

MP support for river crossings, breaching, and passage-of-line operations.

Straggler and dislocated civilian control.

Route reconnaissance and surveillance.

Main supply route (MSR) regulation enforcement.

The security and viability of the operational and tactical lines of communications (LOC) will be critical to continuous sustainment and recovery operations. MP ensure that logistics and supply operations are kept on time and arrive at the right place.

AREA SECURITY
The AS function consists of those security measures designed to give commanders freedom of maneuver and flexibility to conduct operations. The task areas that support AS include—

Reconnaissance operations.

Area damage control (ADC).

Base and air base defense.

Response force and tactical combat force (TCF) operations.

Critical site, asset, and high-risk personnel security.

Force protection and physical security.

Antiterrorism.

MP performing AS contribute to securing and protecting the force and preserving combat power.

INTERNMENT AND RESETTLEMENT
The I/R function consists of those measures necessary to provide shelter, sustain, guard, protect, and account for people (enemy prisoners of war [EPWs] and civilian internees [CIs], US military prisoners, and dislocated civilians [DC]). The task areas that support I/R include—

EPW and CI handling.

Populace and resource control.

US military prisoner confinement.

DCs control.

The international community, media, and public perceptions have increased sensitivity to the protection of human rights and the need for absolute accountability of interned, detained personnel, and refugees in military operations.

LAW AND ORDER
Task areas and tasks that minimize the effects of a criminal threat on friendly forces support the L&O function. MP conduct L&O to remove the conditions and opportunities that promote crime, thereby preventing diversion of military resources and maintaining military discipline. The task areas include—

Law enforcement.

Criminal investigations.

US customs operations.

Related L&O training.

Whether patrolling an installation's housing area, conducting counterdrug operations, enhancing security, or investigating war crimes, MP L&O capabilities are invaluable to the commander.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS
The PIO function supports, enhances, and contributes to the commander's protection program, situational awareness, and battlefield visualization by portraying relevant threat information that may affect the operational and tactical environment. The task areas that support PIO include—

Intelligence preparation of the battlefield (IPB).

Active and passive roles.

Police assessment process.

Whether in support of peacetime installation L&O or detecting threat forces in the battle space, the MP force employment provides the commander with substantial information and an intelligence source, particularly where the criminal element is the same as or closely aligned with the opposing forces (OPFOR) and government.

Reference FM 3-19.4 (aka The MP Bible)

Burn my flag, and I'll bury you with the ashes.

Thought y'all might like this...my 7 year old son had to write an article about an interesting career. this is what he chose.

Military Policeman

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MP is a policeman and a soldier. They catch bad guys and keep people safe. They get to go all over the world. This can be fun but you miss your family. It can also be dangerous. To be a MP you have to go to special school to learn how to shoot guns and other stuff. My daddy is a MP. He is in Iraq. I am very proud of him.

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He finished it off with a picture of his Daddy in Iraq. Needless to say I sent a copy to his Dad. Hope you don't mind Branded soldier...not meant to take away from your insightful thread.

Heck, he said it as well as I did!

How are ya'll doing, MPW? Hope everything is ok.


Burn my flag, and I'll bury you with the ashes.

Your 7-year old son just summed up all that.

lol

Good stuff

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He's a pretty neat kid. He misses his Daddy- but he's strong...he wants to be an MP when he grows up...I'm not sure my poor old heart will be up for it...but I guess if that's what he wants I'll just have to learn to live with it.

It's been thirty years since I got out, but I don't recall that we were Military Police "Officers". Have things changed and they are now referred to as "officers"?

The term officer does not necessarily mean a commissioned officer.


Dictionary term of officer: A police officer; One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a member of a police force

See also Policeman and Police Officer

(above term found at Dictionary.com)



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Originally posted by Riot:
The term officer does not necessarily mean a commissioned officer.


Dictionary term of officer: A police officer; One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a member of a police force

See also Policeman and Police Officer
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Wasn't my question.

Deepdoodoo--I have only been out 8 years, and officially we were called Military Policemen. Because of the continual simularities between garrison MPs and civilian police officers, the term 'officer' when referring to MPs is becoming more and more prevalent. There are even some forms used by Army MPs that will have 'Officer:_______' and 'Badge#:_______', although neither are really applicable to most MPs. One simply put in their name and rank in one, followed by their last 4 in the other. So although it might be getting common to say, Military Policemen are NOT Military Police 'Officers'. That distinction belongs only to the real 0-grade officers in the Military Police field of service.

OF THE TROOPS FOR THE TROOPS

mpwife1165th your husband woudnt happen to be part of the 231st MP Batt out of AL would he?

As a matter of fact they do fall under the 231st.


"Hold our troops in your hands and guide them. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen."

next time you talk to him tell him the 217th is praying for him and any body else from the batt that is over there while we are down here

I sure will.


"Hold our troops in your hands and guide them. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen."

MPs are the backbone of military bases. They get the job done. They tell the infantry what to do in Iraq.

You're kidding right?

As much as I don't like the infantry, the fact is plain and simple:

Infantry= Combat MOS

Military Police= Combat Support MOS

If you're not infantry, you are infantry support. Plain and simple, I know this and I hate the infantry.


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COUNTER-TERRORISM! Antiterrorism is passive terrorism prevention and awareness measures. Counter-Terrorism as in SRT's is active and offensive measures taken to counter act terrorism in action.

...& FOR THE TROOPS!

SOLDIERS FIRST, DRILL SERGEANT!

That's what was drilled into our heads back in 1978 at Alpha Company, 11th MP BN, OSUT, Ft. McClellan, Anniston, AL.

MP's from our BN went to West Germany and served at NATO sites, Garrision Units, Division Units, Stockades, MPI Offices, and the multitide of other MP duties.

I am VERY proud of my MP roots to this day.

This got me started in my civilian LE career, and continues on in my military career as a Coast Guard Investigative Service Special Agent.

Carpe Debier: Seize a Lager!

You guys are thinking way to hard. Military first but they are Police Officers. It gets rid of the need to say military policeman or policewoman. Is it really that hard to figure it out without reference to a dictionary. X MP by the way, wife X MP, and dad WWII MP.

I am female...Looking to join the Army...Actually, i'm planning on enlisting in June....How difficult is it for a female to become a MP? How difficult is the training at BCT? Thanks for the info...All you ARMY boys!

Hello to all my fellow MPer's...lol I've waited for a long time to finally get to say that. I just joined the Army Reserves on 20041206. I've never felt better in my life. They gave me the MOS of 31B and I was like, what the heck is a 31B. Well comes to find out it's what MP is under now. I'm only 23 and am so excited. I don't leave for BCT until 20040714. Unfortunatley, I have to go to Ft. Lenordwood aka Ft. Lostinthewoods..haha. I'll be doing my OSUT there. As far as the previous post about how hard is it for a woman to become an MP, I have no idea. Alot has to do with your criminal background check, and your credit. Was told at MEPS that you can't be behind any bills, or you can't be a MP. Fortunatley for me the only bill I'm behind is only 54.00 and will be paid in full when I get my next check. Any advice ya'll could give me will be greatly apprciated. HOOAH!!!