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Royal Military Police Officer
As a Military Police Officer, you'll handle complex investigations. You'll lead your Platoon and see that justice is done, wherever you are in the world.
Starting salary
£34,676
Role details
Age
To apply for this position, you must be between 17 years & 9 months old and 28 years & 11 months old at the time of your application.
Fitness
Mid Thigh Pull 76kg
Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
MSFT (beep test) level 7.10
Education
72 UCAS Points from at least two A-level passes (or equivalent qualification e.g. BTEC / Scottish Highers), and
35 ALIS points at GCSE (34 for SCEs) from seven GCSE/SCE subjects (including Grade C/4, Scottish National Grade C, in English, Maths and a science or a foreign language).
Also required to pass Provost Vetting (criminal records and background checks).
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As an Officer in the Royal Military Police (RMP) you are both a British Army Officer and a Police Officer. You command a highly skilled platoon of Military Police Soldiers and support the wider Army, exercising throughout the UK and abroad, as well as deploying on operations all over the world.
Whether you’re overseas or at home, you’ll conduct complex investigations, using your outstanding training. Specialist courses in Serious Crime Investigations and Close Protection expand your knowledge, along with civilian qualifications. With new challenges every day, it’s a fascinating and varied role.
Key responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Command a platoon of highly skilled Military Police Soldiers
Deploy on operations and exercises, providing police support to the Army and wider military
Conduct and manage complex investigations
Undertake specialist courses, such as the Serious Crime Investigations Course and the Close Protection Course
Step 1
First, you become an Officer at the prestigious Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. The Commissioning Course takes 44 weeks.
Step 2
You go on the Military Police Officer’s Course at the Defence School of Policing and Guarding at Southwick Park, Hampshire. Over 16 weeks, you get a detailed insight into police duties, investigations, evidence handling, military law and other key aspects of policing. This prepares you for your first posting as an RMP Platoon Commander. You can then take further training, including the Serious Crimes Investigations Course and the Close Protection Course.
You'll earn £34,676 during your year of training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, before commissioning and becoming a Second Lieutenant, on £41,456 a year.
All Officers have the opportunity to gain civilian qualifications as a result of their training in the RMP
You can get accreditation by doing the Serious Crime Investigation Course and the Close Protection Course.