Royal Military Police Officer

• Mid Thigh Pull 76kg

• Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m

• MSFT (beep test) level 7.10

More information about the fitness test

• 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). 

• 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.