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Delta Farce
11-04-2008, 10:57 PM
I am proud to say with in the next week or two I will be in the Army reserves.
As for my MOS, MP all the way!!!:mp: After I finish college, I will be switching over to active duty.
Airbourne Infantry
11-05-2008, 12:33 AM
Good luck to you. I also plan on going into something similar. Go Army HOOAH!!!
ang1sgt
11-05-2008, 07:13 AM
Thank you for your wish to Serve this Country. I hope your training goes well and that you learn to the best of your ability. Strive to be the best in all that you do. Excel where you can and improve in those areas that you are lacking. Doing this will make you a fine example of an American Fighting Man.
TruBlu
11-05-2008, 07:28 AM
Good to hear my friend. I wish you well on your endeavors and thank you in advance for serving. Some day here I may do the same, for the Army, if I cannot get into West Point.
MP_Girl
11-05-2008, 04:34 PM
Glad to see another one of the members of Grunts has decided to go with MOS 31 Bravo, aka MP. I hope your training goes well, feel free to hit me up with any ?'s you may have, I'm not a recruiter, I don't lie, I'll tell you like it is/was for me. Anywho, good luck.

- Assist, Protect, Defend,
- Of the Corps, By The Corps,
- Orderly Regulation


:mp::mp:
Delta Farce
11-05-2008, 06:04 PM
I would like to thank all of you for your support in my quest to defend our country. I will add another post when I have enlisted.
SlightlyCatholic
11-05-2008, 06:11 PM
Delta, why do you want to be an MP? Are you just interested in the job, or do you happen to know someone who is currently an MP? Just curious...
MP_Girl
11-05-2008, 06:18 PM
Delta, why do you want to be an MP? Are you just interested in the job, or do you happen to know someone who is currently an MP? Just curious...

I'm not sure of Delta's reasons, but I'll list mine here.

** My choices were between Combat Medic or Military Police Officer. I had a horrid time choosing between the two.
** My cousins (two) named Seth and Shane were both enlisted in the Maine ARNG as MP's.
** My Cousin Shane had told me what it was like first hand over seas as an MP, so I knew about it when and if I got deployed
** ASVAB and Line scores, is what narrowed it down the most, my Line Scores were better and I was better qualified for MP, then Medic.
Delta Farce
11-05-2008, 09:10 PM
I've always wanted to be in law enforcement and need a way to help pay for college.So I figure, hey why not kill two birds with one stone. I've also always been fond of the Army.:mp:
MP_Girl
11-05-2008, 10:19 PM
I've always wanted to be in law enforcement and need a way to help pay for college.So I figure, hey why not kill two birds with one stone. I've also always been fond of the Army.:mp:

Be Advised, don't just join MP because you think you'll get to pay for college. When you enlist under MOS 31 Bravo, there is always risk of deployment. I personally went to and still go to college online-BA in Crim Justice CSI, and Associates in Medical Assisting, at Kaplan University, along with a certificate in forensics from Stratford career institute. You can and very well may deploy as a 31 Bravo during your enlistment, don't join for the money, join to Serve. Join to Serve your Country, and at an advantage pay for college, and education. What exactly do you want to do in LE? I personally want to start in Juvenile Corrections, and work my way to CSI, Mounted Patrol or K-9. I very well may also stick with Corrections though-start young, join programs like Police Explorers, and you will be at an advantage for when you go through Basic and Advanced Training, along with when you join a department. Just my advice.
PhoenixCadet
11-05-2008, 11:31 PM
I've always wanted to be in law enforcement and need a way to help pay for college.So I figure, hey why not kill two birds with one stone. I've also always been fond of the Army.:mp:

Just a word of the wise I'm passing to you from many who are in the MP field, and simply, just the military. If you're looking to go into a civilian police force later in life (be it local, state, federal or whatever), be aware that while military police experience may help with the basics, it might also hurt you.

The reasoning behind this can be applied in many cases, and not just within the link between military and civlian police. Simply put, the military will build you up and train you one way, then the civilian police force will have to train you to their standards. In most cases, this is much harder than training someone from scratch who's got no prior service.

YMMV.

Good luck!

-PC
Drill for life
11-06-2008, 06:40 PM
Congrats man, hope it works out for you. I'll be praying for you.
soccermark23
11-06-2008, 07:07 PM
Just a word of the wise I'm passing to you from many who are in the MP field, and simply, just the military. If you're looking to go into a civilian police force later in life (be it local, state, federal or whatever), be aware that while military police experience may help with the basics, it might also hurt you.

The reasoning behind this can be applied in many cases, and not just within the link between military and civlian police. Simply put, the military will build you up and train you one way, then the civilian police force will have to train you to their standards. In most cases, this is much harder than training someone from scratch who's got no prior service.

YMMV.

Good luck!

-PC

I know plenty of guys in the Guard who are also civilian cops I believe in a lot of cases they like you to have that military background.
MP_Girl
11-06-2008, 07:45 PM
I know plenty of guys in the Guard who are also civilian cops I believe in a lot of cases they like you to have that military background.

I will second this. Many police forces now a days will choose some one with Mil Background, or other LE experience over some one with none. For example, I was both an MP, and a police explorer for several years, this would give me a better shot at a career in law enforcement. It also depends on the department though-I too know many people in the Guard and Reserves as MP's and they are police and corrections officers in the civilian police departments.
PhoenixCadet
11-06-2008, 07:50 PM
I know plenty of guys in the Guard who are also civilian cops I believe in a lot of cases they like you to have that military background.

I guess it just depends on who you talk to, then, because - like I said before - I know plenty who are involved in the military & military police, as well as civilian police who say different.

JMHO.

-PC
soccermark23
11-06-2008, 07:54 PM
I will second this. Many police forces now a days will choose some one with Mil Background, or other LE experience over some one with none. For example, I was both an MP, and a police explorer for several years, this would give me a better shot at a career in law enforcement. It also depends on the department though-I too know many people in the Guard and Reserves as MP's and they are police and corrections officers in the civilian police departments.

Yeah, Corrections is another field in which a lot of people in my unit have civilian employment. I guess a lot of stuff translates over and people in the military already have a decent grasp of the training.
ang1sgt
11-07-2008, 05:54 AM
Folks, Another thing to consider here is that most Civil Service Jobs are on a point system and prior military receive either 5 or 10 points added to their score because of this. This can be a huge help when trying to make the cut.

As a soon to be un-employed 52 year old, I am certainly looking for those things that will set ME apart from the rest.