What exactly do MP's do?

Question

If I join the army sometime between March-July 2010..what are the chances of me being deployed?

What kind of work do MP's in Iraq and in the US do? How can I become Airborne? Are male and female MP's given the same jobs? Are they treated the same ( in doing the same jobs). Are there alot of female MP's?

Any other info is appreciated..

Answer 1

The chances you will be deploy are very high. As an MP, it is what we do and there are many jobs for us to do in Iraq/Afghanistan, such as convoy security, area security, PSD, EPW missions and regular law and order missions. As far as Airborne, you can try to get it in your contract or ask for it when you get to your unit. Yes, male and female MP's do the same jobs, even in a combat zone, my little sister has a purple heart, and are treated the same as any man, as long as they pull their weight. There are a fair amount of female MP's, so don't worry about that. Good luck in basic, don't ever let them get you down, just keep pushing.



I am an MP, Army Major.

Answer 2

You definetly will deploy. No questions asked. You do the job of a regular police officer when you are on rotation. Pulling over speeders, DUI checkpoints, responding to calls, stuff like that. When you are off rotation you will be doing regular soldier stuff, training, going to the field ETC. With Iraq been given their country back essentially, you would be doing a lot of nothing on deployment. My husbands MP unit just left. He is not an MP, he is chemical, but the MP unit is the best unit he's ever been with, and likes the way MPs run everything, because they're very by the book, because they have to be. Can't enforce laws if you're not following them, right? Male and Female MPs are treated the same. There are not many female MPs, but there are not a lot of women in the military period, it is the same ratio as any other MOS, but expect to be surrounded by mostly men. The cannot and will not treat you any diffferently. They would get in a lot of trouble if they did.

Answer 3

It looks like deployment tempos are slowing but that trend probably hasn't affected MP units as much yet. The MP mission will be one of the last manpower-heavy missions in Iraq so relatively large numbers of MPs will be there, at least for the short term, while the combat units are visibly winding down and going home.



If you want to be an airborne MP, ace your ASVAB so your recruiter is drooling over you and get it in your enlistment contract. You won't likely spend much time in an airborne unit but you'll have a chance. Only one MP brigade out of about six and one division MP company out of about ten is airborne. That basically means that there are only about 1000-1500 MPs Army-wide, give or take, that are on airborne status at any given time out of the 10,000-15,000 (or more) MPs in the Army.



Most MP units have women assigned (only a few units are closed to women, usually specific platoons within a divisional MP company). With the current force restructuring, even that distinction may fade. As a female MP, your gender will not significantly impact the assignments you're given. You will be expected to do the same things all the male MPs do and you won't be given much gender-based slack. There are never enough MPs to do the jobs they're assigned and withholding women from the manpower pool only makes things worse. Work hard and pull your own weight and the men in your unit will respect you for it.



Women make up a relatively large part of the MP Corps compared to the number in the Army over all. Only about 11-12% of the Army is female but I would guess that the MP Corps is more like 20% female.



It's a grueling and thankless job but it does offer more opportunity to junior soldiers for individual judgment and initiative than any other job in the military.

Answer 4

There are quite a few female MPs... you become Airborne by either getting it in your contract or excelling in PT and being selected while in your unit for the school.

I was an MP in the Army and I did law enforcement while in the US (stationed @ Fort Stewart, GA) as well as weapons ranges and spending weeks in the field while training for deployment.

In Iraq I worked everything from helping run EPW compounds, to personal security for high ranking people, to combat patrols. I was a .50cal machine gunner and was hand selected for several missions.



As far as being treated the same as males... that is up to you. If you dont complain, dont sleep around, do what youre told, and pull your weight then you will be treated just fine.

If you are offended by cursing or sexual jokes then its probably not for you.



Dont expect to have birthdays, holidays, or weekends off.. because as an MP you will work through those.



As with any job in the military... its only what you make of it. There are some people who complain, but those are usually the ones who stay in trouble. I loved my time in and wish I could go back, but that is not possible. My husband is still in and is currently deployed to Iraq again.

Answer 5

your will most likely be deployed.



MP's are basically security and such and act as regular police officers on US bases