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1) My career of interest is a military policeman, commonly abbreviated MP.

2) There is no specific college degree that is required to become an MP. Army training, which includes basic training as well as individual instruction, is mandatory. However, any given degree in criminal justice would help, as well as attending a military academy, such as West Point.

3) This course of training takes approximately 19 weeks.

4) Almost all colleges offer degrees in criminal justice. Signing up for the army will entail attending boot camp, going through multiple types of rigorous training, and advanced training for MPs away from home.

5) A course is required called One Station Unit Training (OSUT). This entails both the mandatory basic training that all army personnel must undergo as well as individual training on job sites, among other places.

6) Nineteen weeks is the standard mandatory time for this training.

7) This job does not require attending a police or military academy, simply enlistment and specific job training, which comes free.

8) Six activities of interest that I share with military policemen are keeping people safe, working defensively and not offensively, having power over others, being in a position of leadership, disciplining people, and being in danger at every moment.

9) On the contrary, five things I would not like are having to restrain those that are out of control, standing still, being in the sun, wearing a uniform, and slow periods of little activity.

10) To be successful at this job, one would need to not be overly sensitive, be motivated, have a passion for their job and do their best at it, be physically strong and have knowledge of how to restrain people, as well as defend themselves and others from potential threats.

11) To do one’s best at the job because a policeman of any sort who does not give 110% constantly is putting himself and others in danger.

12) Officers will move up in rankings with time just as normal soldiers would, from rankings like Lieutenant to Captain.

13) I believe I am fit for this career because I am caring but not sensitive, I desire to protect people and I will stop at no cost to keep others safe.

14) The average annual pay for an officer is about $39,000. This is $12.50 an hour for a 60-hour work week and $18.75 an hour for a 40-hour work week.

15) Experience and good ethic, as with most jobs, is the best way to move up in the ranking of salary. Also, as your military ranking goes up, so does your pay.

16) Since this is a military job, officers will typically work for many hours a week or for long periods of time.

17) This career is needed as the military expands, so it is growing in the United States.

18) Three careers similar to military police are standard police, platoon leader and any position of military where one gives orders and disciplines others.

Summary: I do not think I would like to pursue this career for two reasons. First, I do not think I qualify as a military policeman because I am easily manipulated and would probably be too tolerant, putting my job and others’ jobs on the line. Second, if I was to go into the military, I already have an idea of what I would do, and this does not entail being a military policeman. However, I do think that many people could enjoy this job and that it is a good career to pursue. Anyone who aspires to be an MP can expect a well-paying job that is meaningful and highly necessary to any military branch. All divisions of the military, such as the Navy and Marines and more, all have their own law enforcement agents. Every program needs police to enforce the laws and make sure that all duties are executed properly by their respective soldiers. Any military police officer should expect to need to discipline, protect, and preserve the law for all soldiers.