I'm just wondering if anyone knows anything about Reserve MPs or Active MPs at Ft. Benning. I am currently in the Florida National Guard (sitting in Baghdad at the moment). I have been in the Light Infantry for almost four years. I was also wondering how the promotions work in the MP corps because I am a Spc 4 promotable right now studying for PLDC even though I don't have a slot. Well since I am FINALLY leaving Iraq after having been deployed since Dec 27th 2003 I won't have internet access till I get home about the second week of Feb. So if I don't reply soon it is because they don't have internet connections where I am going to fly out and then I have to demobe at Ft. Stewart. Well thanks for reading this, bye.

If anyone wants to write or see 1805's, go to Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Yeah you get 1408's issued to you but you won't really use them. Now I am in Hanau, Germany and I am now learning how to be a "real soldier". Fort Sill is strictly garrison. Well in 3 years it wont matter anyway. (Florida here I come....again).

dont knock the slow life im a mechanic and i dont have a job here we have 69 trucks that dont go anywhere unless i d rive um its time to relax youll see the high speed stuff when you get deployed

Just to throw my two cents in, yes, the army is fading out garrison MP's and using DoD police to pretect and serve. As for 1805's are concerned, that should be last of your worries. I strongly agree with 7-0, you need to start worrying about battle focus training. I myself am about to go to my new unit and have a chance of deploying. I have hit the FM's and talked to some soldiers as well as fellow NCO's to learn about their experiences. I have been in a MPI slot for 4.5 out of 6.5 years in, so I too am rusty on how to fill a plugger...etc. Now going to Iraq, do I want to go? As a soldier and as a American, yes. As a father and husband, not really. But I know many people out there feel the same way. No one forced you to sign on the dotted line. The point of this reply, is the next time someone wants to complain about 12hr shifts, not getting to write tickets, overal feeling cheated from their job, go talk to a soldier who just got back from Iraq, or much harder to do, go talk to someones family who lost a loved one in Iraq and just be thankful and APPRECIATIVE!

I know this post is a just a lil old....but I still feel I should reply to it. I am an E5 that is now stationed in Alaska. I spent my first couple of years in the Army as a member of the 101st. Personally, I believe that they should not send soldiers straight out of OSUT to duty stations that are strictly garrison. As stated earlier in another post, soon, there will no longer be a garrison MP. These soldiers will leave the garrison environment, PCS to a unit where they will most likely deploy right away, and will go to Iraq or Afghanistan totally with little knowledge of what they should do in any given situation. We have an E2 up here straight from Leonard Wood. He is gonna sit up here and work the road for 3 years. He will leave here as an SPC or be promotable, go to a unit where he will deploy, and know absolutely nothing about his combat mission. Just a thought about what the Army could do to change this situation and make sure soldiers are ready for combat.

I would say take it easy and slow yourself in to learning the things you might be lacking in to become an NCO. If that is what you want, to advance, then a lot of the work is going to be on your part. However, an E2 telling you how to do something or a better way of doing something isn't a bad thing. You just have to know that they can't show you everything. That is when people start questioning your capabilities as an NCO. Also if you think that you aren't ready for it, there is no shame in waiting a few months and learning from a good NCO at your new unit. That's what NCOs are supposed to do is help each other get better by sharing experiences and knowledge. Just stay confident that you are doing the right thing with yourself and your soldiers, and if you have questions, just ask someone. There will always be someone in a larger unit that can help.

Ok, I am a fairly new MP having re-classed from 12B (Combat Engineer). I went straight to Germany (Vilseck) in the 615th, from the time I came out of inprocessing it was balls to the wall. We went straight into Team Certifications, Squad Lanes, and a company EXEVAL. A month and a half after that we were on our way to Iraq where we spent a year. Garrison units are becoming a thing of the past, and focusing more on Combat support. The best advice that I can offer is to take your training into your own hands. Study your CTT (Common Tasks) Find you a FM3-19.4, an MP Battle Drill book, and an MP ARTEP, and start going through these things with your soldiers. Try and prepare yourself before you go to your next unit, instead of trying to learn when you get there.

Just my 2 cents