Recruitment and Training
Personnel can join the unit straight from being a civilian following successful completion of the common recruit selection process undertaken in Aldershot. Selection weekends take place monthly. Volunteer Transfers who are trained soldiers in other corps as ex regulars or TA members can also join the unit and carry out a reduced trade training package which qualifies them as Military Police men and women.
When on duty, members of the unit can work alongside NCO’s of the regular Royal Military Police. You do not need to be a civilian law enforcement officer to join the unit, but the company does attract a large number of civilian police, immigration and customs officers.
Unit members are used to assist regular RMP units on operational deployments and garrison policing duties when required.
4 RMP regulars and reserves train together due to the composite nature of the Regiment. In recent years the regiment has trained in Wales and Germany.
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