MILITARY POLICE

REVIEW 1 QUESTIONS Q1. List the three sources that contain the basic disciplinary laws for the U.S. Navy. a. b. c. Q2. What is one of the most important characteristics of a good Sailor? Q3. For you to succeed in your work in the Navy, you should possess what quality? Q4. Why was the Code of Conduct established? Q5. What total number of articles are there in the Code of Conduct? Q6. When questioned under article V, what is the only information you are allowed to give? MILITARY POLICE Learning Objectives: When you finish this chapter, you will be able to— � Recognize the authority of the military police/shore patrol. � I d e n t i f y t h e f u n c t i o n s o f t h e m i l i t a r y police/shore patrol. All branches of the armed forces assign personnel to duties as military police. In the Air Force, they are called security police; in the Army and Marine Corps, they are called military police (MP); and in the Navy, they are called shore patrol (SP). The shore patrol consists of officers and petty officers assigned to assist military personnel ashore. They are identified by armbands bearing the letters SP. In areas where units of different armed services are located, the military police may be combined to form one unit instead of a separate unit for each service. This single unit is known as an Armed Forces Police Detachment (AFPD), and all members are identified by brassards (armbands) with the letters AFPD. The primary duties of AFPD are to assist military personnel ashore, maintain good order and discipline among military personnel, and report conditions or practices that appear prejudicial to the welfare of military personnel. They have authority to stop, question, apprehend, or take into custody any member of the armed forces. When asked to do so by the military police, you must show your ID card, leave authorization, and the like. You must obey any orders given you by the military police. Some reminders are listed here for you to observe in any dealings with the military police or shore patrol. (For the remainder of our discussion, patrol is used to include all armed forces police.) 1. Obey the orders of the patrol. 2. Don’t become argumentative if the patrol is questioning you. The patrol will rightfully question you if you are out of uniform, appear drunk, or act in a suspicious manner. 3. Never interfere with the members of the patrol in the performance of their duty. If you are in a place where a fight has begun or is about to develop and the patrol orders you to leave, do so without protest. Don’t feel that the patrol is trying to harass you. You won’t have to prove who you are or verify that you’re entitled to be ashore every time you see a patrol. The patrol will stop you only when you appear to be in, or to be headed for, some kind of trouble or if you arouse their 2-3 Student Notes: