Job Details

Australian Defence Force Academy, Royal Military College Duntroon, Officer (Reserve)

Military Police Officers provide commanders with an essential element of command and control through commanding the application of the four main Military Police functions of Law Enforcement; Mobility and Manoeuvre Support; Security; and Internment and Detention operations. In short, your role is encapsulated in the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police motto – ‘For the Troops and With the Troops’.

The Military Police law enforcement role is a critical component of the Military Justice System whose purpose is to maintain military effectiveness and to maintain the reputation of Army. This law enforcement function is provided in both Australia and overseas. In Australia, a specific Military Police Unit, the Domestic Policing Unit (DPU) operates within Army bases and is responsible for Garrison Policing and the conduct of Minor Criminal Investigations. The Military Police support their commanders by ensuring that the military adhere to defence and civilian laws, conventions, policies and directives.

While on operations, the 1st Military Police Battalion provides law enforcement and administers applicable international civilian law. The Military Police may also be tasked to assist in the establishment, enhancement or re-establishment of civilian laws and/or judicial systems.

On the battlefield, the Military Police Officer provides commanders with an essential element of mobility and manoeuvre support by commanding the conduct of route reconnaissance, route signing, controlling and monitoring traffic, enforcement of traffic regulations and movement priority, controlling military stragglers and the movement of the civilian population. Military Police provide support to logistic operations and provide physical and personal security. Additionally, Military Police are responsible for the internment and detention of captured persons including their collection, processing and registration in accordance with international, host nation, national and command conventions and requirements.

Military Police Officers are encouraged to specialise by undertaking further military and category courses, as well as tertiary studies, during their initial engagement. Military Police personnel may specialise in the following areas after serving for a period of time in the area of general police duties:

Australian Defence Force Investigator

Australian Defence Force Investigators are trained in serious, complex and sensitive investigations and forensic procedures. Investigators are involved in criminal intelligence and police undercover operations and may present evidence at Military Court Hearings and Boards of Inquiry. Investigators will also work alongside the State Police and Australian Federal Police. Upon qualifying as an Investigator, Officers are posted to command positions within a Tri-Service unit known as the Australian Defence Force Investigation Service (ADFIS).

Reserve members with appropriate qualifications and/or relevant policing experience may also apply for direct entry to the ADF as an Investigator. Additional eligibility and selection criteria are applicable. Further details are available here.

Close Personal Protection

Personal security is provided to high profile personnel or VIPs who are likely to be terrorist, criminal or military targets due to their grade, assignment, symbolic value, vulnerabilities and/or location. Close Personal Protection operatives are highly trained specialists in advanced weapons systems, close quarter fighting, driving, anti/counter surveillance, reconnaissance, as well as individual and team Close Personal Protection techniques.