Employers
Military police are employed by the U.S. government in various military branches. Of the more than 1.3 million active duty personnel that served in the armed forces as of June 2019, approximately 75,789 were employed in protective services occupations, including military police. Protective service personnel across the military branches: 19,206 in the Army, 33,832 in the Air Force, 9,469 in the Marine Corps, and 13,282 in the Navy.
Starting Out
Contact a military recruiter for more information on entering the armed forces and to learn more about military police careers. To start out in any branch, you will need to pass physical and medical tests, the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery exam, and basic training. Visit https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces for recruiting office locations.
- Aeronautical and Aerospace Technicians
- Aerospace Engineers
- Architects
- Avionics Engineers
- Avionics Technicians
- Biosecurity Monitors
- Bodyguards
- Chemical Technicians
- Chemists
- Computer Network Administrators
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Programmer/Analysts
- Cryptographic Technicians
- Drone Pilots
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Engineering Technicians
- Engineers
- Environmental Engineers
- Flight Instructors
- Fluid Power Technicians
- Futurists
- Gunsmiths
- Hypersonics Engineers
- Hypersonics Technicians
- Intelligence Officers
- Internet Security Specialists
- Interpreters
- Laboratory Testing Technicians
- Laser Technicians
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Materials Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Meteorologists
- Military Pilots
- Military Recruiters
- Military Workers, Enlisted
- Military Workers, Officers
- Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
- Optical Engineers
- Physicists
- Pilots
- Quality Control Engineers
- Quality Control Technicians
- Radiation Protection Technicians
- Robotics Engineers
- Robotics Technicians
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Space Pilots
- Translators