FW: MPs

> Someone very knowledgeable (someone's
> wife?) was discoursing in a most interesting
> fashion on MPs.

The wife part describes me. I'm not so sure about the knowledgeable part
-
I've been out of the service for a bit these days.

> Anyway, what I wanted someone to clarify for
> me is:
> What subtasks comprise the LEA (Law
> Enforcement Activity) part of the job?
> What subtasks comprise the "Combat" part of
> the job?

LEA - think civilian police.

>
> I'm a bit vague on what combat MP postings
> involve. I get the impression it includes traffic
> direction during large troop movements,
> securing rear areas and key points, hunting for
> enemy deep penetration raiders, etc.

Add in convoy security, certain anti-terrorism functions, securing
forward
areas, POW handling (any 800-series unit), personal security for
visiting
VIPs, rounding up reporters that are trying to get places they don't
belong,
augmenting light infantry units, road marking, riot control, MOUT
operations, and any other task that the local general happens to decide
would be really cool if handled by the MP's.

>
> Would it be sensible in a future military to have
> MP functions broken out into "Military Police"
> (Combat MPs) and "Military Investigation and
> Enforcement Personel" (LEA and CID types)?

<sigh>	Don't we all wish.  It *should* be done this way.  It just
isn't.

Of course, if you did this, you'd have an even bigger shortage of 95B's
(MP's).  They almost *all* want to be LEA or CID.

Kiara, aka Somebody's Spouse