Originally Posted by Hector_Chavez_V

To do what? take statements? Not when it gets as hard as this.

Person Reporting - Smith
Location - Flat 6
Incident - Stolen Mini Disc player and 2 tubes of Barbeque Pringles. 01/04/1999
Nothing Further To Report until around Christmas 2003.

Hector - would your mini disc player have fitted into a locker?

Originally Posted by The_Highway_Man

Welcome to the forum from PS.com. You will get your usual load of bullshit from the resident window lickers. Take no notice of them. There are some serving regulars on here who will be able to answer your queries. Good luck in your quest to join the RMP. ;)

Thought I knew your name from somewhere! Also on PS.com, but with a different name. Also thinking about RMP, just need to get rid of a bit of weight first!

Originally Posted by Muffin_Kicker

Ok I'll give you a serious answer to your questions:

1) I'm not going to lie to you, General Policing Duties can become boring and repatitive, however, there are times where you get to deal with something a little different entertaining!! But there is a massive amount of paperwork to do after it! It all really depends on where your posted, a German Pro Coy will attract the slightly busier woking lifestyle with some intresting investigations where a posting to Northern Ireland/Bulford/Donnington will make your eyes bleed with your basic theft of a bike level of crime!

2) Its been a few years since I've been in Germany now, but the general score was on duty in Germany you carried providing you were in date. In the UK you dont. Pretty sure you dont either in Cyprus, but whilst employed on GPD duties you do carry the same rig as the civil police (less the CS), regardless of where your posted.

3) You have to carry your warrant card at all times as its the document which proves you are indeed a Service Police NCO (or officer), remember any old spanker can get his hands on a red beret, MP patch etc. Also there may be times where your in plain clothes and have to identify yourself.

4) Members of the RMP are considered on duty at all times (exactly as members of the Armed Forces are always considered on duty) and have powers of arrest at any time, provididng that arrest critera has been met. Obviously being pissed up in town and trying to nick someone isnt encouraged!!

5) The types of main unit are, General Police Duties (GPD) which is your equivelent to uniformed policing. Special Investigations Branch (SIB) which is like the civi CID, which you can ellect to transfer to after a set amount of time after GPD work. There is also the Close Protection (CP) side of life which you do whilst GPD and go away and do all that BGing stuff then return to GPD work. The RMP dont have a dog unit anymore, although they dont tell you this at the AFCO.

6) Members of the RMP have always had powers over those in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force (as do those in the RNP & RAFP have powers over soldiers). With the recent introduction of the Armed Forces Act, it has done away with single service acts and brought everyone under the same piece of legislation.

7) As i said earlier, it depends on where your posted. A posting to 110 Pro Coy (Sennelager) you'll be dealing with alot of drunken soldiers/assaults and domestic related incidents where a posting to 158 Pro Coy (Bulford) will have you dealing with some really basic shitty thefts on camp and the odd Traffic Collision.

Hope this helps, one piece of advice its not the RMPs as we're not the Royal Military Police's!

MK

I know its not my thread, but thanks! Helped with a few questions I had.

Originally Posted by Muffin_Kicker

Ok I'll give you a serious answer to your questions:

1) I'm not going to lie to you, General Policing Duties can become boring and repatitive, however, there are times where you get to deal with something a little different entertaining!! But there is a massive amount of paperwork to do after it! It all really depends on where your posted, a German Pro Coy will attract the slightly busier woking lifestyle with some intresting investigations where a posting to Northern Ireland/Bulford/Donnington will make your eyes bleed with your basic theft of a bike level of crime!

2) Its been a few years since I've been in Germany now, but the general score was on duty in Germany you carried providing you were in date. In the UK you dont. Pretty sure you dont either in Cyprus, but whilst employed on GPD duties you do carry the same rig as the civil police (less the CS), regardless of where your posted.

3) You have to carry your warrant card at all times as its the document which proves you are indeed a Service Police NCO (or officer), remember any old spanker can get his hands on a red beret, MP patch etc. Also there may be times where your in plain clothes and have to identify yourself.

4) Members of the RMP are considered on duty at all times (exactly as members of the Armed Forces are always considered on duty) and have powers of arrest at any time, provididng that arrest critera has been met. Obviously being pissed up in town and trying to nick someone isnt encouraged!!

5) The types of main unit are, General Police Duties (GPD) which is your equivelent to uniformed policing. Special Investigations Branch (SIB) which is like the civi CID, which you can ellect to transfer to after a set amount of time after GPD work. There is also the Close Protection (CP) side of life which you do whilst GPD and go away and do all that BGing stuff then return to GPD work. The RMP dont have a dog unit anymore, although they dont tell you this at the AFCO.

6) Members of the RMP have always had powers over those in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force (as do those in the RNP & RAFP have powers over soldiers). With the recent introduction of the Armed Forces Act, it has done away with single service acts and brought everyone under the same piece of legislation.

7) As i said earlier, it depends on where your posted. A posting to 110 Pro Coy (Sennelager) you'll be dealing with alot of drunken soldiers/assaults and domestic related incidents where a posting to 158 Pro Coy (Bulford) will have you dealing with some really basic shitty thefts on camp and the odd Traffic Collision.

Hope this helps, one piece of advice its not the RMPs as we're not the Royal Military Police's!
t
MK

Thank you very much MK :D. I ment RMP's as in Royal Miltiary Police Officers but I didn't put the O on haha. If I have any more questions I know where too look ha. Thanks again.

Always remember to use apostrophes wisely.

Originally Posted by Heff30

Hi everyone new here and thinking of joining the RMP just got a few questions.

First Question: I need something that keeps me stimulated and stop me from getting bored, in your experience does being a RMP keep you shall we say entertained? (By entertained I don't mean laughing, joking etc I mean Is there something different everyday)

Depends on your posting and/or role, but in general, yes.

Heard a few people say that they carry weapons but some say they dont could someone clarify? Is it only when abroad? or when on base? or what?

In a General Police Duties (GPD) role you'll always carry, and wear an extendable baton and cuffs and a stab vest. Some units you'll wear a hi-viz "chest rig" over your stab vest. Based in Germany and you'll also carry a 9mm pistol (browining). On Ops you'll carry a 9mm Sig pistol. You won't carry a pistol in the UK.

Why do RMP's have to carry their warrant cards at all times? In what circumstances would they need to present their warrant card other than when on duty?

Basically, yes. You need to present your warrant card, by means of identifying yourself, when the need arrises to arrest someone whilst off-duty (pretty rare and a last resort really).

Are they like police man they are always basically on duty? as in they still have their powers when off duty?

You'll always have your various powers of arrest regardless of being on duty or not

What are the different types of units i no you have SIB equiv to CID, CP, GPD is their a dog unit etc? The army website doesnt seem to hold this information?

No dog unit since the late-90's. The RAF Police have security dogs and/or patrol dogs depending on your role, but RMP dont. SIB is the same as CID. There is also CP, FIB, HTCT, MEIT, SPCB, COT, DSU - the same as civvie bill, just in a smaller role

I read somewhere RMP's police all forces now not just army?

As we're all in the happy umbrella of Tri-Serice (lie), we now police RAF and RN (inc. Marine's) but this has always really been the case anyway. In postings such as Germany you'll also police dependants (wifes/children) and pretty much anyone working with the Army and/or MOD and even visting civillian's.

What do the RMP's deal with mostly? Assualts? Drunk and Disorderly people?

Anything that civvie bill deal with. If its GPD it could be a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g and everything. You'll always be first on scene, then hand over to SIB if the situation requires (murder, rape etc).

Cheers,
Heff

Hope this helps if in need of more information contact the NCO recruiting team.

Originally Posted by western

Doesn't seem as if that much has changed if anything in general terms.

But it seems that if you get to the top you can always reach for a bottom:

Top Army officer Major Graham Smith in 'sex act prank' | The Sun |News

I'm getting more than a little pi$$ed off with the number of RMP officers appearing in the tabloids because of stupid and illegal behaviour like this - it's utterly embarassing. It also worries me about the public perception of the Corps and its Officers and NCOs.

The Corps needs to get a grip of its Officer and NCO selection process and bring it more into line with that of the Home Office Police Forces. Whilst that won't solve the problem entirely, it should help to weed out people that clearly don't have Police mentality. We all make mistakes but that's why it's so difficult to get into the Police these days - they want to be as sure as they can be that you're not going to drop any major clangers.

I've always said that you can't police an organisation and be part of it at the same time - the Army demands a particular kind of lifestyle (Mess life etc)....makes it very difficult for members of the RMP to conform and do their jobs.

He he! a couple of RMP rugmunchers, who look like blokes, in today's Daily Mail on line.

Apparently women officers in RMP rubbing down women RMP Sgts with sun tan oil is not appropriate.

No wonder they can't solve any crimes - that's what they spend their time doing - LOL

Originally Posted by bolo beret

He he! a couple of RMP rugmunchers, who look like blokes, in today's Daily Mail on line.

Apparently women officers in RMP rubbing down women RMP Sgts with sun tan oil is not appropriate.

No wonder they can't solve any crimes - that's what they spend their time doing - LOL

I rest my case (see my previous post above) - it's all so very embarassing. They'll probably get promoted.

Originally Posted by bolo beret

He he! a couple of RMP rugmunchers, who look like blokes, in today's Daily Mail on line.

Apparently women officers in RMP rubbing down women RMP Sgts with sun tan oil is not appropriate.

No wonder they can't solve any crimes - that's what they spend their time doing - LOL

Just read the article - very predictable verdict from the court. The pair need their heads looking at if they genuinely thought they had a case!

Blackadder, I am in complete agreement. Being an Officer who joined because I wanted to be a copper I find it increasingly frustrating speaking to fellow members of the Officer Corps from Lt to Maj who either openly admit (requiring some furious toungue biting when listening to superiors) that they 'don't do policework' or 'they didn't join to be a Policeman' or do specialist courses such as the SCIC as some sort of box ticking exercise. The 'Police mentality' needs to be sold better at RMAS as the majority of YOs get lured in by CP and gucci specialist trades such as COT and Humint when the reality is you will be up to your neck in casefiles with little or no opportunity to participate in specialist teams.

Thankfully all but a couple of the Officers I have served with have not forgotton what cap-badge they are when it comes to playing the RMP game in the mess, and have left any allegiances from the Officers' Mess behind when dealing with complaints.

I don't agree however with your idea to bring us in line with Civvie Bill recruiting methods, having a number of friends and family who are serving CivPol, as well as working with a number of civvie police forces, the criteria used for selection us utter bollox and would be more at home in a social worker recruiting centre.