Army Military Police

Military Role

As Military Police, you protect your team and their resources, both at home and overseas. From incident response to investigations and close protection, your skills allow soldiers to operate safely and confidently. You’ll gain law enforcement qualifications, advanced tactical training, and the opportunity to specialise in investigations or protection roles that strengthen the whole unit.

You will need to be highly motivated and trustworthy, as you will often be the one in control at incidents. Your attention to detail and ability to adapt under pressure will be required whether you’re investigating crimes or providing close protection in high-risk situations. High standards of behaviour are expected of an MP at all times.

Requirements

Must be 18 years old by the time you graduate from recruit course.

Eligible to meet national security clearance criteria, as stipulated by the Government's Protective Security Requirements.

NZ Class 1 Full Driver Licence with no traffic convictions.

Education

3 years secondary school.

Note, qualifications may be used to assess trade suitability.

Fitness & Medical

You must be medically fit for service.

You must meet the minimum entry fitness standards.

Citizenship

There are strict citizenship and security requirements to gain the required SV security clearance for this trade.

Period of Service

There may be a return of service period for this trade.

Please contact our 0800 number or talk to your Candidate Experience Facilitator for more information.

Job Training

NZDF MILITARY POLICE BASIC COURSE

For fourteen weeks at the Military Police Training Centre in Trentham, you will learn about the laws and regulations that you’ll enforce, how to respond to and control incidents, and how to deal with basic criminal offences. This course covers when and how to use force (unarmed, batons, OC spray, firearms), advanced driving techniques, the conduct of police patrols, how to interview people, and first aid skills.

Then you’ll be posted to an MP unit to put those new skills straight to use on the job. An extensive coaching and mentoring program will see you get off on the right foot, and support you through a probationary period to ensure that the MP role is the right one for you

Ongoing Training

Your next courses will teach you investigative skills like how to examine a crime scene and collect evidence, how to interview people to get valuable information from them, and how to analyse law and regulations. You’ll leave capable of conducting investigations into, among other things, traffic accidents, assaults, or drug offences.

You will also develop your military skills, like how to operate within an MP Team, including unarmed control and restraint, use of various weapons and equipment, advanced driving, and how to provide military-level security to people and places.

Later courses will teach you how to plan and lead a security task; how to investigate serious offences like rape, murder and war crimes; and how to plan police operations like raids or law enforcement patrolling. If you specialise in investigations or close protection, you will receive intensive training in those areas.

You’ll also have the opportunity to attend a variety of courses with New Zealand Police and other law enforcement agencies in NZ and overseas. There will also be opportunities to do various courses, training and exchanges with foreign country Military Police.

Specialist Training

You’ll also have the opportunity to attend a variety of courses with New Zealand Police and other law enforcement agencies, specialist computer/electronic forensic training, and various courses and exchanges with foreign country Military Police.

Career Progression

As your career develops, you will develop your investigation, policing, and security skills and take up leadership roles in Police Stations and Police Regions in New Zealand, or commanding MP Teams on deployment. You will work closely with, and might undertake secondments to, NZ Police. You may also specialise in investigations, responsible for investigating the most serious incidents MP deal with; or in Close Protection, acting as a bodyguard or part of a security team for senior military and government personnel.

Benefits & allowances

Earn a competitive salary while training or learning your trade, along with additional allowances for time spent in the field, at sea, overseas, or deployed on operations.

In addition to salary and allowances, other benefits of joining the New Zealand Defence Force include:

• Access to your Service marae or tūrangawaewae
• Sponsored tertiary study programmes at all levels
• Free access to gyms and swimming pools on camp and bases
• Opportunities to travel
• Free and subsidised medical and dental care
• Subsidised food and accommodation on camps and bases
• Subsidised insurance cover