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Military Police

Military Police

Canadian Armed ForcesWhitehorse, YT, Canada
5 days ago
Salary
CA$3,614.00–CA$5,304.00 monthly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Opportunity

Are you driven by a sense of duty and want to make meaningful impact by serving and protecting your community? Explore a career as a Military Police member in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), where you’ll enforce laws and regulations on CAF establishments in Canada and abroad.

Pay & Benefits

The CAF offers a range of benefits to ensure members are well-supported. These include :

  • Competitive salary starting from $3,614-$5,304 / month for direct entry recruit in the Regular Force.
  • Possible signing bonus.
  • Paid education and training opportunities.
  • Paid vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Counseling, and relocation support services.
  • Pension plan.

Overview

The primary responsibilities of the Military Police are to :

  • Support CAF missions by providing policing and operational support
  • Investigate and report incidents involving military or criminal offenses
  • Develop and apply crime prevention measures to protect military communities against criminal acts
  • Coordinate tasks related to persons held in custody (including military detainees and prisoners of war)
  • Provide security at selected Canadian embassies around the world
  • Provide service to the community through conflict mediation, negotiation, dispute resolution, public relations and victim assistance
  • Perform other policing duties, such as traffic control, traffic-accident investigation, emergency response, and liaison with Canadian, allied and other foreign police forces

    • You may find a comprehensive list of the primary duties on the forces.ca website.

    To be eligible to apply to the CAF, you must :

  • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada;
  • Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent), except :

    • For the paid education programs, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent);

  • For the Primary Reserve, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent) and must be enrolled as a full-time student;
  • Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondary IV in Québec (some jobs need higher levels of education).

    • Required Education

    The minimum required education to apply for this position is graduation from an approved program at a post-secondary institution. For a list of approved programs, please contact your local recruiter.

    Foreign education may be accepted.

    Direct Entry Officer Plan

    The ideal candidate will already have a college diploma in Law and Security Administration, Police Foundations or similar program from a recognised Canadian community college, the CAF will decide if your academic program matches the training criteria for this job and may place you directly into the required on-the-job training program following basic training.

    A valid provincial driver’s license is also required.

    Join the CAF

    To learn more about becoming a Military Police member, visit www.forces.ca , talk to a recruiter at a centre near you or call 1-800-856-8488.

    Explore over 100 different career opportunities at www.forces.ca / en / careers.