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5803 Military Police Officer

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Overview

A military police officer performs garrison law enforcement duties at supporting establishments and operating forces law enforcement duties within designated Marine Forces organizations. The officer may serve in leadership and staff billets such as watch commander, provost marshal, platoon commander, company commander, operations officer, executive officer, or law enforcement integrations officer.

Core Skills

  • Garrison law enforcement watch command
  • Operating-force law enforcement integration

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Watch commander, operations officer, and provost marshal billets provide directly related experience overseeing law enforcement operations and personnel.

How to prepare: Ask a target agency to evaluate your military law enforcement record against its appointment and supervisory selection standards. Most police appointments require agency academy training followed by on-the-job training.

What the civilian work involves
  • Prepare work schedules and assign duties to subordinates.
  • Explain police operations to subordinates to assist them in performing their job duties.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Excel

Notes & Sources

  • Police entry standards vary by agency: education ranges from a high school diploma to a college degree, candidates usually must be at least 21, and physical and personal qualifications apply. Most state and local jurisdictions require U.S. citizenship; federal officers must be U.S. citizens.
Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 5803

    [1] MOS 5803 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 15153; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Garrison law enforcement watch command, Operating-force law enforcement integration, First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives (O*NET 33-1012.00)

    [2]NAVMC 1200.1L MOS 5803: Related SOC titles · MOS 5803 section "e. Related Standard Occupational Classification"

    Supports: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives (O*NET 33-1012.00)

  2. O*NET: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives (O*NET 33-1012.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Police and Detectives

    [4] How to Become, Education, Training and Other Experience; checked September 24, 2026

    Supports: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives (O*NET 33-1012.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 5803

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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