Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Law Enforcement Specialists
- Law enforcement specialists are equipped with the latest law enforcement tools and techniques for keeping the peace, including military working dogs. They are responsible for investigating crimes that are committed within military bases. They also control traffic, respond to emergencies, conduct lawful arrests, interview the arrested suspects, guard military installations and correctional facilities and personnel, conduct patrolling activities, and provide Special Reaction Teams. Navigate to Military Career Page

Infantry
- Members of the infantry are ground troops that engage with the enemy in close-range combat. They operate weapons and equipment to engage and destroy enemy ground forces. Being in the infantry is considered to be one of the more physically demanding and psychologically stressful military jobs. Navigate to Military Career Page

Intelligence Officers
- Intelligence officers provide a service that is crucial for our national defense. These officers develop and execute plans, policies, and procedures that facilitate intelligence functions. They are experts on all intelligence disciplines and their application across the spectrum of military operations. They may conduct counter-intelligence operations to safeguard against adversarial threats. Some intelligence officers specialize in one form of intelligence, such as imagery, signals, or human intelligence. Navigate to Military Career Page

Law Enforcement Officers
- Law enforcement officers are responsible for discovering, deterring, and apprehending people who violate the law. They maintain law and order on military bases around the world and in civilian communities whenever necessary. Military law enforcement officers also assist during emergencies, solve crimes, protect military assets, and conduct counterintelligence investigations. Navigate to Military Career Page

Investigations Officers
- Investigations officers oversee operations involved in investigating any criminal allegations and offenses that threaten the safety of military personnel, property, resources, or facilities. Investigations officers or their staff examine the scene of an incident and collect and submit all relevant physical evidence (fingerprints, blood stains, suspected narcotics, castings, documents) to a crime laboratory. They study and evaluate the evidence to determine motives and responsible individuals, develop investigative plans, prepare reports of investigations, and perform counterintelligence operations. Navigate to Military Career Page

Security Officers
- Security officers plan, administer, and supervise law enforcement and physical security efforts. They establish guidance on and coordinate law enforcement and physical security policy, procedures and practices; anti-terrorism and drug enforcement; customs inspections and crime prevention. Security officers coordinate security exercises and inspections to ensure consistency and program awareness. They are responsible for organizing, staffing, overseeing, and training military security reaction forces. Navigate to Military Career Page

Military Dog Handlers
- Military dog handlers are in charge of the basic care and training of military working dogs, which are generally used for drug interdiction, locating lost or wanted persons, or bomb-sniffing missions. They perform specialized duties in law enforcement, physical security, anti-terrorism operations, and detection of explosives and/or illicit drugs in the military community, utilizing an assigned military working dog. Navigate to Military Career Page

Investigations Specialists
- Investigations specialists are primarily responsible for investigating any criminal allegations and offenses that threaten the safety of military personnel, property, resources, or facilities. Specialties may include narcotics, economic crimes, cyber crimes, armed robbery, and death, among others. Navigate to Military Career Page

Security Specialists
- Security specialists in the Military protect and defend. They conduct risk/vulnerability assessments, analyze crime, and recommend appropriate courses of action to eliminate conditions conducive to terrorism, espionage, sabotage, wrongful destruction, malicious damage, theft, and pilferage. Law enforcement specialists that focus on security require a breadth of knowledge in weapon systems, antiterrorism, law enforcement, defense, and combat arms. Navigate to Military Career Page

Corrections Specialists
- The corrections specialty in military law enforcement primarily involves guarding and supervising confined personnel. Corrections specialists not only act as jailers, but also ensure law and order. They prevent and quell riots and disturbances, prevent and suppress crimes against military personnel, and maintain order at military installations. They monitor the health and welfare of confined personnel and may provide correctional counseling. Navigate to Military Career Page

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Median Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.

$96,290

Median Military Salary Military pay may be higher based on specialty pays or bonuses. Learn more about Military benefits.

$57,423

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Salary Range Salary varies based on years of experience, degree level and location.

$50,350

$159,890

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