Jack Reacher's Rules

Military Police

TRAINING

U.S. military policemen are trained to maintain order, investigate crimes, and offer security in combat zones.

Training takes place for nine weeks at Fort Leonard Wood’s Stem Village, an imitation town complete with houses, jail, a bank, and a theater. Recruits are taught skills including marksmanship, unarmed combat, investigation, VIP protection, evasive driving, surveillance, and first aid; and how to deal with sabotage, suicide, damage to private property, and dead bodies. They also study Miranda rights, military law, collecting evidence, search and apprehension, interrogation, and directing traffic.

It’s not about strength or violence, but all about technique—making the right moves and striking in the right places—to physically restrain a perpetrator.

NEVER OFF DUTY