If, as an MP, you are offered one of two schools, Military Police Investigator or Traffic Investigation, which one would you choose and why?

2018-11-28T17:54:26-05:00

I have worked with both and they each have their pros and cons, but I was looking for a little more insight into the fields.

Response by SGT James Hinch made Nov 28 at 2018 5:57 PM

2018-11-28T17:57:39-05:00

If you like math, go Traffic. If you like not hating your job, MPI. And its Investigator. Not Inspector. This ain't the Scotland Yard over here.

Response by SrA John Monette made Nov 28 at 2018 6:29 PM

2018-11-28T18:29:38-05:00

I'd definitely do Investigations. more brain power required.

Response by SGT Mark Estes made Nov 29 at 2018 9:11 AM

2018-11-29T09:11:36-05:00

Neither, because then you’re most likely stuck in Headquarters platoon. In my unit people with those schools were stuck in HQ platoon and on deployments stuck in the rear with the drones:) no disrespect to them:) I’m not sure if other units are set up like that, I was in a field MP Unit.

Response by SSG Ronald Colwell made Dec 9 at 2018 3:41 AM

2018-12-09T03:41:39-05:00

As ASI producing schools both are good, I have had the fortune of attending V5 MPI and Z6 k-9. All schools are good if you can get them. The trick is to get assigned working what you went to school for. I know some that went to MPI school and never worked the job, only coming back their unit. The best is to get a slot enroute to next assignment(PCS) better odds of being assigned to the PMO.

Response by SPC Jim McCormick made Jan 24 at 2019 1:10 PM

2019-01-24T13:10:15-05:00

SrA John Monette Monette. Have ever reconstructed a collision. Take about brain power. And on the outside you can make up $500/hr for civil trials as an expert doing it, if you dialed in right.

Response by SGT Kyle Mullen made Jan 24 at 2019 10:42 PM

2019-01-24T22:42:44-05:00

Traffic is good if you like working the road. Working in mpi you get access to a lot of unique schools associated with investigations. Plus you tend to do a lot of flight and uc missions. I loved working mpi, but I had a great office. It has a lot of benefits but also a lot of responsibility especially since you'll be working alone a lot. Either asi will be good on the resume if you plan on working leo outside the army.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2019 6:19 PM

2019-10-18T18:19:28-04:00

TAI is not on your career map, so MPI

Response by SSG Robert Ricci made Nov 13 at 2019 5:59 PM

2019-11-13T17:59:06-05:00

I was formally trained as a accident investigator and was in the process of OJT for MPI before they could get me a slot for school. I Army regulation you cannot actually be a military police investigator without attending the school. Rather than extending I chose to ETS. That doesn't mean I didn't learn the stuff though. It was not that different then traffic investigation. It was just a different subject matter.

Response by SCPO Victor Glaviano made Jan 11 at 2022 9:51 PM

2022-01-11T21:51:47-05:00

MPI... TAI will suck, you'll be at every flipping fender bender the patrolman sandbag on you. MPI, civilian clothes a, you'll spend 50% of your time doing IA investigations... At least in the Navy I did, patrol doing everything from poaching to sexual assault, your hated when you walk into the Desk Sargent area or patrol HQ and everyone shuts up when you are around, hahaha!