What is 31K school and the day-to-day life like?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 01:01:22 -0400

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Apr 30 at 2018 12:02 PM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:02:24 -0400

I don't know what the AIT is like but I know that once you make SGT and higher in 31K you might go to an MP unit to do exactly what, maybe work in operations or battalion HQ.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 30 at 2018 5:15 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 17:15:01 -0400

Dunno know but I never met a handler who hated his/her job.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 30 at 2018 9:26 PM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 21:26:00 -0400

0430-1500 work days including PT, learning the old school basics on some older "almost retired" dogs. It's not bad at all. I went through back when it was a service school but I heard it's roughly the same just a more strict. Day to day life is training your dogs on patrol and detection capabilities. It's a brotherhood and a family to be K9. Don't choose our MOS if you don't want to deploy. If you're passionate about dogs, and are easy to take criticism, it's the best damn job I ever had.

K9 Leads the Way.

Response by SFC Don Vance made May 3 at 2018 7:36 AM

SFC Don Vance — Thu, 03 May 2018 07:36:13 -0400

If you don’t love dogs, don’t want to deploy, and don’t like to be criticized don’t be a dog handler. I was a dog handler and kennel master in the 80s when most officers treated handlers like garbage because they didn’t recognize the value. A lot has changed since then.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made May 10 at 2018 2:11 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 May 2018 14:11:21 -0400

You go through the first part of OSUT as a 31B at FLW then you go to Fort Hood and learn how to use your fur missle. Everyone that was 31K loved their job and as an MP everyone wanted to be a 31K.

Response by CPL Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 28 at 2018 8:41 PM

CPL Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 20:41:48 -0400

The job is an awesome one! You go threw BCT like everyone else, then off to FLW for military police school for 7weeks, then you are off to Lackland Tx. For 11 weeks of MWD Handler training, the days can be long not to get into the specifics of the specialized training that a handler will go through just know that the training is hard and there will be some long nights BUT it is worth all the blood sweat AND tears.

"Dogs Of War"