Thesis: Even though Military Police are well trained to conduct law enforcement operations, they have proven their value as a combat multiplier, and should continue to be used in combat operations because they have the capability to conduct very similar mission as their infantry brother, as proven in many successes in Vietnam, Korea and Iraq. Abstract: It's no mistake that since the beginning of the Civil War the United States Army has activated the Military Police (MP) at the onset of every major conflict and deactivated it at the end of every major conflict up to the end of World War II. The inference is that the Army needs Military Police in Combat. Given that premise in 1942 Congress made the Military Police Corps a permanent branch in the U.S. Army. Their role in combat is clearly necessary as proven by their repeated successes conducting combat operations throughout a variety of theaters.

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