Should Military Police be required to meet the same requirements as Civilian Police Officers ?

Many AF bases use DOD Police or Security Guards to augment Security Forces. They receive the same training as the Security Forces units and report to the same security Forces chain of command.

I'm with ya on this, I have trained at Ft. Lost in the woods myself and I too was approached until they found out how old I was, its just a shame because have of the police officers I meet are so out of shape it isn't funny. I can out run and out gun them.

No maximum age requirement in California for LEO's. You just have to be able to make the PT standards.

Reading the comments here leads me to believe that a lot has changed since I was an MP 95B. I spent 8 weeks at Ft Knox KY for BCT and then spent 8 weeks at Ft Gordon GA for 95B for ATC in 1973. After that I went to Ft Hood TX and was assigned to 1st Cav MPs were I road or drove as the Senior patrolman decided for about 6 Months. After that I became the senior patrolman or I should say senior patrol person, because women were now entering the MOS.
MPs not only had to be able to enforce the UCMJ, they also had to know the local and state laws. We also did ride along patrols with the locals in Killen TX. We also had to train for POW handling and riot control. We also trained for our war time missions providing security for Division CP and TOC, route security, and other facility security.
I always felt we were better trained to be a LEO then most local and county police were trained.
I stayed in the MPs up until 1986 and served in all positions up to include PLT Sgt, Ops Sgt, and Patrol supervisor. I also worked with local LEOs at Ft Campbell were they trained with us. I also did ride along with the Polizei in FRG. Had a top secret clearance providing security for nuclear weapons in 2 locations. Conducted anti-terrorist training and Air assault training while in FRG during the Red Army and Baader-Meinhof Gang days
Additional training we received was Traffic accident investigation, MP Investigation, BNOC & ANOC and conducted weapons training every 6 months and drug tested every month. I guess a lot has changed

I have to disagree with you about police being the same as civilians. My basic academy was over 750+ hours of training that civilians don't get. That's just the beginning, I average over 80 hours of training a year, plus another 4-8 hours of firearms training every month. Most states require a maximum of a 2 week firearms class and very little or no recurring training to get a CCW.

If the average citizen had the same training that I did, we would be the same. But they don't. I am all for the 2nd Amendment and ALL law abiding citizens right to carry, whether concealed or not. But to say the Joe Citizen is the same as your average cop is completely wrong.

SMSgt Thor Merich, then your PD is not the norm. Many do not train as often as you state you do. I still disagree with the special privilege of being able to carry in all 50 states. A police officer has no greater right to self defense than the rest of us.

SFC (Join to see) - We agree on one thing. A police officer does NOT have a greater right to self defense than anyone else. But instead of taking a right away from some, the better thing to do is extend that right to all. However, current politics (especially in my state) is pretty much anti-gun and anti-honest citizens having the right to defend themselves, their loved ones, and their property.