The United States Army Military Police School Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, or unit patch, was originally approved in June 1960 for the Provost Marshal General Center and shortly thereafter was redesignated for the Provost Marshal General’s School on 23 October 1962. On 21 July 1965, the patch was redesignated for the U.S. Army Military Police School.
Green and gold, respectively the primary and secondary branch colors of the Military Police Corps, are the only tones used in the design of the Corps’ unit patch. A pair of crossed pistols— Model 1806 Harper’s Ferry flintlocks, to be precise—are surmounted on a torch in the middle of the insignia; they are taken from Corps insignia of branch. The torch is a longtime heraldic symbol of enlightenment and knowledge.
The Military Police School is located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and each year more than 20,000 students attend classes and undergo training in basic and advanced law-enforcement techniques, regulations, procedures, tactics, and equipment.
In 2021, the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Army Military Police Corps (USAMPC) as a basic branch of the Army, the School was offering nearly three dozen courses touching on everything from Physical Security and Antiterrorism to Childe Abuse Prevention, Special Victims Capability, and Domestic Violence Intervention. Ultimately, the mission and method of the USAMPC is summed up in the three words of its motto: JUSTITIA ET VIRTUS, Latin for “Justice And Valor.”
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