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- I'm Major Dave Hitchcock
from Amherst, Nova Scotia,

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a Military Police Officer
with the Canadian Forces

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National Investigation Service
here in Ottawa, Ontario.

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(narrator): Military Police Officers
provide leadership and direction

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to the military police,

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and guidance to other leaders in the Forces

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on issues that affect security,
policing and detention services.

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This includes managing military police patrols
and investigations,

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administering police operations,

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and overseeing the execution
of other security-related tasks.

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(Hitchcock): It's a very unique role
because we act as police officers,

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as well as leaders in a police environment.

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So while you may find yourself doing policing,

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it's more likely you're doing
leadership in policing,

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which might be taking care
of your subordinates,

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making sure they have
what they need to do the job,

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be it equipment or training.

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At the end of the day,
my job is to control the speed,

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flow and direction of our investigations.

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(narrator): The Military Police handle everything
from cybercrimes to dockside patrols,

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from guarding Canada's diplomatic
missions overseas

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to providing assistance to their fellow Canadians
in the aftermath of a natural disaster.

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- One of the biggest difference
of being a Military Police Officer,

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as opposed to, say,
a provincial police force officer,

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is the opportunity to deploy overseas
and do policing in theatre.

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(narrator): On deployment,
Military Police Officers provide oversight

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to the planning and execution of security,

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force protection,
the handling of prisoners of war and detainees,

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and ensure that discipline and the rule of law
are maintained wherever they are located.

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Military Police Officers also have the chance
to undergo specialized training in security,

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surveillance, close protection,

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airfield ground defence, counter-intelligence,

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and even major-crime investigations.

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In addition to full-time work
in the Regular Force,

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there are also opportunities
for Military Police Officers

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in the Primary Reserve,
serving part-time in their local community

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while going to school
or working at a civilian job.

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- One of the unique things
about being a Military Police Officer

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is no two careers are ever the same.

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- We figured that there's two subjects, and...

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(Hitchcock): You could have multiple
Military Police Officers in the same environment

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and all of them could have a different background,

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which is something that really appealed to me.

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No two days are ever the same.

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(narrator): After they complete their training,

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new Military Police Officers
may exercise leadership

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within a military police detachment
conducting day-to-day policing

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and security activities on a base here in Canada,

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be assigned to a field platoon preparing
for the next Canadian Armed Forces deployment,

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or work at different levels
of Military Police headquarters.

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This is the only police force where someone
could be employed not just anywhere in Canada,

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but anywhere in the world.

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- In a civilian police force,
you might start as a patrol officer

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and slowly work your way up
to a leadership position

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where you might be running a detachment.

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As a Military Police Officer, you get that
experience right away once you're fully trained.

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So you could be a Military Police Officer
running a police detachment

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within your first few years
as a trained police officer.

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The best advice I can give
is to remain open-minded,

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take advice from both your subordinates
and your leaders.

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Someone will always be there
to lead you down the right path.

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I always wanted to be a police officer
since I was younger.

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I went to university and then I was
looking forward to a career in policing.

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And really at the end of the day,
it was the opportunity to be both a soldier

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and a police officer at the same time

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that made me join the Canadian Forces.