Specialist Training
The RAF Police Initial Course lasts for 22 weeks and is delivered at the Defence School of Policing and Security , MOD Southwick Park , Hampshire . You will be trained alongside your counterparts from the Navy and Army and the course covers law enforcement duties including civilian and service legislation , investigations , reporting and recording of Service and civilian offences , Personal Safety Training , arrest procedures , and police interviews .
You will also be trained in the principles of security including personnel security , protective security , information assurance , security risk management , counter terrorism and aviation security . If you are selected for dog-handling duties , further training will follow where you will be taught to work with , and care for , a RAF Police dog .
Additional Qualification Opportunities
During your specialist training , where eligible , you will be given the opportunity to enrol on the Advanced Level 3 Security First Line Manager Apprenticeship .
Further progression in the specialisation is credited against a BA ( Hons ) degree in Organisational Capability Development .
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