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The Provost Marshal is the officer in the armed forces who is in charge of the military police
Military police

Military police are normally the police of a military organization.Military police may refer to:* a section of the military solely responsible for policing the armed forces ...
 (often called the provost
Provost (military police)

Provosts are military police whose duties are policing solely within the Armed Forces, as opposed to Gendarmerie duties in the civilian population. However, many countries use their gendarmerie for provost duties....
). There may be a Provost Marshal serving at many levels of the hierarchy and he may also be the public safety officer of a military installation, responsible for the provision of fire and ambulance services as well as law enforcement. A Provost Marshal may also be in charge of the execution of punishments.

Canadian Forces Provost Marshal
Canadian Forces Provost Marshal

Canadian Forces Provost Marshal is the head of the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, the investigation arm of the Canadian Forces Military Police....
 is the head of the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, the investigation arm of the Canadian Forces Military Police
Canadian Forces Military Police

The Canadian Forces Military Police provide military police services to the Canadian Forces.Canadian Military Police are unusual in that they are classified as Peace Officers in the Criminal Code of Canada, which gives them the same powers as civilian police to enforce Acts of Parliament....
.

he British Armed Forces
British Armed Forces

The armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or His/Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, encompasses a Royal Navy, an British Army, and an Royal Air Force....
, the Provost (pronounced prov-ost) Marshal is the head of the military police of each service, with the senior military police officers at lower levels being titled Deputy or Assistant Provost Marshals.

chief of the German Military Police (Feldjäger
Feldjäger

The Feldj?ger are the military police of the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces. The term Feldj?ger, literally meaning field huntsmen , has a long tradition and dates back to the mid-17th century....
) is called General der Feldjägertruppe (equivalent to Provost Marshal General).






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The Provost Marshal is the officer in the armed forces who is in charge of the military police
Military police

Military police are normally the police of a military organization.Military police may refer to:* a section of the military solely responsible for policing the armed forces ...
 (often called the provost
Provost (military police)

Provosts are military police whose duties are policing solely within the Armed Forces, as opposed to Gendarmerie duties in the civilian population. However, many countries use their gendarmerie for provost duties....
). There may be a Provost Marshal serving at many levels of the hierarchy and he may also be the public safety officer of a military installation, responsible for the provision of fire and ambulance services as well as law enforcement. A Provost Marshal may also be in charge of the execution of punishments.

Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces Provost Marshal
Canadian Forces Provost Marshal

Canadian Forces Provost Marshal is the head of the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, the investigation arm of the Canadian Forces Military Police....
 is the head of the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, the investigation arm of the Canadian Forces Military Police
Canadian Forces Military Police

The Canadian Forces Military Police provide military police services to the Canadian Forces.Canadian Military Police are unusual in that they are classified as Peace Officers in the Criminal Code of Canada, which gives them the same powers as civilian police to enforce Acts of Parliament....
.

British Armed Forces

In the British Armed Forces
British Armed Forces

The armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or His/Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, encompasses a Royal Navy, an British Army, and an Royal Air Force....
, the Provost (pronounced prov-ost) Marshal is the head of the military police of each service, with the senior military police officers at lower levels being titled Deputy or Assistant Provost Marshals.

German Armed Forces

The chief of the German Military Police (Feldjäger
Feldjäger

The Feldj?ger are the military police of the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces. The term Feldj?ger, literally meaning field huntsmen , has a long tradition and dates back to the mid-17th century....
) is called General der Feldjägertruppe (equivalent to Provost Marshal General). The German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr

The Bundeswehr is the name of the unified armed forces of the Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities. The States of Germany are not allowed to maintain armed forces of their own, since the Constitution determines that matters of defense fall into the sole responsibility of the Federal government....
) do not have a specific title for military police officers so in most tactical units and especially in multinational deployments, they will use the English term "Provost Marshal."

United States Armed Forces

In the United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
 and United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force....
, the senior military police officer is the Provost Marshal General (PMG) (Army) or Provost Marshal (USMC). The PMG was a post that was reinstated in 2003, having being abolished for 29 years. The PMG is in charge of both the United States Army Military Police Corps and U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command

The United States Army Criminal Investigation Command is a Federal government of the United States police agency that investigates serious crimes and violations of civilian and Uniform Code of Military Justice within the United States Army....
 (CID) policy and procedures from his office in The Pentagon
The Pentagon

The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia, Virginia. As a symbol of the Military of the United States, "the Pentagon" is often used Metonymy to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself....
. The current PMG is Brigadier General
Brigadier General

Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General.The rank can be traced back to the militaries of Europe where a brigadier general, or simply a brigadier, would command a brigade in the field....
 Rodney L. Johnson
Rodney L. Johnson

The Provost Marshal General of the Army andCommanding General United States Army Criminal Investigation CommandBrigadier General Rodney L. Johnson was born in Atkinson, Nebraska on 13 April 1955 and raised in the rural area of Burke, South Dakota....
. His predecessor was Donald J. Ryder.

The senior MP officer at the theatre level and for each garrison is known as a provost marshal. In European garrisons, the provost marshal is called the Director of Emergency Services, responsible for the provision of fire as well as law enforcement services.

See also

  • Provost (civil)
    Provost (civil)

    A provost is the ceremonial head of many Scottish local authorities, and under the name pr?v?t was a governmental position of varying importance in Ancien Regime France....
  • Provost Sergeant
    Provost Sergeant

    A Provost Sergeant is a non-commissioned officer associated with military police....
  • Military police
    Military police

    Military police are normally the police of a military organization.Military police may refer to:* a section of the military solely responsible for policing the armed forces ...