Law Enforcement Battalions.

Marine Law Enforcement Battalions.

I've been watching this issue in the Marine Corps since early May.  I watched the renaming ceremony.  I peeped at them running ranges at 29 Palms.

And even though everyone (and I do mean everyone) is filling my inbox with news of this, I'm unimpressed.

A Marine hates to give the Army credit for anything but they do Battlefield Military Police work a million times better than the Corps ever could.  What the Marine Corps is trying to invent, the Army already has in spades.

Quite honestly the Marine Corps would be better served by disbanding Military Police (they use civilian police on base now) and using the boatspaces for an additional Infantry Battalion or two.  The story on this is here..but a tidbit.

The Corps activated three such battalions last month. Each is made up of roughly 500 military police officers and dozens of dogs. The Marine Corps has had police battalions off and on since World War II but they were primarily focused on providing security, such as accompanying fuel convoys or guarding generals on visits to dangerous areas, said Maj. Jan Durham, commander of the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion at Camp Pendleton.

The idea behind the law enforcement battalions is to consolidate the military police and capitalize on their investigative skills and police training, he said. The new additions come as every branch in the military is trying to show its flexibility and resourcefulness amid defense cuts.