M.P. (military police):
(short form for: ‘Military Police’; plural: a group word — not used in plural form — ‘military policemen or military police women; however, there are occasions where this expression is used in plural form — MP‘s)
a posse of M.P. (military police)
all the police officers in the military of a country, who look after the law & order, crime and the traffic system in the military office areas, military camps, military training centres, military barracks, etc.;
(in Britain) also redcaps,
the redcaps, Royal Military Police
The M.P. have no power outside the military area, except, of course, during national disasters, where the local police takeover the duty of keeping the law & order, crime and the traffic system, and the local police have no authority to arrest any soldier in active service.
These days there are more number of women M.P. (military policewomen or military police officer) in the Armed Forces of most countries.
The M.P. (military police) are given the toughest training because they deal with the safety of soldiers who give lives for their country and the crimes of highly trained professional soldiers and officers.
