It’s been a month since our feature in Soldier Magazine was published!👮🏼
Turn to p.46 for info on:
📍Our expansion across the South of England
🌎 Travel & Deployment opportunities
🪜 Courses & Career Progression
🇬🇧 A flexible way to serve
#BritishArmy
#RecruitingNow
Tonight 253 hosted
@ShortArmOfLaw
with colleagues from
@CityPoliceCops
and
@MPSBromley
. He saw what Civilian and Military Cops do and tried our kit. For his efforts supporting
@UK_COPS
he was presented a commendation and made an honorary Captain by our OC, Maj Gordon.
@1MPBrigade
Alongside Provost Marshal (A) Brig Viv Buck, a number of senior police officers visited to get an insight into our training; Deputy Assistant Commissioner Bas Javid (Met), Chief Supt Rob Aitken (City), Chief Supt David Powell (Hampshire), Chief Inspector Jason Finnegan (Herts).
This week our OC, Maj Gordon led a combined 3RMP task force on a proactive counter narcotics operation. Over 40 personnel from 156, 158 and 253 Pro Coys supported by the SIB and MPS utilised a variety of tactics to detect and deter drug use in the service community.
7 members of the Company graduated from Initial Trade Training today. A huge achievement by all of them, particularly LCpl M who started the course only 4 hours after passing off the square from Basic Training and went on to be named Top Student! 💪🏼💂♂️👮♀️🇬🇧
#ArmyReserve
#BeTheBest
Are you interested in making a difference? Meet Cpl N, a dedicated Home Office Police Officer and former Civilian Investigator who is currently serving with 160 Pro Coy in Aldershot as part of his Annual Continuous Training. No prior policing experience is required, DM us today!
Are you interested in making a difference? Meet Sgt L, a seasoned veteran with 15 years of Home Office Police experience and 3 tours of Afghanistan. Sgt L has recently completed 18 days of intensive policing with 160 Pro Coy in Aldershot as part of his Annual Continuous Training!
It’s been a great week at 253 Pro Coy! LCpls Cassis and Kronis promoted to Corporal, and CO 3RMP presented CO’s coins to Sgt Ferguson, Cpl Kronis and LCpl Hinwood for their hard work and dedication this training year. Congratulations all!
@3RMP2
@1MPBrigade
@RecruitmentAgc
On Sun 09 Feb 20, members of 253 (London) Provost Company Royal Military Police Reserves. Supported by Regular Collegues from 156 and 160 Provost Companies, veterans, family and invited guests attended the annual RMP church service and parade at the
@TowerOfLondon
.
@1MPBrigade
Last month six members of 253 Pro Coy were awarded Counter-Terrorism Comd’s Commendations from Cdr Smith, the head the UK’s Counter-Terrorism Comd. Over the last year these police officers have used their civilian policing skills to help improve RMP capabilities and procedures.
Great to be a part of the Lord Mayor’s Show on Saturday! As well as helping to police the event, 253 Pro Coy also had a float in the parade. Well done to everyone who took part!
@3RMP2
@1MPBrigade
@RecruitmentAgc
Congratulations to Sgt Kev McCoy who has been awarded a 3* Commendation for his exceptional work this past year supporting the regular RMP. Sgt McCoy has been using his experience as a
@metpoliceuk
Counter-Terrorism Officer to improve the RMP’s police intelligence structures.
12 Nov 23
This morning we paraded at Stockwell Memorial for the Remembrance Sunday service.
Today and everyday, we honour and remember those who served and continue to serve our country.
We will remember them.
#LestWeForget
#RemembranceSunday
#RMP
#BritishArmy
253 Provost Company looking forward to the first ranges of the training year, supported by regular counterparts from 160 Provost Company.
@3RMP2
@RecruitmentAgc
@1MPBrigade
In honour of those who lost their lives in war, members of 253 Pro Coy attended the Field of Remembrance Ceremony yesterday, and the company paraded at Stockwell Memorial for the service this morning. Lest we forget.
@3RMP2
@1MPBrigade
@RecruitmentAgc
Had a great weekend hosting
@116procoy
at our Military Skills comp at Longmoor. Troops were put through their paces with a mix of policing and soldiering stands. Big thanks to
@3RMP2
for supporting, and congratulations to the 253 (L) Pro Coy winning team!
@AGCReserve
@1MPBrigade
Congratulations to Privates Balasubramaniam, Broughton, Hynes and Pedersen who passed off the square from Grantham this weekend. This is the start of a very exciting journey for you all, good luck at Phase 2 next month!
@3RMP2
@1MPBrigade
@RecruitmentAgc
Staff from
@253RMP_Reserves
have spent today with the
@KingsTroopRHA
. The teams consisting of six horses pulling each of the six First World War-era 13-pounder field guns continually perfect their ceremonial display at their barracks in Woolwich.
@1MPBrigade
@GLRFCA
@MP_CoE
This past weekend 253 Pro Coy was joined by
@CityPoliceCops
Support Group who supported training with realistic scenarios, giving the troops the chance to put their theoretical and practical policing skills into action. Big thanks to Insp Minney and his team!
This week we hosted Commander
@1MPBrigade
& Provost Marshall (Army) Brig V Buck for the final time. She handed out a number of awards including to
@CityPoliceCops
colleagues who supported our preparation for a busy Month where we policed the
#Coronation
#ArmyNavy
&
#LordsCricket
On Sunday, we took part in the RMP Annual Church Parade at the Tower of London alongside our regular counterparts from 3 RMP. Brigadier V Buck, Provost Marshal (Army) took the salute, becoming one of the first female senior officers to take a salute at the Royal Palace.
Over the next week, a team of reservists from 253 Pro Coy are in Nijmegen, the Netherlands to police the Nijmegen Marches.
We will share what we get up to each day on this thread.
#RMP
#BritishArmy
On Wednesday, members of 253 Pro Coy headed over to Betts Park for a Youth Engagement event organised by
@MPSBromley
where they met members of the local community including Cllr. Russell L. Mellor, the current Mayor of Bromley.
@3RMP2
@1MPBrigade
@RecruitmentAgc
@LBofBromley
253 (London) Pro Coy were privileged to host PM(A) yesterday. Brigadier Buck took the opportunity to promote the following individuals:
Lts Brimacombe & Whitehouse; Sgts Matthews, McCluskey & White; Cpls Husain, Cooper & Nottingham. Congratulations to all!
@3regtrmp
@1mpbrigade
Last night we had the pleasure of running a Virtual open evening for 23 of our potential candidates.This allowed us to demonstrate a variety of weapons, kit, rations, fitness standards, Chemical Enviroment clothing, finishing with a baton and cuffs demo.
@GLRFCA
@3RMP2
@1MPBrigade
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Yesterday evening 253 (London) Pro Coy was supported by 160 Pro Coy in standing up a RMP Reserve Section at Aldershot Military Police Station.
RMP Reservists received Captured Persons and Information Management training from Cpl P and LCpls J & G.
#BritishArmy
#ArmyReserve
Huge congratulations to our Coy OpsO, Capt Bate, who received an AGC Colonel Commandant’s Commendation from Lt General Ivan Jones, in recognition for his work maintaining company training and operational effectiveness during Covid lockdown.
@3RMP2
@RecruitmentAgc
@1MPBrigade
The Chief Constable of
@bedspolice
, CC Gary Forsythe, met SSgt Marcus McNamara to congratulate him for the good work he has been doing with 253 Provost Company in supporting the regular RMP through his work on Project MARIUS. Great work!
@3RMP2
@1MPBrigade
@RecruitmentAgc
After the company’s successful training weekend on the ranges, OC 253 (London) Pro Coy took the opportunity to present Cpl Husain her certificate for successfully completing her Cpl’s Promotion Course.
Congratulations to Cpl Husain.
@3RMP2
@RecruitmentAgc
@1MPBrigade
Great to be back to in-person training, especially this evening when we welcomed Capt Montgomery from PM(A) to talk about the importance of looking after your mental health.
@3RMP2
@RecruitmentAgc
@1MPBrigade
Congratulations to Private Di Lieto who successfully completed basic training today at Grantham!
This is the start of a very exiting journey with the RMP, and we look forward to seeing where it takes you. 🎉
#britisharmy
#rmp
#basictraining
35 Soldiers and Officers from 253 Provost Company are carrying out weapons handling tests tonight ahead of an exciting range package this coming weekend at Lydd Ranges.
@3RMP2
@1MPBrigade
@RecruitmentAgc
At the end of the first week of the exercise, our newer soldiers showed what they’d learned in the final personal safety training scenarios. These included diffusing a protestor stand off and facing the ‘redman’.
@3RMP2
@1MPBrigade
@RecruitmentAgc
@CityPoliceCops
12-16 Jun 23, OC 253 (London) Pro Coy joined representatives from 14 other countries in attending the NATO Introduction to Stability Policing (SP) for Leaders Course, hosted by the Italian Carabinieri, Vicenza 🇮🇹
#StabilityPolicing
#WeareNATO
@NSPCOE
253 Pro Coy spent the weekend in Kent practicing their stability policing and captured persons (CPERS) skills. In the training scenario, engagement with locals led to identifying a potential offence, which led to identifying and arresting a suspect.
@3RMP2
@AGCReserve
@1MPBrigade
Capt Steve Hall and his team have been busy this week with 3 new recruits being attested into the unit. We welcome both Max and Christopher seen here to the Royal Military Police Reserves family. For more information on joining go to
@1MPBrigade
@3RMP2
Today Captain Pun attested two new recruits into 253 Pro Coy. Congratulations to Laura and Rebecca on completing the first step in this exciting new journey and welcome to the company!
@3RMP2
@1MPBrigade
@RecruitmentAgc
This week we had the pleasure of hosting guests from
@LondonFreemen
. After interactive demonstrations of our weapon systems and how to conduct a vehicle search, Master Anne-Marie Jeffreys presented our Soldier of the Year award to a very deserving LCpl Hinwood. Congratulations!
Moving into the second week of the annual exercise, troops learned about different weapon systems and spent a sunny weekend on the pistol ranges.
@3RMP2
@1MPBrigade
@RecruitmentAgc
👮♀️ Our RMP Reservists stepped up over the last weekend to support 156 Provost Company in real-life policing duties at Colchester Garrison! Cpl H and LCpl S completed police car familiarization, garrison patrols, statement-taking, and learning RMP IT systems 💪
Tomorrow these newly qualified Royal Military Police Reservists from
@253RMP_Reserves
. Will be passing off the parade square at the Defence School of Policing following their training . Congratulations to you all and welcome to the Corp.
@1MPBrigade
#Armyreserves
#ArmyConfidence
SSgt Wise from
@253RMP_Reserves
working with the Rail Operating Section of 507STRE, controlling train movements on Ex Turnout 20. An example of Reservists from the Rail Industry being bought together.
@507stre
@3RMP2
Last week members of 253 Pro Coy assisted 160 Pro Coy in an arrest operation, exemplifying how Reserve Forces support their regular counterparts. Under SSgt McNamara, they led the search of the accomodation and vehicles where items relating to the offences were seized.
Last night the Commanding Officer of 3 RMP visited the unit, and caught up with his Officers and Soldiers. He observed the company undertake key police training such as personal safety training to include handcuffing, baton strikes and personal defensive techniques.
@1MPBrigade
‘The Golden Thread’
@253RMP_Reserves
maintains the legacy of those that came before us while modernising at pace to meet the opportunities and challenges the contemporary operating environment presents.
#DoMoreBeMore
#ArmyReserve
#London
Action packed weekend cross training with our
@CityPoliceCops
colleagues in Public and Police Safety Training (PPST), Airwave Radio systems and policing scenarios. Attendees are now ready for a busy month ahead supporting
@armyrugbyunion
vs
@RNRugby
and HM the Kings
#Coronation
A BIG Well Done to Private Elliot Chapman on completing his Phase 1 soldier training. Supported here by his Platoon Commander Lt Harry Brimacombe and his Commanding Officer Lt Col KP Rotchell.
@armyjobs
@1MPBrigade
@CO_1ATR
#MondayMotivation
Yesterday evening Captain Bate visited 106 ACF, an RMP cadet detachment. He spoke to them about the role and history of the RMP and was given a bottle of port and a t-shirt as a thank you for the support 253 Pro Coy provided to them in running remote training during lockdown.
Having deciphered a complex intelligence picture
@253_rmp_reserves
discovered a suspected mass grave site & evidence of genocide. They conducted initial scene management &material recovery for forensic analysis. Exercises like this prepare us to conduct investigations anywhere.
11-13 AUG 23 - EX SCARLET NIGHT
Great collaboration during our last weekend exercise between OC @ 253 Pro Coy & OC @ 210 Transport Sqn 🤝
Working together under 101 Log Bde to practice Mobility Support interoperability & operational sustainment 🚓 🚛
#rmp
#rlc
#britisharmy
The PTIs at 253 Pro Coy have been running additional training days in order to get troops up to peak physical fitness ahead of the new army fitness tests. Good effort to everyone getting involved!
@3RMP2
@1MPBrigade
@RecruitmentAgc
Lt Jake Bate acts as an instructor for Officer Cadets at the University of
#London
#OfficerTrainingCorps
.
253 offers it’s officers and NCOs multiple opportunities to develop their own
#leadership
skills and act as mentors/instructors to other branches of the Army.
@1MPBrigade
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Today is national
#ReservesDay
!
Highlighting our
#ArmyReservists
at 253 (London) Pro Coy who spend their free time making a difference.
They serve our country alongside their civilian careers and family commitments. A reservist is twice the citizen.
Face to Face drill night and weekend training has now moved over to virtual PT Sessions, Military Law PowerPoint lessons and so much more in this new virtual world. This weekend Unit members refreshed their Policing skills followed by a virtual quiz.
@1MPBrigade
@GLRFCA
On Tuesday evening our recruiting team attended the Arms and Services Night at Yeomanry House. This was to engage with ULOTC and generate interest in the RMP from both a reserve and regular stand point. Was great to see so many individuals keen to know more about our corps!
Looking forward to the weekend? Here’s a throwback to last weekend where 253 Pro Coy practiced their stability policing and captured persons (CPERS) skills.
@3RMP2
@1MPBrigade
@RecruitmentAgc