You are incorrect about Military Police. I was a Combat MP, and can tell you that unless there was a drastic change, Military Police are classified as Combat Support. My units mission (109th MP Company) in the 1980's in Germany was to engage the Spetsnaz if we went to war. Peace-time mission was: Protect V-Corps HQ, Protect V-Corps Commander, and Counter-Terrorist Operations. In the Persian Gulf War, we had several missions: Route Reconnaissance, Supply Line Protection, Convoy Protection, EPW Operations, Counter-Terrorist / Counter-Insurgency Operations, Secure Khobar Towers (never got blown up under our protection), Rear Area Security, U.S. Customs, and law and Order, to name a few.
A Combat MP Company had a TO&E very similar to an Cavalry Scout Platoon of the same era, but without the M3 Bradley: MK19's, 50-Cals, M60's, M203's, Unarmored HUMVEE's (Armored Hummer's didn't happen until the mid to late 2000's), etc.
Army MP's have seen plenty of combat in WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf War, Iraq 2003+, and Afghanistan. Again, not all MP Units are Combat Support, there are also Garrison MP's, Physical Security / Nuclear Physical Security "Tower Rat" MP's, Corrections MP's, etc.
You are incorrect about Military Police. I was a Combat MP, and can tell you that unless there was a drastic change, Military Police are classified as Combat Support. My units mission (109th MP Company) in the 1980's in Germany was to engage the Spetsnaz if we went to war. Peace-time mission was: Protect V-Corps HQ, Protect V-Corps Commander, and Counter-Terrorist Operations. In the Persian Gulf War, we had several missions: Route Reconnaissance, Supply Line Protection, Convoy Protection, EPW Operations, Counter-Terrorist / Counter-Insurgency Operations, Secure Khobar Towers (never got blown up under our protection), Rear Area Security, U.S. Customs, and law and Order, to name a few.
A Combat MP Company had a TO&E very similar to an Cavalry Scout Platoon of the same era, but without the M3 Bradley: MK19's, 50-Cals, M60's, M203's, Unarmored HUMVEE's (Armored Hummer's didn't happen until the mid to late 2000's), etc.
Army MP's have seen plenty of combat in WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf War, Iraq 2003+, and Afghanistan. Again, not all MP Units are Combat Support, there are also Garrison MP's, Physical Security / Nuclear Physical Security "Tower Rat" MP's, Corrections MP's, etc.
Well I remember MPs giving out traffic tickets on bases!
No I do not doubt the contributions of MPs.