Security Forces Officer
Protecting every base
- The ultimate objective of every Air Force operation is security—for our Airmen, our bases and our country. Utilizing their broad expertise encompassing weapons systems, antiterrorism, law enforcement, air base defense, industrial security and combat arm, Security Forces Officers ensure we achieve this objective. Directing air base defense functions, these professionals control and secure the terrain inside and adjacent to military installations as well as the personnel, equipment and resources within to continue keeping us safe ("Air Force").
Qualifications Summary
Minimum Education
Bachelor’s degree with specialization in one of the following: sociology, criminology, police administration, criminal justice or a related area
Qualifications
Minimum Education
Bachelor’s degree with specialization in one of the following: sociology, criminology, police administration, criminal justice or a related area
Qualifications
- Knowledge of Air Force Security Forces programs and related security
- Additional requirements specific to specialty
- Meet requirements of the Personnel Reliability Program (PRP)
- Normal color vision
- Qualification to bear firearms
- Possession of a valid state driver’s license to operate a government motor vehicle
- Completion of Officer Training School (OTS), Air Force Academy (AFA) or Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC)
- Must be between the ages of 18 and 34
Training
Officer Training School 9.5 weeks Military Training Location Maxwell AFB AL |
Course Connection
Chapter 5 Law Enforcement today helped me prepare for Security Forces Officer by: LO1 The four responsibilities of the police are to enforce laws, to provide services, to prevent crimes, and to preserve the peace. LO4 Intelligence-led policing uses past crime patterns to predict when and where crime will occur in the future. LO5 The police academy is a controlled environment where police recruits learn the basics of policing from instructors in classrooms. Field training takes place in the “real world”: the recruit goes on patrol with an experienced police officer (Gaines and Miller, 2013, p.164). |