Abstract : Can civilian police officers really protect military bases as well as active duty Soldiers and Marines? Many say they cannot; however, due to the growing demand for military police (MP) overseas, civilian police have become a necessary part of the Armed Forces. The Provost Marshal's Office (PMO) at Marine Corps Base Quantico has "identified a need for more field MP due to our mission in Iraq and Afghanistan."1 Officials at other DoD installations have the same view. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and Parris Island Recruit Depot are now "hiring [civilian] police officers to free up the military police to fight the war on terror."2 With more MP every year committed to the Global War on Terror (GWOT), few will be left to patrol and guard our bases. In fact, civilian police officers must continue to be employed throughout the Department of Defense (DoD) because of the high demand for MP overseas and at our home stations.