PROVOST MARSHAL Abstract The need for military police has been evident to American military commanders since the struggle for national independence. ... He soon became the commander of the cavalry troops and the highest-ranking officer within the king's court. ... William of Cassingham, who was appointed as a military Sergeant of the Peace by King Henry III on 28 May 1241, is the first named military policeman. He and his under provosts were ancestors of the Military Police. ... In October 1917, the Military Police Corps was established; from this corps, today's Military Police ...

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A desk job in the military meant that you were closer to going home so was shooting yourself in the foot. ... When he asked the highest rank of individuals in the military, they did not have the answer either. ... There was no other answer according to high-ranking officers other than to contain Communism, restore freedom, and ensure democracy. ...

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Another problem that the military officials were trying to solve was to lower the casualty rate and return more soldiers home healthy than any other previous war. ... "The goal of the DEROS system was to get soldiers back home safely, but that goal backfired on the military leaders because of the solitary confines of the war." ... Most of the women that served in the military served in the Nurse Corps. ... This shows the great job the military did to reduce casualties and deaths. In World War II and almost every other war in United States military history, our military was ...

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