Provost sergeant
This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2008) |
A provost sergeant is a non-commissioned officer associated with military police.
United Kingdom and Commonwealth realm
In the British Army and land forces of the Commonwealth, a provost sergeant (sometimes abbreviated to Provo Sgt) is the non-commissioned officer in charge of the regimental provost (or regimental police) and is responsible to the regimental sergeant major for the maintenance of good order and military discipline in a regiment or battalion.[1] Like other members of the regimental police, the provost sergeant is a member of the regiment or corps in which they serve and not a member of the Royal Military Police. A provost sergeant normally holds the military rank of sergeant, the provost sergeant title being an appointment and not a rank. A provost sergeant wears no distinctive trade badge. They can, however, be identified by the brassard they wear on their uniform, which carries the letters "PS"[citation needed] or "RP" as well as sergeant's stripes.
United States
In the
See also
- Provost Marshal
References
- ^ "WW2 Peoples War". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 February 2011.
Luckily for me the provost sergeant had to return to England and it was decided that I would take his place because being the battalion interpreter I was taken out of the line two days before to find billets for the officers and men. As provost sergeant I was in charge of the battalion police and I had to learn to ride a motorbike which pleased me.