OVERVIEW
Corrections and Detention Specialist are primarily responsible for day-to-day operations in a military confinement/correctional facility or detention/internment facility.
JOB DUTIES
- Supervise confinement and detention operations
- Provide external security to facilities
- Provide counseling/guidance to individual prisoners within a rehabilitative program
- Manage and maintain prisoners/internees and their programs
TRAINING
Job training for a Corrections and Detention Specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and seven weeks of Advanced Individual Training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom, and part takes place in the field.
Some of the skills you’ll learn are:
- Military laws and jurisdictions
- Self-defense and use of firearms
- Interpersonal communications skills
- Search/restraint and custody/control procedures
HELPFUL SKILLS
- Interest in law enforcement
- Physical and mental fitness
- Ability to make quick decisions
- Ability to remain calm under heavy duress
REQUIRED ASVAB SCORE(S)
Skilled Technical (ST): 95
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FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career with federal, state and local law enforcement.
