COMM200
11 October 2015
PREPARATION OUTLINE-Security Forces
Purpose Statement: To inform my audience about my choice to join the United States Air Force Security Forces career field.
Thesis Statement: The Security Forces (SF) career field requires an understanding of military jurisdiction, use of force procedures and the operations and training functions in order to be a capable security forces member.
Introduction
Attention Getter: Today, I’ll be discussing military jurisdiction and authority, the use of force as it applies to law enforcement and what operations and training provide for a security force member.
Overview of Main Points: I’ll be explaining military jurisdiction, the law enforcement use of force and the …show more content…
On military installations and government institutions there are four possible types of jurisdiction which are exclusive, concurrent, partial and proprietary. B. The UCMJ also governs security forces authority to charge a person with an offense or to try him/her in court. 1. Article 2 of the UCMJ identifies who is subject to military jurisdiction and law. a. The military doesn’t have authority over civilians during peacetime. 2. Article 5 states that the UCMJ applies everywhere regardless whether you are on or off a military installation or government installation. 3. Articles 77-134 in the UCMJ lists all of the punitive articles and those subject to Article 2 and 5 can be punished by military law. II. Next, in order to fulfill your duties as a security forces member, adhering to the law enforcement use of force policies and procedures are cruel. A. The most important concept of performing functions as a security forces member is to access acts or threats and apply the appropriate amount of force in a reasonable manner. 1. Graham v. Connor in 1989, the US Supreme Court established the 4th Amendment standard of “objective reasonableness” as the norm for assessing the use of …show more content…
1. This type of structure allows for smooth communication between each “S” function and standardizes the career field when home or at a deployed environment. B. Operations and training are responsible for day- to- day policing and base security. 1. This section is primarily tasked with ensuring all security forces members are trained to meet war time skills and home station tasks. 2. They devised training based on two Air Force instructions AFI 36-2225 Security Forces Training and Standardization and Evaluation Program and AFI 10-249 Security Forces Combat Readiness Program. a. Ops and training will further develop exercises and performance checklists to evaluate each member.
Conclusion:
To sum up, Security forces must comply with military law, the procedures for applying force, and be trained to fulfill the mission. The demanding career field requires an understanding for handling law enforcement and security functions. A member of Security Forces is obligated to train and perform for every event and ensure they learn from the history of those Defenders that have come before them.