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        The military police was redesignated as the Military Police Branch in 1955. The branch was designated as an organization of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces in 1961, giving the Vietnamese Military Police a special uniform and formally establishing a separate branch of the armed forces.

        The year 1966 was primarily devoted to reorganization and expansion of the branch. The Criminal Investigations Unit was expanded to meet the specialized requirements of military criminal investigations.

        Forty-seven Vietnamese Military Police Stations were opened in garrison towns to provide military police support activities in each area, and due to the intensification of the war effort, more prisoners of war were interned.

        The Vietnamese Military Police Corps had the lowest desertion rate (only one or two men per year) of any Vietnam Armed Forces unit showed the pride and desire of the men to succeed.

        The United States Army Military Police Corps was given the mission early in the Vietnam War to act as advisors to Quan Canh units throughout the country. The officers, warrant officers and men of the Corps accepted the invitation and were highly successful in the accomplishment of that vital mission.

~ Training and Requirements ~

        Enlisted men had to volunteer for the Vietnamese Military Police, and to be eligible they need a minimum of seven years of education, which was equivalent to approximately nine years in the United States Schools. The Non Commissioned Officers (NCO) needed a high school education to be appointed to the Military Police. However, at times some standards were relaxed due to personnel shortages.

        The Quan Canh Training School that was located in Vung Tau was the only one of its kind in Vietnam, and was patterned after the United States Army Military Police School in Fort Gordon, Georgia. It was at Vung Tau that the Quan Canh recruit was trained in basic police procedures.

        The Quan Canh had the same mission as the US Army Military Policeman, so they trained in the same techniques. The only unusual aspect of their wartime mission was that they actually performed prisoner of war (POW) operations, whereas their US Army Military Police advisors were primarily concerned with advising them of the philosophy behind, and techniques and procedures in POW operations

~ Mission and Responsibility ~

        The Provost Marshal General, Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, was a special staff officer on the Joint General Staff, Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces. He advised the Joint General Staff on all Military police matters and activities in the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces.        The Vietnamese Provost Marshal General exercised control and supervision over all Vietnamese Military Police units: the Joint General Staff reserve battalions; prisoner of war operations; QC units assigned to corps and divisions; elements and activities assigned to the military police schools, training centers and the component commands. He also analyzed and established policies, planned development and utilization of QC units, directed the rehabilitation of POW's and supervised important investigations. Additionally, he recommended plans for the apprehension of deserters and draft dodgers, supervised crime prevention programs, directed traffic control programs, developed Vietnamese Military Police Corps strength requirements and supervised the conduct of training. It was the responsibility of the Senior US Advisor to the Vietnamese Provost Marshal General to advise and assist him in the accomplishment of those missions.

        During the 720th MP Battalions tour in Vietnam they worked hand in hand with the Quan Cahn in many operations and combined patrols throughout III and IV Corps Tactical Zones.