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Posted: January 21, 2026 (1 day ago)

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POLICE OFFICER

U.S. Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$70,694 - $91,904

per year

Closes

January 29, 2026

GS-6 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $37,764 - $49,094

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-5. Bachelor's degree + some experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job is for a police officer with the U.S. Marine Corps, where you'll patrol military bases, respond to emergencies, investigate incidents, and enforce laws to keep people and property safe.

It involves hands-on duties like subduing threats, providing first aid, and controlling access to secure areas.

A good fit would be someone with prior law enforcement experience who thrives in high-pressure situations and is committed to protecting military installations.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-06 level or equivalent, including maintaining order, protecting life and property, and responding to emergencies
  • Ability to subdue and disarm individuals committing violence
  • Skills in conducting investigations, gathering facts, seizing evidence, interviewing witnesses, and taking statements
  • Experience in traffic control, enforcement, and setting up checkpoints or roadblocks
  • Proficiency in anti-terrorism and force protection duties to prevent unauthorized access
  • Capability to perform patrols (motorized and walking), inspect packages, and administer first aid
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to meet physical fitness and background check requirements for federal law enforcement

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: maintaining order and protecting life and property: responding to emergency calls: complaints and other calls for service during the watch; subduing and disarming those who are doing violence to other persons; conducting investigative stops; gathering and analyzing facts; seizing and protecting evidence; interviewing witnesses and taking statements; conducting preliminary investigations; advising violators of rights; processing accident scene; determining whether facts warrant apprehension/detention or lesser action, and presenting evidence in court.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/police-series-0083/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will respond to emergency calls, complaints and other calls for service; respond to and conduct investigations relating to incidents aboard installations.
  • You will perform motorized and walking patrols of installations; perform anti-terrorism/force protection duties to deter, detect, and/or deny unauthorized access.
  • You will subdue and disarm persons doing violence to others on installations; assist and administer first aid to injured; gather and analyze facts; seize and protect evidence, take statements, make diagrams and conduct interviews.
  • You will perform law enforcement duties at fixed posts such as entry and exit gates throughout the installation; identify and admit traffic/personnel according to laws, force protection conditions and base regulations.
  • You will inspect packages and personal belongings when admitting personnel into controlled areas.
  • You will perform traffic law control and enforcement; set up and conduct checkpoints/roadblocks at various locations.
  • You will detect and investigate situations/conditions; seize and protect evidence, take statements and advise violators of their rights.
  • You will write technical descriptive documents/reports and perform other law enforcement duties assigned.
  • You will perform anti-terrorism/force protection duties to deter, detect, and/or deny unauthorized access.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/21/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/22/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12870428-26-AMP