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POLICE OFFICER

U.S. Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

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$32,435 - $65,599

per year

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GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

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 in North Carolina, where you'll handle daily security tasks like responding to emergencies, investigating incidents, and keeping people and property safe on base.

It suits someone with prior experience in law enforcement or security who is ready for a structured federal role involving patrols, arrests, and court presentations.

Good fits include those who thrive in high-pressure situations and have a commitment to public service.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-06 for the GS-07 level, including maintaining order, responding to emergencies, and conducting investigations
  • Knowledge of laws, regulations, and law enforcement procedures for handling calls for service, subduing suspects, and gathering evidence
  • Experience in protecting life and property, enforcing traffic laws, issuing citations, and processing accident scenes
  • Ability to interview witnesses, advise on rights, determine appropriate actions like detention, and present evidence in court
  • For lower grades (GS-05/04), basic knowledge of security operations, regulating access to buildings, and conducting perimeter patrols
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to meet physical fitness, background check, and other federal law enforcement standards (implied for police roles)
  • Relevant paid, unpaid, or volunteer experience in security or protective services

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.

GS-07 Your resume must also 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.

GS-06: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: knowledge of a body of basic laws and regulations; knowledge of law enforcement operations, practices, and techniques; knowledge of maintaining order and protecting life and property, respond to complaints or calls for service or emergencies, or gathering and analyzing facts, or enforcing traffic laws or issuing citations for violations of law GS-05: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing a basic knowledge of laws and regulations; law enforcement procedures and operations in performing routine, recurring kinds of fixed post assignments, regulating access to buildings, governing rights of individuals, conducting security perimeter patrol.

GS-04: Your resume must also demonstrate at least 6 months of generalized experience demonstrating the following: protecting property, equipment, data or materials; or that involved making judgements based on the application of directions, rules, regulations or laws; AND an additional 6 months of specialized expereince: regulating building access, or conducting security perimeter patrols, or inspecting packages, vehicles or personal belongings prior to admission into controlled areas.

GS-03: Your resume must demonstrate 6 months of generalized experience demonstrating the following: experience in administrative, clerical, technical, or military work that involved protecting property, equipment, data, or materials; or that involved making judgments based on the application of directions, rules, regulations, or laws.

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 during watch; respond to and conduct preliminary investigations relating to incidents aboard installations.
  • You will gather and analyze the facts, seizes and protects evidence, takes statements, makes diagrams, interviews witnesses and other persons involved, and determine if facts warrant apprehension/detention or lesser actions.
  • You will perform law enforcement duties at fixed posts throughout the installation.
  • You will check identification cards, badges and/or vehicle decals as well as vehicles. Inspect packages and personal belongings when admitting personnel into controlled areas.
  • You will set-up and conduct checkpoints/roadblocks at various locations throughout the installation.
  • You will perform traffic law control and enforcement; direct movement of vehicles/pedestrians and observe and report traffic safety hazards.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12923539-26-MTG