US Army: Internment/Resettlement Specialist (31E)

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Internment/Resettlement Specialist (31E)
   Enlisted       Officer       Active Duty       Army Reserve

Internment/Resettlement (I/R) Specialists in the Army are primarily responsible for day-to-day operations in a military confinement/correctional facility or detention/internment facility. I/R Specialists provide rehabilitative, health, welfare, and security to U.S. military prisoners within a confinement or correctional facility; conduct inspections; prepare written reports; and coordinate activities of prisoners/internees and staff personnel.

Some of your duties as an Internment/Resettlement Specialist may include:

    * Assist with the supervision and management of confinement and detention operations
    * Provide external security to confinement/corrections facilities or detention/internment facilities
    * Provide counseling and guidance to individual prisoners within a rehabilitative program
    * Prepare or review reports and records of prisoners/internees and programs

Training
Helpful Skills
Advanced Responsibilities
Related Civilian Jobs
Related Army Positions
Civilian Certifications Earned
TRAINING

Job training for an Internment/Resettlement Specialist requires nine weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and eight weeks of Advanced Individual Training. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in a field environment. Some of the skills you'll learn are:

    * Military laws and jurisdictions
    * Level of Force Procedures
    * Unarmed Self-Defense Techniques
    * Police Deviance and Ethics Procedures
    * Interpersonal Communications Skills
    * Close confinement operations
    * Search and restraint procedures
    * Use of firearms
    * Custody and control procedures

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HELPFUL SKILLS

Helpful attributes include:

    * An ability to think and react quickly
    * An ability to remain calm in stressful situations
    * An interest in law enforcement and crime prevention
    * Being physically fit

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ADVANCED RESPONSIBILITIES

Advanced level Internment/Resettlement Specialist provides guidance, supervises and trains other Soldiers within the same discipline. As an advanced level I/R Specialist, you may be involved in:

    * Supervise and establish all administrative, logistical and food support operations, confinement/correctional, custodial, treatment, and rehabilitative activities
    * Responsible for all personnel working in the confinement/correctional facility, including security, logistical, and administrative management of the prisoner/internee population
    * Provide command and control, staff planning, administration/logistical services, and custody/control for the operation of an Enemy Prisoner of War/Civilian Internee (EPW/CI) camp
    * Provide command and control, staff planning, administration/logistical services, and custody/control for the operation of detention facility or the operation of a displaced civilian (DC) resettlement facility

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RELATED CIVILIAN JOBS

The skills you'll learn as an Internment/Resettlement Specialist will help prepare you for a future with federal, state, county or city law enforcement agencies or the federal penal system. You might also be able to pursue a career as a security guard with industrial firms, airports or other businesses and institutions.
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RELATED ARMY POSITIONS

    * Military Police (31B)
    * Criminal Investigations (CID) Special Agent (31D)

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CIVILIAN CERTIFICATIONS EARNED

Learn more about the relationship between military training and civilian certification requirements.

Visit the Army Credentialing Opportunities Site

http://www.goarmy.com/JobDetail.do?id=292