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POST directs staff to evaluate Tennessee National Guard military police training for matrix credit
Summary
The commission asked staff to evaluate Tennessee National Guard military police training for potential matrix points toward transition school eligibility, and agreed staff should return with recommended documentation and an implementation plan before new POST rules take effect in September.
Representatives of the Tennessee Army National Guard briefed the Tennessee POST Commission on the content and scope of military police training and asked POST to evaluate that training against the commission’s matrix for transition‑school eligibility.
Guard presenters described the MP school curriculum as an accredited military law‑enforcement program of roughly 420 hours of instruction, with MOS award orders and graduation diplomas that document training. They said the Guard’s training covers many topics analogous to civilian police academies and proposed that qualified MPs be eligible for matrix points so chiefs and sheriffs could consider them for a shortened transition school instead of a full basic academy.
Commissioners discussed scope and safeguards — including that any equivalency would be applied case‑by‑case, that agency heads must submit supporting documents (MOS award orders/10‑59 or MOS diploma) and that POST staff would produce guidance for agencies. Staff estimated the earliest practical implementation would align with the new POST rules scheduled for September; the commission voted to direct staff to evaluate the Guard’s documentation and return with a recommendation.
Several commissioners thanked Guard members for their service and noted workforce retention and deployment pressures that affect agencies considering Guard members for civilian roles. POST staff said the evaluation would include what documentary evidence to require and how many matrix points would be appropriate for various MOS credentials.
The commission’s action does not automatically confer certification; it simply instructs staff to create a case‑by‑case evaluation pathway under the existing matrix framework.
