page_title: Shore patrol
hierarchical_section_title: Shore patrol
caption_attribution_description: English: Corporal Thomas, on shore patrol duty, prepares to put handcuffs on an unauthorized absentee serviceman as Master-At-Arms 1st Class Getman stands by.
context_page_description: Shore patrol are service members who are provided to aid in security for the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, and the British Royal Navy while on shore. They are often temporarily assigned personnel who receive limited training in law enforcement and are commonly armed with a baton. Their primary function is to make certain that Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen on liberty do not become too rowdy. They will also provide assistance for Department of the Navy and U.S. Coast Guard uniformed personnel in relations with the civilian courts and police.
context_section_description: Shore patrol are service members who are provided to aid in security for the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, and the British Royal Navy while on shore. They are often temporarily assigned personnel who receive limited training in law enforcement and are commonly armed with a baton.  Their primary function is to make certain that Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen on liberty do not become too rowdy. They will also provide assistance for Department of the Navy and U.S. Coast Guard uniformed personnel in relations with the civilian courts and police.
caption: A U.S. Marine corporal cuffs an unauthorized absentee serviceman as a U.S. Navy master-at-arms looks on; note "SP" armband on each.
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