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Army MOS 31E Internment and Resettlement Specialist

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
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

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

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.

Related Army Positions
Military Police (31B)
Criminal Investigations (CID) Special Agent (31D)

See Promotion Points for MOS 31E