The Gentlemanly Corps of Battlefield Constabulary Services

The The Gentlemanly Corps of Battlefield Constabulary Services (GCBCS)("BCS") is the corps of the Royal Armed Forces of Reach responsible for the policing of service personnel, and for providing a military police presence. Members of the  BCS  are often known as 'Redcaps' because of the scarlet covers on their helmets.

The  BCS  origins can be traced back to The War Of Reach Succesion but it was not until fifty years later that a regular corps of military police was formed, On the orders of then newly appointed Master-Of-Arms Count Wiking Of Summerset.

Non-commissioned members of the  BCS  receive their basic training as soldiers,. They then receive further training at the Defence School of Policing and Guarding(DSPG). The  BCS  motto is Exemplo Ducemus, Latin for "By example, shall we lead".

Role
Broadly speaking, within it's own borders, the Royal Military Police are responsible for policing service personnel. In garrison towns, the RMP often assist the local guard in town centres at venues where service personnel are likely to frequent. Some Royal Military Police NCOs are allocated roles working on Service Family Accommodation (SFA) estates, such as Community Liaison Officers and Crime Reduction Officers.

Some of the specific roles the  BCS  fulfill include:


 * Law enforcement and crime prevention, within the service community
 * Assistance to civilian police forces in garrison towns


 * Guarding buildings and land under the exclusve command of the Royal army

When deployed on operations
The Gentlemanly Corps of Battlefield Constabulary Services are required to provide tactical military police support to the Royal Army in military operations. When deployed, some of the roles the  BCS  fulfill include:
 * War crime investigations
 * Handling and collating criminal evidence
 * Reconnaissance patrols
 * Detainee handling
 * Search operations
 * General policing duties within operational bases

Equipment
The Arms and armour of the The Gentlemanly Corps of Battlefield Constabulary Services are identical to those of a regular infantryman in the royal army, with the exception that they are issued with helmets covered with thick scarlet cloth, to denote their position in the armed forces, and that instead of spears or pikes, they are issued with Man Catchers, Brandistocks or sasumatas