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History of the United States Army Military Police School (USAMPS)
Army Military Police Colors There are a few theories as to how the Military Police Corps acquired the colors of green and yellow. 1. The uniform coats of the enlisted dragoons during the American Revolution were green with black trim and yellow buttons and button holes. 2. In World War I, the military police of the American Expeditionary Force in France wore a yellow and green cord on their hats. 3. The MP Corps has the same lineage as the Cavalry, both having originated with the Dragoons, thus the yellow of the Cavalry was retained. The green was taken from the staff of the Provost Marshal Branch. In any
case, in 1921 the colors of green and yellow were officially adopted
for the Army Military Police with green on the field of yellow. In 1941
the colors were reversed with yellow on green. |
