Dog Health Questions: Training dogs for the military?

i'm a junior in high school and LOVE dogs so i want to go into dog training as a career once i graduate. i want to help my country but i don't want to move to join the military. could i train dogs for the military/ police without joining them? also what about school drug dogs?

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School drug dogs are property of Police Departments.
To be able to train military dogs you have to be in the military or former military with a background in Military K9. To train Police K9 units, its the same... you would have to either be a police officer or a former police officer.
The way the training goes for the Army K9s most of the time, is the individual is trained on how to train their dog....it helps create a bond between the dog and the handler.

If you don't want to be in the military or a police officer, you should look into contacting a company that trains security dogs (personal protection) or trains for obedience. You could start out now helping out with paperwork or cleaning up after the dogs (kennel cleaning, giving baths, etc) and work towards becoming a trainer. Kind of like an apprenticeship.

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