Variences in Federal Uniformed Employment

[Bearcat06]

I believe I spoke with a MPD officer on here and he said that the academy for DC is about 9 months long, and may even last up too a year...

Two different agencies with two different missions.

MPD (Metropolitan Police Department, Washington DC) patrols the streets of DC.
http://mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/site/default.asp

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metro Transit Police patrol the bus and train systems that run in DC/MD/VA area.

http://www.wmata.com/about/mtpd.cfm

Transit Police must complete academy work to become cerified in the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland, and the State of Virginia......