The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it has granted initial accreditation status to the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) Maritime Law Enforcement Academy’s (MLEA) Maritime Enforcement “A” School at the November 3-5, 2015 meeting in Glynco, GA.
The mission of the Maritime Enforcement Specialist “A” (ME “A”) School is to train Coast Guard personnel to meet the rating requirements for a Third Class Maritime Enforcement Specialist as prescribed by the Rating Performance Qualifications. The scope of the ME “A” School is to train ME “A” students to provide security and law enforcement support for USCG missions. The graduates of the program are deployed throughout the U.S. Coast Guard on cutters, stations, Maritime Force Protection Units, Coast Guard Police Departments, and Deployable Special Forces.
The FLETA Board is the accrediting body for all federal law enforcement training and support programs. To achieve accreditation, agencies submit to an independent review of their academy and/or program to ensure compliance with the FLETA Standards and Procedures in the areas of: Administration, Training Staff, Training Development, Training Delivery, and Distance Learning. Accreditation is a cyclical process occurring every five years. Each year, agencies must submit annual reports in preparation for reaccreditation, which is a new and independent review of the academy/program.