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He became an officer of the Arab Legion in 1930. The next year he formed the Desert Patrol a force consisting of exclusively beduins to curb the raiding problem that plagued the southern part of the country. Within a few years he had managed to get the beduins to abandon their habit of raiding neighbour tribes and the raids was soon a thing of the past.
In 1939, Glubb succeeded Frederick G. Peake as the commander of the Arab Legion. During this period, he transformed the legion to the best trained force in the Arab world.
He remained as the commander of the Arab Legion until March 2, 1956 when he was dismissed by King Hussein who wanted to distance himself from the British that participated in the Suez War. Despite his decommission, that was forced upon him by public opinion, he remained a close friend of the king. He spent the remainder of his life writing books and articles, mostly on the Middle East and his experiences with the Arabs.
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