The USAF has a department called the OSI or Office of Special Investigations. You have to be an officer in order to work here, and it's the only special investigation career in the USAF. It seems like a fulfilling career for me, however I won't be able to pursue in due to colorblindness.
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Secret Service Agents are the people that defend the president and all other political figureheads. One career path would be a Special Officer (SO). SO's are in charge of security screenings before meeting with political figures. They can work for interviews, X-ray security checks, and many other security positions. There is also a Special Agent (SA) career path. SA's are in charge of closely watching, escorting, and protecting political figures. These are the people that everyone thinks about when they picture someone in the Secret Service. Another field that would be interesting is the Uniformed Division (UD). UD's are the people that are seen in uniforms guarding buildings and places of political interest. They can be stationed anywhere from the White House to overseas bases. I believe the best fit for me in the Secret Service would be as an SA or an SO, but beyond that I believe other federal and national security jobs would suit me better.
The DIA has many fields that interest me. The best one I have found would be in Collection Operations. The Collection Operations agents collect information by working undercover in foreign territories. This would be extremely interesting and would be a great place to work. Besides Collection Operations, there's also the Analysis field. Since I want to major in Political Science, I believe that working in the political/military intelligence field would suit me well.
The Joint Terrorism Task Force is led and funded by the FBI. They take people from different agencies to collaborate against terrorist activities. They work 24/7/365 in order to find and stop terrorist attacks ranging from cyber attacks to anthrax attacks. I personally would be interested in their Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams. I feel that they get more hands on with situations. However, I also feel that I can't make that much of a difference working on a SWAT team and it wouldn't be federal. Because of this, I don't think that this is the best career choice for me to pursue. So, back to federal agencies. Next I'll research the DIA and find out more information about them.
I learned that the NCTC is more of a support branch to all the federal agencies. They work with places such as the CIA, FBI, DoD, DoS, and other federal agencies working on things such as the terrorist watch list as well as monitors for known and suspected terrorists. Since I want more of a hands on job I'm not sure if I still want to pursue the NCTC over the other federal agencies. Right now the NCTC says the closest operational part of Counter-Terrorism is working with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force. This means I should start researching the Joint Terrorism Task Force and consider a career in that field. Overall, I want to work in a career where I'm the one conducting operations rather than filling out paperwork from a desk. Ideally I want to work in Counter-Insurrectionism, Counter-Terrorism, or Hostage Rescue. I'm not sure where the Joint Terrorism Task Force will fall into those categories, but that's what research is for.
The requirements to be a FBI special agent are pretty rigorous, but not impossible. I'm looking into the Hostage Rescue Team as a potential career as an FBI special agent. Their task is to deal with terrorist attacks and recover hostages safely. While this is a deviation from my goals of working at the National Counter-Terrorism Center, it can still lead to a career there. The only limiting requirement that may disqualify me is colorblindness, however that can be waived if I can learn to pass the Farnsworth D-15v color vision test, where I currently can get a score saying slight colorblindness.
This week I looked into the Central Intelligence Agency's career options. I found out that the career I'm interested in required a Criminal Justice degree or equivalent, so I'm going to figure out if a Political Science degree with a National Security Certificate would count as an equivalent degree.
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