can you become an police officer for a couple of years then go to work for the fbi or cia?

Answer 1

Yes. After you apply, and are accepted.

Answer 2

No. Getting into the FBI and CIA takes the same standards no matter where you are coming from.

You need your 4 year degree from an accredited college. You need to pass their tests, mental and physical.

And you must have a unique quality they are looking for at the time.

When I applied in '98, they were willing to give me a try, but only if I worked in the Computer Crime division when I graduated. (I was a computer science major)

I said I wanted to be a field agent, but they weren't too sure about that.

Ooo, Languages!! Languages can really really help. Farsi, Chinese... etc. I'm fluent in German and Japanese, they liked that.

That summer I went to an Archaeological dig, and I got hooked. Withdrew my application to become an Archaeologist. Might have been a mistake.

Answer 3

The FBI wants you to have at least four years of law enforcement experience. The best thing to do is get a degree in Criminal Justice and then enter the police force, work your way up and you have a much better of getting an interview. Having a specialized field such as computers, foreign languages ect.. is also a step up.
Good Luck

Answer 4

"While the exact process and details are classified, the process of becoming an employee of the FBI is arduous. At a minimum, FBI employees require a Top Secret (TS) security clearance, and in many instances, employees need a higher level, TS/SCI clearance.[25] In order to get a security clearance, all potential FBI personnel must pass a series of Single Scope Background Investigations (SSBI), which are conducted by the Office of Personnel Management.[26] Special Agents candidates also have to pass a rigorous Physical Fitness Test (PFT) that includes a 300-meter run, one-minute sit-ups, maximum push-ups, and a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) run. There is also a random drug test all FBI personnel have to pass in order to become an agent. In addition to the drug test, there is a polygraph test personnel have to pass, with questions including possible drug use. After potential special agent candidates are cleared with TS clearance and the Form SF-312 non-disclosure agreement is signed, they attend the FBI training facility located on Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. Candidates spend approximately 21 weeks at the FBI Academy, where they receive over 500 classroom hours and over 1000 simulated law enforcement hours to train. Upon graduation, new FBI Special Agents are placed all around the country and the world, depending on their areas of expertise. Professional support staff works out of one of the many support buildings the FBI maintains. However, any Agent or Support staff member can be transferred to any location for any length of time if their skills are deemed necessary at one of the FBI field offices or one of the 400 resident agencies the FBI maintains." - WIKIPEDIA

Answer 5

turning out to be a member of the FBI is surely extremely user-friendly. they'll settle for almost all people with a clean historic past and a level decrease than seventy 5 assuming they're hiring. turning out to be a member of the CIA is greater complicated. you do no longer choose the CIA, the CIA chooses you. no count what others inform you, the utility to the CIA is pretend and no-one which the CIA hasn't been eying for a on a similar time as gets in. surely, that's no longer proper what your historic past verify says or your degree says. The CIA selections you after which you get to choose in case you prefer in or no longer. [joke] in case you purely prefer to be in the FBI Headquarters, homicide somebody in Washington then somebody in California. in case you purely prefer to be in the CIA Headquarters, homicide somebody in Maine then homicide somebody in Sydney, AU. [/joke] notice: i'm particular you already understand this, however the television renderings of FBI and CIA jobs are exaggerated. surely, those are the jobs you will likely get or a minimum of start up out with: FBI: Analyst or Dumpster diver: whilst the FBI takes administration of an analyze, they have their very own human beings do all the artwork. meaning, that everybody however the lead investigator will spend actually ninety% of their time dumpster diving. As an analyst, you take a seat on your *** all day and report until an agent has you seem up a report. You seem up the report, supply him/her the report and bypass decrease back to submitting. Sidekick: You spend the vast majority of a week sorting by way of papers and filling out types. CIA: Analyst: comparable as FBI, yet greater strict. secret agent: in case you're between the fortunate few to become an energetic secret agent, you will spend ninety seven% of it sluggish anticipating orders in some decrease priced lodge room in an strange united states of america. No particular gadgetry or something. except of direction you're Canadian intelligence wherein case you spend ninety seven% of it sluggish waiting in a extremely greater costly lodge room with a posh telephone.

Answer 6

Yes, you can for the FBI. I am not sure about the CIA. I'm going to school for Forensic Psychology and want to be an FBI agent so I was actually just looking at the job opportunities on their site last night.

Answer 7

you don't have to have law enforcement experience to apply for the FBI. however they typically pick college graduates with certain degrees. the CIA does the vast majority of their own recruiting, they go looking for you if you fit their needs. if you have a "in" that works for the CIA your odds would probably increase slightly.

Answer 8

yes you can become a police officer and then apply for the FBI academy.

CIA is recruited from colleges and military.

FBI REQUIRES A COLLEGE DEGREE OR WORKING TOWARDS ONE-(2 YEARS TO OBTAIN)

CIA REQUIRES A COLLEGE DEGREE

Answer 9

well you need a 4 year degree...i know IL State Trooper who was a trooper for 10 years then transfered over to FBI. If you know arabic you will get right in ; )

Answer 10

The FBI prefers to recruit directly from law schools. (Yes, the majority of agents are grads.)

CIA also prefers college graduates.

Answer 11

A couple of years probably won't do it, unless you have some serious credentials (speak multiple languages, have several degrees, etc.)
Typically, the Feds want to see 5 or 6 years of street experience.