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Emergency management is a complex field that takes time to learn and master. For example the current Region 5 Administrator for FEMA was a Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) Director and before that he was the Executive Director of Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and...

Thanks I still want to be secretary of homeland security. I'm looking at the SES as a stepping stone to SOHS.

I will probably get a Doctorate in public administration or a related field before I even start applying to SES positions.

I'm just trying to get some information about it. I completely understand that it won't happen right when I graduate from college.My goal is to get into the Senior Executive service by the age of 45. I also understand that it will take 20+ years to get into SES.

I was thinking of working in the state or local level and then make the jump to SES.

Thank you everyone for your thoughts.

I've thought about the Coast Guard but within emergency management there's jobs in the local, county(parish), or even state government. I would much rather start in the local, county(parish), or state government

It does. I appreciate everyone's information on this. I know it will take a long time to accomplish this goal, but honestly I think it will be worth it.

I was thinking a Federal Security Director or something with FEMA

I was thinking the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Hello, I've been on these forums for a while posting about wanting to go to the Coast a Guard Academy before deciding not to apply. I am currently a Freshmen at Western Illinois University studying emergency management with a minor in Environmental and Occupational safety. After a long time...

Thanks, I really wish I did better in high school. I am looking at all options. Can someone do ocs without enlisting Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app

I never applied. I have thought about that though I would like to have an emergency management degree then go to the academy to study management. Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app

I know that. I did not do well enough in high school, and in addition I want to go the academy, although they did not have the major I was looking for. But after four years at another college. I want to try and get into the academy and go there for four years. Sent using the Service Academy...

Hi, I know this is a long way off but I want to know what I can do in my four years of college to hopefully get accepted into the coast guard academy. I know about OCS but I do not mind at all going to 8 years of college. Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app

I will be studying a degree in emergency management in college and chemical corps seems like a good fit. Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app

So most likely if I do rotc they will give me that branch? Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app

Why? Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app

I would maybe go into ocs for the coast guard Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app

Thanks I'm thinking of either doing ROTC and become a officer in the army chemical corps or a coast guard officer Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app