CIA Recruting

USMAGRAD1988 said:
I served in a three letter agency after completing my military service....whether SA or ROTC route the three letter agencies are always interested in veterans, especially those that already bring TS clearances.
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Agreed, I work with all elements of the IC and the biggest discriminator is ability to obtain a TS/SCI. DOD experience often gives one a leg up on that.
 
Thanks to everyone for the insight! Are there specific MOS/warfare communities that are preferred by the IC community (already require a top secret etc.)?
 
USMAGRAD1988 said:
I served in a three letter agency after completing my military service....whether SA or ROTC route the three letter agencies are always interested in veterans, especially those that already bring TS clearances.
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So true! Some of the agencies require hires with experience beyond college and they do like have that clearance!
 
43567bman said:
^^ any answers?
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If you want to be a IC analyst, having been a DoD analyst previously would probably be a good set-up. Linguists are always in high demand.
These are large agencies, with varied needs. They have pilots, translators, accountants, psychologists, and more. It depends on what skills you bring and what they need at the time.
Previous IC experience and/or fluency in strategic languages would probably be your best bet, but other opportunities are out there.
 
what about becoming a clandestine operations officer? Would it be better to get a job with hands-on experience in intel like HUMINT in Marines or something with a TS clearance like subs?
 
EchoDelta1711 said:
Are there specific MOS/warfare communities that are preferred by the IC community (already require a top secret etc.)?
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Needless to say MI, Military Intelligence would require a TS security clearance. Beyond that, a good place to start looking would at the individual components of USSOCOM, Special Operations Command. There are many: Army Special Forces, SEALs, MARSOC, Ranger Regiment, AF Pararescue to name just a few.

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Many of them, if not all require a TS Security Clearance. The trick is only a few of these components are open to newly minted O-1's and will require yet another level of competition for spots in qualification courses.
 
Has anyone heard of CIA Nurse practitioners? Looking at a plan C if my waiver gets denied. Their website in particular lists interesting job descriptions, "You will be required to carry medical equipment from one location to another on foot within austere foreign environments and may work with host-country personnel, often as the sole provider. You should be comfortable operating independently with a minimal amount of key medical supplies and without direct physician oversight".
 
maroonandgold said:
”You will be required to carry medical equipment from one location to another on foot within austere foreign environments and may work with host-country personnel, often as the sole provider. You should be comfortable operating independently with a minimal amount of key medical supplies and without direct physician oversight".
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Sounds like the job description for 68W or 18D. The later requires a TS clearance and both are enlisted positions, so...do the math. The fastest track you can come up with is enlisting and not going to college. And by the way many 18 series have college degrees, so add four years on to that track.
 
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nick0094 said:
My friend's father said the CIA usually goes to Service Academies to recruit. How true is this and, WHEN I get in ( I was going to put IF, but that's just one of my small ways of staying positive), what are the chances of me ending up more like James Bond than Maverick ( Using both of those comparisons VERY loosely)
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interesting
 
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