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I'm just wondering out of curiosity who has every thought about becoming either of the three. Let me tell you the reasoning behind this question.
Last week President Barack Obama spoke at George Town University (in Washing D.C). I went with a program to Washington D.C from April 12 - April 18. That week we stopped at George Town University; having absolutely no idea that Barack Obama had just spoken there an hour before we had arrived. So we went up on the second floor of the building he was speaking at and the crew was dismantling all of the lights and stands they had on the stage.
One of his CIA Special Agents was still on the stage helping out and our chaperon had went up to the guy and asked him if he was a Special Agent. He said yes, but he couldn't disclose any personal/confidential information (his name, and all that stuff). So I began to ask him questions - such as his training, how hard was it. Is being a CIA an adventurous job. Was it his first and foremost decision in what he wanted to be in life, etc etc. He answered the questions adiquitly and professionally.
He told my group and I, that anyone can become a CIA Agent and there are different divisions of the team, such as Forensic Science, and being a Special Agent, etc. He told us that to become a Special Agent and to protect the president you must have a 4 year graduate degree (in anything such as pre-law, pre-med sociaology, etc). He also said in order to become a CIA Special Agent they must back-track your life (where you've moved, what kind of person you are, etc), and you also have to take a polygraph test.. because of course you are concealing a weapon around the President.
So that made me think about what I wanted to be in life. I really want to go to college (specially I am interested in the University of Pittsburgh. Initially I wanted to take get my under-grad, and go into Medical School (which is a 4 year process) and I wanted to become an anesthesiologist, which would be about 9 years in college. Once I pursue that degree in Pre-Med; if I don't want to persue that career in anesthesiology, I wanted to become a CIA Special Agent to protect the president. Because by then I would have been to college for 9 years and I would have my medical certificate!
-- A fact that I learned from the CIA Special Agent -- when every the president flies somewhere (around the country or anywhere in the US) they put his Limo on an airplane and fly it to his destination. He didn't tell us why.. I didn't bother to ask because he would of probably said he couldn't disclose that information...
Anyways, have any of you ever wanted or thought to become an FBI, CIA, or NCIS special agent?:?:
Last week President Barack Obama spoke at George Town University (in Washing D.C). I went with a program to Washington D.C from April 12 - April 18. That week we stopped at George Town University; having absolutely no idea that Barack Obama had just spoken there an hour before we had arrived. So we went up on the second floor of the building he was speaking at and the crew was dismantling all of the lights and stands they had on the stage.
One of his CIA Special Agents was still on the stage helping out and our chaperon had went up to the guy and asked him if he was a Special Agent. He said yes, but he couldn't disclose any personal/confidential information (his name, and all that stuff). So I began to ask him questions - such as his training, how hard was it. Is being a CIA an adventurous job. Was it his first and foremost decision in what he wanted to be in life, etc etc. He answered the questions adiquitly and professionally.
He told my group and I, that anyone can become a CIA Agent and there are different divisions of the team, such as Forensic Science, and being a Special Agent, etc. He told us that to become a Special Agent and to protect the president you must have a 4 year graduate degree (in anything such as pre-law, pre-med sociaology, etc). He also said in order to become a CIA Special Agent they must back-track your life (where you've moved, what kind of person you are, etc), and you also have to take a polygraph test.. because of course you are concealing a weapon around the President.
So that made me think about what I wanted to be in life. I really want to go to college (specially I am interested in the University of Pittsburgh. Initially I wanted to take get my under-grad, and go into Medical School (which is a 4 year process) and I wanted to become an anesthesiologist, which would be about 9 years in college. Once I pursue that degree in Pre-Med; if I don't want to persue that career in anesthesiology, I wanted to become a CIA Special Agent to protect the president. Because by then I would have been to college for 9 years and I would have my medical certificate!
-- A fact that I learned from the CIA Special Agent -- when every the president flies somewhere (around the country or anywhere in the US) they put his Limo on an airplane and fly it to his destination. He didn't tell us why.. I didn't bother to ask because he would of probably said he couldn't disclose that information...
Anyways, have any of you ever wanted or thought to become an FBI, CIA, or NCIS special agent?:?:
; though being British I doubt I'd be given a second look!
