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Red
12-31-2003, 11:02 AM
i have a question,is it possible to join the a federal agency like the CIA or FBI even though you were once a member of a foreign military but have become a US citizen?
Seraphim
12-31-2003, 11:21 AM
3. Don't post threads with TITLES IN ALL CAPS.

I suggest you check their website, they'll have all the information you need.
ChuckThunder
12-31-2003, 11:35 AM
i have a question,is it possible to join the a federal agency like the CIA or FBI even though you were once a member of a foreign military but have become a US citizen?

Yes. Do you have a college degree?
Uncle Sam
12-31-2003, 12:44 PM
To do anything good, you gotta have, at least, a Bachelors Degree.
2Sheds_Jackson
12-31-2003, 12:55 PM
Yes. Just remember there are lots of other requirements, depending upon the position you apply for (experience, education, security clearance issues etc.). But being born in another country etc. is not a deal breaker in and of itself.
Red
12-31-2003, 12:58 PM
i have a question,is it possible to join the a federal agency like the CIA or FBI even though you were once a member of a foreign military but have become a US citizen?

Yes. Do you have a college degree?
actually i graduate in december of 04 with a degree in COmputer Based Information Systems.A recruiter for the CIA came on our campus but i forgot to ask this crucial question.as for their website,it was no help.Sorry for starting the thread with al caps,i was playing call of duty and i hit the caps key by mistake.
Seraphim
12-31-2003, 01:31 PM
Found it under a minute...


The Agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ***, national origin, disability, age, or ****** orientation in granting, denying, or revoking security clearances.
Deuterium
12-31-2003, 02:41 PM
Found it under a minute...


The Agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ***, national origin, disability, age, or ****** orientation in granting, denying, or revoking security clearances.



They just make you take a ride on "the box"........
usa320
12-31-2003, 02:46 PM
box???

Id just like to second what everyone else said.

Different jobs at the CIA require different skills.

TO be an operative you would need military or police background, and technology, marksmanship and language skills would be helpful as well.

Where as if you wanted to work with signals intelligence or analyze images a computer technology background would be more adequate.

One way or another a degree is most useful, as is military experience.

They have lots of jobs that need to be done, and each job requires different skills and education/.
usa320
12-31-2003, 02:48 PM
it should also be noted that being born in another country might do the very opposite of hurting you... Having people with many different backgrounds and cultures is helpful in an agency that badly needs more powerful Human intelligence resources.
ChuckThunder
12-31-2003, 02:54 PM
it should also be noted that being born in another country might do the very opposite of hurting you... Having people with many different backgrounds and cultures is helpful in an agency that badly needs more powerful Human intelligence resources.

True, but being in another nation's military is different. He'd for sure go through some tests.
Red
12-31-2003, 03:30 PM
Found it under a minute...


The Agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ***, national origin, disability, age, or ****** orientation in granting, denying, or revoking security clearances.



They just make you take a ride on "the box"........
what is the box?is that some sort of interogation?
Seraphim
12-31-2003, 03:32 PM
Lie Detector :D
Red
12-31-2003, 03:37 PM
Lie Detector :D
ohh no problem,i got nothing to hide
papasmerf
12-31-2003, 03:55 PM
I read in the newspaper that the lie detector isn't as credible as everyone thinks it is. For whatever reason, some people telling the truth, might fail the test, and those lieing, might pass it. So it doesn't work very well, that's why court never uses it. Wonder if CIA does anyway though...
Seraphim
12-31-2003, 03:57 PM
I read in the newspaper that the lie detector isn't as credible as everyone thinks it is. For whatever reason, some people telling the truth, might fail the test, and those lieing, might pass it. So it doesn't work very well, that's why court never uses it. Wonder if CIA does anyway though...

The CIA makes you take a lie detector test.
Red
12-31-2003, 04:02 PM
I read in the newspaper that the lie detector isn't as credible as everyone thinks it is. For whatever reason, some people telling the truth, might fail the test, and those lieing, might pass it. So it doesn't work very well, that's why court never uses it. Wonder if CIA does anyway though...
you can be trained to beat it though.
Durandal
12-31-2003, 08:12 PM
you can be trained to beat it though.

Hey, you watched The Recruit!
Haiw
12-31-2003, 08:53 PM
Or 'High Crimes' with James Caviezel. :)
Durandal
12-31-2003, 09:40 PM
Or 'High Crimes' with James Caviezel. :)


rofl
DE_Six
01-01-2004, 01:24 AM
The real lie detector is the person administering the test. A person concentrating on fooling the machine will show some signs. It's not an exact science, but with experience, a person can learn to recognize the telltale signs we all display when we lie. Or so I read.

Just my .02$