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Connor Rice  8/25/10   hubbard   7th     Directives/Questions to answer: 1. Name of your career. FBI Special Agent 2. Name the college degree(s) you must have (or could be helpful to have) to achieve this career goal. **__A 4 year bachelor degree is required for this career.__** 3. How many years of college does it take to earn the degree(s)? **__A 4 year Bachelors__** 4. Name 3 colleges you could attend locally to achieve or begin to achieve this career goal? (//include the college’s web addresses)// **__Kennesaw state,University of Georgia,North Georgia__** **__ http://www.uga.edu/, __** **__www. __****__kennesaw __****__.edu __** **__, __****__www.ngcsu.edu __** 5. What training must you obtain to be able to begin this career (police academy, etc)? **__The police Academy in Quantico,virginia__** 6. How many hours/weeks of this training are required as a minimum? **__The minimum is 20 weeks of training__** 7. Name three local academies you could go to and how many hours/weeks each requires for graduation. Include the possible cost of attending and entry requirements. If your career is federal (FBI, US Marshal), find the federal academy you must attend and give its requirements for entry and graduation. **__The police academy in Quantico Virginia__** 8. Name 5 activities of interest to you that someone in this career does on a regular basis. **__Hand to hand combat,Patroling and hunting down criminals, working with people,__** 9. Name 5 things about this career you don’t think you would like. **__Firearm combats, working against dangerous people, having to arrest people, dealing with illegal drugs__** 10. Name 5 critical skills you need to be successful in this career.**__Intellegent,//Agile,strong, accurate,tough,know your trainig//__** 11. Which skill do you believe is the **MOST** important? Why? **__Smart,this is because if your not smart in a chase or gun battle it could be the difference between living and dieing or catching a criminal or letting him go__** 12. What type of training/degrees must you obtain to “move up the ladder” in this career (promotions etc.)? **__Extra hours training at an academy__** 13. Name 3 traits you have that would make this career a good fit for you. **__Agile, smart,tough__** 14. What is the average annual pay for a career like this? Translate that to hourly pay. **__20 dollars an hour__** 15. How can you move up the pay scale in this career? **__Being more experienced or be a higher rank__** 16. What type of hours will you have to work? Would there be any travel involved? **__Yes travel is involved and you will work 40 hours a week but may be called any moment for emergencys__** 17. Is this career one that is growing in the U.S.? **__Yes this career is growing__** 18. Name 3 careers that go hand-in-hand with the one you have selected. **__Police officer,SWAT, DEA agent__** **Summary:** Based on what you discovered about this career, is it still one you think you would like to pursue? Why did you answer this way and what do you expect to get out of this career? (answer should be 2 or more paragraphs long) Yes I would still like to take a shot at this career. This is because I would find it a great deal of fun to help many people be safe. Also to catch dangerous criminals around the world. This career I will consider in the future. In the career of being an FBI agent I believe I will grow mentally and physically. This is because as I train and train my body will become more stronger and fit. This career will help me mentally also because if something were to happen off duty I would know exactly what to do, and it would keep me more aware of surroundings.