Connor Rice8/25/10hubbard7thDirectives/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 Georgiahttp://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.
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.