Comments on: Diplomatic Security Special Agent Career, Salary, and Training Info

By: david

david — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:09:48 +0000

Working any federal law enforcement agency (like DS) will help you get ANOTHER federal law enforcement job (like the FBI), but I ASSURE you, once you have worked for DS (and stayed a week in Tokyo, and London, and Lagos, and Ouagadougou, and Barcelona, and stayed at the best 5-star hotels in several capital cities, and run with the Olympic torch, and swam in the Arctic Ocean, and protected Angelina Jolie and Bono, and, well you get the idea) you won’t want to work for the FBI (or any other FLEO, for that matter). For the majority of CIA law enforcement jobs, you need only a high school degree (their “federal agents” don’t appear to have the same authority as other 1811′s). CIA clandestine work (if your career research is primarily taken from the movies) follows a TOTALLY different career path (intel degrees, SPEC OPS or paramilitary experience, difficult languages like Chinese, Arabic, Korean, and Russian) and DS may or may not help you with these depending on what your experiences IN DS are. DS, like other 1811 jobs (though DS agents are actually 2501′s, the only FLEO’s with that job series), only requires a Bachelor’s degree from ANY accredited college or university (in Ohio or not).

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:06:53 +0000

hi im in highschool and i really want to be a diplomatic security special agent are there any good colleges in ohio for this

By: Maria

Maria — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:41:37 +0000

to obtain a job with CIA or FBI u need to do alot of interning for them during your summer breaks all thru college and you can apply with them as soon as you graduate with ur B.A. or B.S. degree. Its helpful to know a foreign language but its not mandatory. Try keeping yourself in top shape also helps. Good Luck!!!!

By: Devin

Devin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:24:50 +0000

Hi, im a junior in high school and i plan on getting a degree in cj so i was wondering if a bachelors degree in cj and experience as a diplomatic security special agent could help me obtain a job in the CIA or FBI which is my ultimate career goal.

By: Radek M. Gadek

Radek M. Gadek — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:00:12 +0000

none as of yet

By: Daniel Roberts

Daniel Roberts — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:49:19 +0000

So any information on when they will be hiring again, or if they have programs for graduate students? I should be finishing up my Criminal Justice Masters degree this fall and this certainly looks like an interesting career.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:07:10 +0000

Hi All, Just wanted to post that the State Department is currently accepting applications for Diplomatic Security Special Agents. I think the cut off date is 8/26/2010. If you love to travel and think living overseas would be fun, this might be the agency for you. Check it out of the State Departments website or at USAjobs. I don’t work for them yet but am on their list to get hired. Wish me luck. Hope this info helps some people.