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Mr. Powers,
I was recently took my oath of enlistment in the United States
Marine Corps and ship to Paris Island Sept. 25. I've been
wracking my brain about jobs available to me in the Marine
Corps and wondered if you knew of any available FIELD WORK in
the occupational field 02: ie. Intelligence/counterintelligence.
I'm very interested, however i have to desire whatsoever to
spend my days sitting infront of a computer of translating
paperwork....my question rests more along the lines of intel
gathering rather than analysis. Any info you might have would
be greatly appreciated. Thanks you.
David Stuart
Charlotte NC
Hi David,
I'm sorry to be the one to break the news, but I'm afraid that if you wanted to become a "secret agent," you should have joined the CIA, and not the U.S. Military.
The military doesn't have "field work" in the area of intelligence. The military services (none of them) have "secret agents"). That stuff is left up to the CIA or (sometimes) NSC.
Military Intel specialists take intel information provided to them from other agencies (CIA, NSC, satellites, UAVs, etc.), and apply it to the mission of the unit. That's it.
In short, you're not going to become a "spy," or "James Bond," in the U.S. Military. That mission is left up to other (non-military) folks, regardless of what one reads in fiction novels.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
Education/Credentials
Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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