AboutLoren Stevens Expertise Retired after 31 years in a large metropolitan PD.
Areas of expertise: COVERT OPERATIONS. Management, Administration, Inspections, U/C development, Project design, Ethics, and other related sub topics in COVERT OPERATIONS.
Question Hi my names josh my lives dream is to be in the us swat team I am 13 years
old I live in new Zealand below australlia. I have great acutacy with a paint
ball and bb guns from far distances I realy want to join swatt but read you
had to Be a citizen of the USA to becomeba officer but when I was old enof I
I was wondering if if i could some how be an exeption for 1 time and prove
my self as the armed defenders in new Zealand don't see slot ofnactipn and
are pretty much any one who wants to join with no skill.
Answer Hello Josh,
You can pose your questions on citizenship, to US Immigration (INS) or the US State Department.
On your SWAT question, I would like to invite you to review several of past Q&A on this site, as what you ask comes up often.
SWAT is a subdivision of a law enforcement agency. You will have to get hired first, on the agency you are interested in. You need to hire on at the entry level first. Go through their academy, and other learning requirements, like field training ops etc.
You need to distinguish yourself at the entry level position, and be off probation to even be eligible to compete for a specialized position like SWAT.
Then, that competition gets pretty spirited. It comes down to which candidates has the best/most "KSA's" (knowledge-skills-abilities) to pony up.
Hope this is helpful.
Good Luck,
loren
