Special
Agent Careers
- NCIS special agent is one of the most
challenging and fulfilling careers in law enforcement.
- NCIS special agents gain experience and
responsibility in a matter of months.
- World travel and life abroad—in
locations such as Italy, Japan, England, Bahrain and aboard
ship—is part of the NCIS special agent experience.
- NCIS is an ideal place to pursue work
in law enforcement specialties such as computer investigations...
forensic science... threat assessment analysis... economic
crimes... and electronic countermeasures.
- NCIS provides extensive training for
special agents: from the 19-week NCIS Basic Agent Course
held at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)...
to in-service training on subjects ranging from death investigations
to crime scene processing, domestic security, unarmed self-defense,
and critical incident stress debriefing... to multi-month
programs on technical surveillance countermeasures, polygraph,
procurement fraud, protective service... and year-long graduate
programs in forensic science, foreign counterintelligence,
and language studies.
- NCIS agents are armed federal law enforcement
investigators.
- NCIS special agents receive good pay
and benefits, including eligibility for Law Enforcement
Availability Pay (LEAP). Current pay scales may be found
at: www.opm.gov/oca/04tables/index.asp.
- You must be 21 to 37 years old.
- You must have an accredited baccalaureate
degree.
- You must have vision correctable to 20/20 with normal color vision.
- You must be a U.S.-born or naturalized
U.S. citizen.
- You must pass a background suitability
screening.
Applicants are not required to enlist in
the Navy or Marine Corps... have preexisting military or law
enforcement experience, such experience is often
desireable... or have any particular Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the special agent position,
NCIS offers a broad range of Professional
and Support Careers.
The application process for an NCIS special
agent is initiated by submitting a form OF612 (which can be
obtained from the Office
of Personnel Management or a resume, along with an NCIS
Agent Application Form (Word file) and Applicant
Background Survey (Word file), directly to the agency.
Upon completion, please mail the forms to:
Naval Criminal Investigative Service Headquarters
(Code 10)
716 Sicard Street SE
Washington Navy Yard DC 20388-5388
Once the application is reviewed, you will
be notified of any further processing. Please make sure that
your application is completed thoroughly and includes all
work experience, internships, supervisory positions, computer
experience, training, special skills, foreign language proficiency,
and grade.
For frequently asked questions about becoming
an NCIS special agent, click here.
Note: the
Online Application system is for special agents only; those
interested in Professional and Support Careers may click
here.
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