DEA Info

[Group9]

For interesting reading, Google "Operation Snowcap" which was the predecessor to FAST, and operated in south and central American countries.

MET is really the opposite of Snowcap and FAST, and was formed by Thomas Constantine when he was the administrator and didn't think DEA should even be in foreign countries.

When we lost five agents on one day on a Snowcap mission in 1994 in Peru, he used it as an excuse to cancel the program (he canceled it so suddenly, that the last Snowcap agent training session was still ongoing at the Fort Benning Ranger School, and a class was only three days from graduation when they got the news).

Snowcap was a huge program before it was canceled, and it sounds like FAST is heading that way.

[NYchester10520]

Hi,

I am in my senior year of high school and will be going to college next year. I want to join the DEA soon after I graduate from college. However I have no idea what sort of classes or internships to take before applying. I also heard that they want people with military or LE backgrounds.

Any info would be very helpful.

[puma2]

Hi,

I am in my senior year of high school and will be going to college next year. I want to join the DEA soon after I graduate from college. However I have no idea what sort of classes or internships to take before applying. I also heard that they want people with military or LE backgrounds.

Any info would be very helpful.

First, try a search as there have been many threads on preparing for a future in Law Enforcement. Basically, you should find yourself and what you enjoy because, the most important thing is to do well in your studies, regardless of the field. Military can help. LE can help. Accounting can help. Many other things can help too. It all depends on what critical skills an agency is looking for. However, nothing will help if you don't do it well.