Hello all. My name is John, 24 years old from MO. I'm graduating from Mizzou in May with a BSBA in Finance. I just recently finished 6 years in the National Guard with a deployment to Iraq. I spent 3 months in advanced MP training and I'm trained on several different weapons systems. That is the extent of my LE experience.
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02-11-11 03:53 PM #1
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02-11-11 04:11 PM #2
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Glad to have you with us, John. Thank you for your service. Good luck with the USMS application. You just missed the largest hiring initiative in the history of the agency. It appears that there will be huge cuts across the G next fiscal year, so there will not be a lot of slots anywhere. However, with military and a 4 year degree, you should be a pretty competitive candidate.
You could always get in with a local/state department to get LE experience... then you will have all 3 "package-builders" covered (very rarely is MP experience considered LE experience). With military, a 4 yr degree and LE experience (and a clean background), you should fall into the "most competitive" category for most fed hiring.We bring evil things to evil people, kicking in a door near you!
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02-11-11 05:07 PM #3
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Welcome, thanks for your service and good luck with your endeavours.
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02-11-11 05:39 PM #4
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Welcome, John, to RP from the Florida Panhandle! Thank you so much for your service to our country. There's tons of good info here and we have a very comprehensive Search feature, so dig right in and really explore the space!
Also, best of luck in your future plans. Please make sure to keep us posted!"Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have made a difference in the world. Marines don't have that problem." - Ronald Reagan
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02-12-11 04:49 AM #5
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G'day & welcome. Best wishes in your endeavours mate.
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02-12-11 06:57 AM #6
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Welcome to the board and like the above THANK YOU for serving our great nation, best of luck!
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02-12-11 09:29 AM #7
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