I went to an information session at school yesterday for the Defense Intelligence Agency. They put on the little dog and pony show of how great the agency was, I knew better on a couple of points, but hey, I try and be realistic, every place has its problems, etc. Then they get to the eligibility requirements.
No drugs in the last 18 months. Check.
Not sleeping with any foreign nationals. Umm… Check.
US citizen. Check.
Not a dual citizen. … Crap!
My newfound citizenship opens more career doors for me than it closes, so I can tell them “thanks anyway”, but its still frustrating that I sat through an hour of babbling about how great the DIA is. Oh well, such is life.
I’m guessing you’re either getting your BA/BS or are finishing graduate school. In either case, ever thought of working for the FBI instead of the DIA? I’m not sure of your qualifications, but since it’s the DIA I’m guessing its of a technical nature? The FBI’s always looking for good tech agents.
(I would say go for the DoD and buck for officer, but I’m not sure if you’d want to be in the US Army. After all, the Royal Army is the dog’s bollocks! (Or so they say…))
Can I steal plans for them from foreign governments instead?
Yes, FBI has occurred to me. My specialization is nonproliferation, and the FBI has some dealings there.
