Senior enlisted MPs encouraged to train to become CID agents

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Senior enlisted MPs encouraged to train to become CID agents
Stars and Stripes
European edition, Wednesday, February 13, 2008

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command is looking for senior enlisted military police investigators to train to become Special Agent Warrant Officers.

Commonly known as CID, the command is looking specifically for senior enlisted MPs holding the military occupational specialty 31BV5, military police investigator, with at least 24 months of criminal investigative experience. Applicants must also have or be close to having a bachelor’s degree; be a U.S. citizen; have at least two years active-duty service in the Army; and qualify for a Top Secret clearance.

CID agents routinely investigate serious, felony-level crime such as murder, rape and armed robbery. Although Army MPs usually deal with nonfelony crime, many of their police skills are similar, and the years of experience senior enlisted MPs possess are highly prized at CID, according to agency recruiters.

A career as a CID agent often leads to a second career as a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, work as polygraph examiner, forensic computer crimes examiner, and other work in advanced civilian law enforcement.

Interested MPs can visit their local CID office to begin the application process, or go to the U.S. Army Recruiting at www.usarec.army.mil/hq/warrant/.


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