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<p>“Intelligence background” and “friends”. Those terms are very convincing…</p>
<p>People have been DQ’d from the hiring process for big city PDs for large yet not delinquent student loans. You think this is going to be any better for any FLEA or the CIA which require a TS?</p>
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<p>The OP’s plan is largely conjecture. He is a high school senior projecting what he might pursue 4+ years down the road. He has to get through high school, college, ROTC, BOLC, etc. Did you miss that?</p>
<p>He simply doesn’t just “go” AD these days. The Army is drawing down very quickly as we pull out of Afghanistan. That is going to make the National OML very competitive. In fact, there’s a chance he may not even assess AD. We are transitioning to a peacetime Army. The officers you KNOW right now will be a different generation than the incoming officers over the next 4-10 years. You should look at what the Army is requiring these days and how they are restructuring/transitioning. They are available in numerous MILPERs off the HRC site that will clue you in on this.</p>
<p>It seems what you heard from “people you know” isn’t really from people “in the know”. You are clearly not informed.</p>
<p>If the OP chooses to go to AD Army route, he won’t have the required work experience to be successful in the CIA until he is somewhere between a junior to senior CPT with rated company command time. With the promotion timeline reflective of the current officer strength and projected strength, you’re looking at somewhere from 5-7 years of time in service from date of commission. That will be your transitional period from being a tactical leader to organizational management.</p>