Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Conducting or supervising investigations of criminal allegations affecting Army or DOD personnel, property, facilities, or activities directly overlaps with civilian criminal investigation work.
How to prepare: Ask a target agency to assess your CID experience for its appointment route, and plan for the academy and supervised on-the-job training most police and detectives must complete. Applicants need at least a high school diploma or equivalent, while some agencies require college coursework or a degree.
What the civilian work involves
- Obtain facts or statements from complainants, witnesses, and accused persons and record interviews, using recording device.
- Record progress of investigation, maintain informational files on suspects, and submit reports to commanding officer or magistrate to authorize warrants.
- Prepare charges or responses to charges, or information for court cases, according to formalized procedures.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Microsoft Office software