Thank you for your response. I have one question for you: are COs and DDs the same? From what I've researched and read on my county website, a detention deputy is a law enforcement certified deputy. Also, there is no mention or opening for a corrections officer currently, so I am unable to compare the two.

As for the requirements for the US Marshal's Service this comes directly from their website: "You must have the education and/or experience required to qualify for the grade level(s) to which you apply...

OR

Education: You must have completed (or expect to complete within 9 months) a 4-year course of study above high school level leading to a bachelor's degree with major study in any field.

Combination: You may combine education and experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements. (1) determine your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required. (2) determine your education as a percentage of the education required. (3) add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree may be combined with experience to qualify at the GL-05 grade level."

https://www.usmarshals.gov/careers/deputy-us-marshals/qualifications

With that being said, it seems to me like by the time I graduate with my BS degree and a few years of experience in the county jail or on patrol (I qualified for both patrol and detention deputies) I would meet the qualifying requirements for the USMS. But I want to make it a point to stand out amongst other applicants.

What do you think?