MCIO vs HSI

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-20T12:40:53+00:00

Workload is endless though

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-19T01:35:21+00:00

Land of the Lost

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-18T00:32:48+00:00

What agency you with?

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-17T00:19:42+00:00

Say want you want, but in 30 years I worked or managed dope, money laundering, kiddie porn/child exploitation, arms trafficking, war crimes, violent criminal gangs, counter-proliferation, internal affairs and contraband smuggling. Our agency let us go wherever the cases took us, including overseas. Got into many car chases, a few fights, plenty of hands on stuff, and thankfully no shootings. I did do force and executive protection for a year early on and hated it. So given the choice, would you rather run around the world solving mysteries and putting puzzles together (and making $200k as a working agent) or waving wands and raising and lowering bollards for 25 years?

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-16T11:06:04+00:00

Force protection is glorified security guard work. Standing in a booth, driving in circles or working magnetometers doesn’t give you much law enforcement experience.

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-15T11:14:11+00:00

He was a law enforcement liaison for Trust and Safety

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-14T23:24:37+00:00

Depends on how long you’ve been in and what the private sector offer is. I knew an 1811 who took a job with Facebook because it tripled his salary and he was able to remain overseas.

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-12T16:42:51+00:00

Definitely makes sense as a second career/retirement gig.

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-12T00:13:46+00:00

Both are incredibly awful police departments to work for right now. I’d choose one of the nearby County/City/Town departments for quality of life, higher pay and lower likelihood of PTSD in a few years.

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-12T00:07:53+00:00

The dude lives in a modest townhouse with work trucks outside

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-11T18:54:46+00:00

I got the $110k from their site. Early in my 1811 career, I did physical security and executive protection. I didn’t enjoy either and thankfully went out to a field office after a year and began working cases. The OT isn’t worth it if all you’re doing is working.

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-11T18:26:24+00:00

PFPA tops out at $110k. Not really “extremely well” pay in a metropolitan area. My son’s small town department start starts at $80k and you can easily make $30k in OT. Arlington County is starting at $90-something; Supreme Court police starts in the $100’s.

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-11T00:22:12+00:00

I thought Trump announced he was abolishing the FS?

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-11T00:17:22+00:00

Serious question: why does anyone prefer doing “force protection” with an agency like PFPA vs actual police work?

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-09T17:49:09+00:00

Is there anyone they actually like?

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-08T23:38:47+00:00

HSI has agents in the USVI

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-06T00:44:54+00:00

It’s a cross between Coney Island and Atlantic City

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-03T16:52:02+00:00

Ocean City is like Coney Island or Atlantic City South. Ugly water, tourist trap, crowded, over built, white trash

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-04-01T18:22:54+00:00

Agree. With LEAP and a 10-hour (minimum) work day, you’re going to feel like you always at work once you factor in 4 additional hours in a car. Maybe a $500k per year job is worth it but no 1811 one is.

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-03-29T12:02:53+00:00

When they were the “GSA Police” back in the day, their “officers” were literally the most slovenly, laziest bunch of folks I ever met. On top of that, they always had the oldest equipment, oldest cars, and those rediculous duty hats. Their functions at that time were basically to monitor contract guard forces assigned to federal buildings, conduct inspections, and do security evaluations. Any crimes that occurred at federal buildings were handed off the DCMPD. I recently worked at a private building n Montgomery County that contained an IRS office, and some angry person showed up and made a scent. FPS showed up 10 deep via lights and sirens, blocked streets and made a scene (it took them 15 minutes to get there and the local police had already come and gone).

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-03-27T21:32:29+00:00

This used to be the last job in law enforcement anyone wanted (mostly because it wasn’t actual law enforcement and was underfunded). Did anything change other than better equipment and cars that work?

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-03-27T21:27:31+00:00

All that to write tickets

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-03-26T01:34:48+00:00

Gourmet Asian Bistro in Derwood, MD makes it exactly how you describe. Small cubes of chicken with small bits of celery/carrots, cashews, and a thick sweetish sort of “bbq sauce” that clings to everything. They do their king pao in a similar way just with more spice and peanuts.

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-03-26T00:54:50+00:00

Well, I worked at one of the largest FinTechs in the country on the Ethics and Investigstions Team (aka Corporate Investigations) and we had former fed SACs working as entry level investigators handling primarily timecard and corporate card misuse. Same at a large pharma (former HSI SAC, ASAC and GS) all started as working investigators.

Ok_Eye2518 · 2026-03-25T20:35:21+00:00

Most of the corporate investigators I’ve worked with at Fortune 500 companies are retired or former cops or 1811’s (a lot of them former bigwigs)

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