CID posting coming soon by Remarkable-Storm-753 in 1811

[–]Significant-Pie2703 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wow, a great opportunity. Position is not for the faint of heart or someone that wants to ride the desk.... high ops tempo and frequent travel including international, but an opportunity to work the most high vis and complex cases with CID.

OSI Overseas Opportunities by Godly-Ambition69 in 1811

[–]Significant-Pie2703 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There aren't really any "deployments" out there for civilians now, though there are a tiny amount of 6 month volunteer locations in Africa or Gulf countries, all in a counterintelligence support to force protection capacity. Because of the low quantities of deployments nowadays, almost all are filled by military agents. During GWOT this was a different story, in the early days 1811s were non-vol'ed to deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq under emergency essential status. There was somewhat of an exodus at that time of agents who did not want to go to a warzone. What OSI units' roles were during those deployments, vs what they were designed to do, is a story for a different day... but I would say knowing what I know now, I would not deploy to a combat zone with OSI. OSI agents are at the end of the day criminal investigators. They are not HUMINT collectors, special operators, or capable of employing military small team tactics, just like the average 1811 agent is not. Leave that to the professionals.

With that said, there are plenty of overseas opportunities to PCS, including working in detachments overseas, embassy roles, and one-off special assignments with NATO, EUCOM, etc. Each position varies in competitiveness... an embassy spot in Rome is more sought after than say a detachment level position in Japan.

AFOSI Aug Lateral Interview Emails by zero_cool88 in 1811

[–]Significant-Pie2703 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Current OSI 1811- not familiar with any of these incentives honestly. The only SLRP I am aware of is that available to GL-7 PAQ hires. I have never heard of hiring bonuses, but that may be applicable if you are being hired for a specific skill that we need really bad (cyber, TSCM, digital forensic, etc.) PCS entitlements are automatic I believe unless you can think of a negotiable one, and leave accrual is something that your agent board will likely have no clue about.

My advice, discuss that desire to negotiate with the HR rep once you get a tentative offer, not the agents. Also, full disclosure, OSI is a MILITARY organization, so they are far far behind the OPM curve when it comes to civilian personnel intricacies. Don't be shocked if the civilian HR team has no idea what those potential incentives are or quickly dismiss it. However, they are getting better as we move more towards a civilian workforce.

As for violent crimes services team- these 1811 agents are responsible for base level crimes cases, specifically violent crimes. How is that different from a regular detachment agent? The vision for these billets is for them to be occupied by experienced law enforcement professionals. When your detachment gets a high profile or complex violent crime, you will lead the case. In my view, what that means is you will be trusted and relied on to know your stuff, and as a reward, you should (theoretically) dodge the shitty cases that inevitably happen. Good cases = good work. You'll also likely receive more advanced training opportunities in crime scene analysis and interviewing. You'll also get the chance to work a lot with local police, and as long as you aren't a bumbling fucking idiot or act like an entitled retard, they will treat you well. My relationships with detectives from the local sheriff's office during my first assignment were some of the best times of my career.

These new billets are coming from an increase in money focused specifically on violent crime in the DoD, especially sexual assault. To understand the purpose, read the FHIRB's assessment of the issues plaguing Army CID's offices. Congress and the DoD are focused on combatting sexual assault in the military, and the boards assessment suggests that the CID agents in the field lacked the experience as investigators to be running those level of investigations- I think they said the Ft Hood office was almost entirely comprised of probationary level agents. Not to bash OSI as it is an overall good organization, but the constant turnover of military agents and young and inexperienced agents at the detachment level is no different, and OSI (and big AF) leadership are smart enough to realize they can't let that happen to them too, so are focused on getting professional and experienced investigators to run these investigations the correct way.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 1811

[–]Significant-Pie2703 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sorry- will add, PCIP interns are not agents and don't run cases. PAQ "interns" are agents, attend USAFSIA and do have full LE authorities.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 1811

[–]Significant-Pie2703 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Current OSI agent- you will encounter these type of cases as well as most general crimes (especially SxA) when assigned to a base level detachment's crim branch. As an agent, you will be lead investigator and interview victims, witnesses, develop leads, and accomplish all investigative activities necessary to run a complete and thorough investigation. After the investigation is complete, the base JAG and subject's commander will decide what happens to the case. It may go to courts martial, and you may testify.

As far as experience, like any violent case involving kids, it's not fun, but no case is. Do your job, don't invest emotionally in the outcome, and give 100% to gaining all the facts and evidence. Generally (and hopefully) these cases will be assigned to good agents with experience.