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Johnny Utah was a college QB then pivoted to FBI. So sure, why not? Rooting for you OP.
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This is your wake up call
I'd give it a pass. I took a similar paycut for a similar dream type job and mostly regret it. Lots of unqualified folks in the federal bureaucracy.
I have a really good friend who I served with as Intel Officers in the Army. He went to Michigan for his MBA. Then worked PE in NYC. Then was recruited. He now works anti-cyber in the LA office.
I know his whole journey and what it took to get there. I can tell you they target MBAs, Lawyers, and Accountants with critical experiences that align to their bureaucracy. He waited years on recruiting in pipeline. He actually got accepted into the DEA, then received the FBI offer a month later and took that. He’s no Boy Scout, but he’s def one of the more intelligent people I know with an equivalent EQ as well.
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I believe the OT and hazard pay (those aren’t the official terms used by the FBI) actually make the pay decent
There’s also a locality pay top off. Some high priced areas like NYC or SF you’d multiply your base by an additional 1.25-1.32. With an MBA you’d be eligible for step increases. Your projection of 100-120 is likely spot on. Also, you absolutely do not need a prior LE or Mil background. If anything you’d be a unique and highly sought after candidate for the Bureau.
Recently went through the application process. 6+ months, multiple fitness tests, made it all the way to the panel interview but had to rescind my app due to some personal life changes and couldn’t afford the pay cut unfortunately but I would go for it! Had no issues with a consulting background!
Depends…. Have you engaged in smoking the devil’s lettuce?
If you meet one of the special criteria it’s much easier to get in (CPA, lawyer, cyber, certain languages, some others I’m forgetting). That said, you should be in a good position from S&.
Biggest thing is you need to be location flexible. You can probably snag a spot in NYC, but anything else is a crapshoot. Will you move your family to Kansas City if they tell you to? You find out at the end of training so it’s not like you can decide you don’t like the location before you quit your current job