Army CID Expands Federal Agent Eligibility Pool

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Mary Markos and the U.S. Army:

The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, also known as CID, has announced new initiatives that expand the eligibility pool of candidates to select commissioned officers, warrant officers from other technical fields and military police investigators, or MPI.

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“The changes we are making will allow us to maintain a high level of excellence in our organization by bringing the best and brightest officers, warrant officers and military police who have a passion for criminal justice into our ranks,” said Col. John Voorhees, CID deputy commander.

CID special agent warrant officers plan, organize, conduct, and supervise criminal intelligence operations (forensic and biometric applications), investigative support programs (economic crimes and drug suppression) and high-risk protective services operations in support of the institutional security operations and local nation rule of law operations.

They are critical to CID’s overt and covert investigations, and they represent the Army’s interest in investigations conducted collaterally with the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and other federal, state, local and foreign investigative agencies.

In the past, CID leadership has predominately looked to CID enlisted agents to fill the …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life