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Hey thanks again to all that have responded especially the above two long responses.

Ok, so my original question/delima came across weird and was really a two part deal and I probably asked it or put it out there the wrong way. First off let me say i'm 36 with a Bachleors degreee in Computer Sciences. I have qualified "So FAR" for all starting points for entry into the government world. Now as to what field into government i'm not sure yet what I truly want. As for "Dream Job" cliche as it may be ...I'd want to be the Bourne Supremacy type guy out in a different country. But lets be honest thats a movie and if it was even remotely possible i'm sure i'm way off base for that stuff in my life.

I guess what I was trying to ask first is if any officers or agents had done what i'm trying to do and how was it, where did you start, did you have prior training of any kind. How did your famlies react and how far out like me doing a complete 360 was your prior life?

Like I said above I'm 36 and I currently do IT stuff for an oils analysis company yet i'm also the head oil analysist. Both titles go hand and hand in the job. I've done automotive stuff all of my life basically and was a techinical engineer for BMW for 7 years going back and fourth from Dallas to Atlanta often. So as you can see I'm wanting far from all that now.

My second question that I was trying to put out there was this: Has anyone just for learning purposes wanting more info or instruction and more skills tried or done any of the shooters courses offered around town. Did any of you take a self defense course too or just shooting. Where did any of you go, how was it, was it worth it and which do most recommend?

It was just disturbing to think that after speaking for hours on the phone to the female helping my career path at fed facility, that i'm wanting to go protect and serve others and yet I truly dont know how to protect my self properly. I thought I did but, no I don't. So I guess that where my original post became all jumbled. The original post maybe was also put fourth to possibly help others in their thinking too in regards to how much they really know thier weapons.

So without anymore goofy rambling from me let me re ask the two things from earlier the propper way I should have written them to begin with.

1. Of the many i'm sure that are here, how many went 360 degrees out to step in to law enforcement , and how did your family act towards your new decision and how or what did you do first to start the process.

2. Those of you here that use you carry weapon to defend and protect yourself or family on the streets do you truly know how to properly deploy your weapon in any given situation? Or those here that use an AR or Shotgun or other rifle for home or too the pistol again know how to deploy it safely in your home or front or back yard. With this in mind has anyone here tried any of the following Tiger Valley, Texas CQB, Thunder Ranch or any others to get said skills.


Hey if any of this still doesnt make sense feel free to slap me around. I'm easy going like that.


Oh and just an FYI for those asking about qualifications in regards to the FBI from what I heard and was told by mouth was that the agency needs to hire 2100 new employees by the end of September 2009 and they are basically taking any and all applicants to fill theses spots.
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seamusTX wrote: There seem to be a few Texas police agencies willing to send you to the academy if you meet their basic qualifications.

- Jim

You know of any off hand? That would be a huge financial burden lifted.

Thanks guys, for all the responses. Yeah I know theres much more to becoming an officer or agent than just shooting and probably shooting is the last thing I should be concerned with.

I'm gonna go ahead and sign up for the carbine 1 course at tiger valley and go from there just to have a lil edge into all of this. This is all gonna be a money pit and stressful throughout this process.

Head strong I will carry on.

Ok, guys and gal's here's my delima and maybe someone here has some sage advice.

I'm looking to goto either a: Police academy or b: fbi academy

I've done submitted for the FBI online resumes and background stuff and all that so hopefully all is good there.
Now i've had a phone conversation today with a woman from the feds in regards to prior training in which I have none. She stopped me there and basically lets say took me from being a senior down to a kindergardner.

I've never shoot at moving targets, I've never been in a shoot house under stress, I've never laid down and rolled in the dirt firing a pistol or rifle, shoot from a car nope. Done any quick shot traing nope. Which I hoped I would learn from either academy but now i'm thinking maybe I need some before traning before I goto either course. I've shot rifels for years shot pistols for years all in all shooting wise about 20 years total. But left me thinking after talking to her about the high stress jobs that I may get into with them that I basically know nothing truly about the pistols or rifles that i have. meaning how to properly use said weapons to protect and defend in a tool sense.

So my question is should i goto something like T.I.G.E.R. Valley for a pistol/carbine course or TEXAS CQB and get info and training on proper and real teaching on all of this first before I satrt all this stuff or should I simply goto either academy and start from there.

Has anyone been to either course and can you all tell me which is better or worse and or more informative. Are the facilitys truly worth the money, do you build friendships there and real world skills and are they fu as they seem?

It's just sad to think that after all these years and yes I will gladly admitt that I thought no matter what happened in my home or to myself on the streets that I would come out victorious and protect my family with the knowledge that I have.

Yet I have no knowledge and now realise that if someone on the streets attacked me even with my carry gun of 4 years having sticking with after trying multiple others i'm prolly dead. If someone broke into my home day or night and assulted my family were all dead and prolly some neighbors too because of using ar-15 wrong way or having wrong ammo or not taking time to think about whats behind what so others arent harmed. All of this due to lack of real training and shooting knowledge of ballistics and weapons function and useage as a tool for life saving.

How may others here have truly sat down for hours and really thought this out and told themselves that wow I actually have no clue on how to properly deploy my weapon.

Well if you havent feel free to write me and i'll give you a number you can call to get slapped in the head and told to wake up and smell the coffee. Cause I sure as heck just had a huge wake up call.