[JB 330ci]

Originally Posted by ed328ci

I don't want to sound rude, but an intelligence analyst with one or two years of experience makes more that the most senior level FBI agent? Unless you got your masters when you are 18, you are still a junior level analyst.

http://www.opm.gov/oca/06tables/pdf/la_leo.pdf

Or as much as a level federal appeals court judge?
http://www.opm.gov/oca/06tables/pdf/bca_loc.pdf

Or as much or more the most senior level professional:
http://www.opm.gov/oca/06tables/pdf/slst_loc.pdf

Or as much as a four star general?
http://www.militaryfactory.com/military_pay_scale.asp

I don't think so.

Yes I do. You forget that Contractors, advisiors, and other speciality skill sets are paid much higher than the government GS, GG and SES positions. Right now, with GWOT, Intelligence is driving the fight...and for anyone who purses a career in that field...you will make a lot of money.

You can either be a government employed person or a person who works in Intel but as an advisor or a Contractor. For example, in IT most of the senior guys don't actually work for the government but serve as advisors. It is very complicated to explain but civilian corporations have considerable input through contracts from the Federal, State and to a lesser extent local government.

A prime example is a Sat Comm section...we have 6 government employees (GG and GS positions) and two contractors...both contractors make 140K a year while the federal guys only make half of that (based on service and rank).


I went to JMIC for my Masters Degree which is DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency). As you can tell I obviosly served in the military with two PRIOR tours to Iraq. You have no idea how hard that was to complete my BS on time (with a slower pace) in order to submit and attend JMIC on time for the following year.

one to two years experience? I have about 7 years experience in Intel work...with about 4 focusing on Iraq specifically...once Iraq simmers down I'm sure someone else will take my position and the US will return to focusing on Iran. But the fight right now is in Iraq and right now we need all the experience and on the ground guys we can get...no matter if you disapprove of the war or not.