Transcipt of New Agent Presentation

It was destiny they followed, those chosen few, those who are willing to give in the name of justice for humanity. They having entered my doors and walked my hallways, I can assure you will lead the best of the very best. This, then, is their story.

New Agent training begins here, at the FBI Academy. Located on the United States Marine Corp Base at Quantico, Virginia, the facility is situated on 385 acres of land, and was built in 1972. It is completely self-sustaining, including many facilities such as dormitories, a library, administrative offices, research facilities, and an entire mock city, known as "Hogan's Alley."

Special Agent training lasts 16 weeks, and consists of 645 hours of instruction, which is divided into four major areas, academics, physical training, defense tactics, firearms, and practical exercises. The program is designed to prepare the New Agent for duty at one of the 56 field offices located throughout the United States.

In order to keep up with today's high-tech, white collar criminal, FBI Agents must be trained in the computer sciences, as well as regular academic courses. New Agents endure tests of their physical strength, endurance, and overall health in order to prepare themselves for the challenges that they will face in the field. New Agents will also be trained in self-defense and fighting tactics. In real life situations, if necessary, an agent must be prepared to use physical force for self-defense, or for protecting others. Along with self-defense and physical training, new Agents go through a variety of practical exercises. These exercises will help them to build confidence, overcome obstacles, and to learn how to work together as a team.

Firearms training is one of the most basic and important skills for a new Agent. The main focus of the training is to have Agents become familiar and confident with the handguns, shotguns, and other weapons that are issued. The new Agents firearms training is broken down into three categories, consisting of fundamental marksmanship, combat survival shooting, and judgmental shooting. Facilities used for firearm training include an indoor range, eight outdoor firing ranges, four skeet ranges, and a 200 yard rifle range.

Agents must be ready for the unexpected, as we see here in this simulated interrogation interview.

In the line of duty, the one thing an agent must be able to rely upon is the proper functioning of his weapon. This is why each Agent is responsible for maintaining and cleaning his or her firearm.

Just as a pilot must be a Top Gun, so must an Agent be a driving ace. New Agents are well trained in defensive and offensive driving tactics at the Academy's 1.1 mile driving track.

Once the new Agents are ready, it's time for Hogan's Alley. This is where they will be put to the test. The Agents are assigned a specific scenario. The Agent must then go through all the procedures they would in a real life situation. They will have to take all they have learned and put it to the test.

Hogan's Alley is not just a testing site, but an entire mock city, which creates a virtual environment for the new Agents. Actual actors are hired as role players in order to elicit real life responses from the Agents.

After 16 weeks of study, hard work, and physical fitness, the new Agent trainees are ready for one of the most rewarding days of their lives, the day of graduation as an FBI Agent. They will have graduated knowing they are now ready for their first assignment at one of the FBI's 56 field offices. Where they go and what they will do is an adventure which they had once dreamed about, and now has become a reality.