5821 - Criminal Investigator CID Agent

Summary

Criminal Investigation Division Agents perform criminal investigative duties while operationally assigned to the criminal investigation division (CID), regional trial counsel (RTC), and naval criminal investigative service (NCIS).

CID Agents provide criminal investigative support to both supporting establishment law enforcement and deployed/combat contingency operations.

CID Agents investigate misdemeanor and felony level crimes that fall within the jurisdictional purview of the DOD, provide technical guidance supervision to junior CID Agents and apprentice investigators, conducts covert operations, personal protective services, crisis negotiations, forensic examinations/exploitation, assists the complex trial teams with trial case preparation, provides subject matter expertise and training to host nations during contingency operations and liaise with other military, local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.

Prerequisites

Must be a U.S.

citizen.

Must be a Sergeant of any MOS.

Sergeants applying for lateral move must have less than two years’ time in grade.

Must be interviewed and determined suitable for assignment as a Criminal Investigator by a screening board comprised of the CID Investigations Officer or Chief Investigator of a Provost Marshal’s Office.

Must have a GT score of 110 or higher.

Must be 21 years of age.

Must have normal color vision (may not be waived).

Must have a minimum height requirement of 59 inches.

Must have a valid state driver’s license (may not be waived).

Must have vision correctable to 20/20.

Must possess clarity of speech.

Must have no history of mental, nervous, or emotional disorders.

Waivers will not be considered for those Marines determined unsuitable for assignment as a Criminal Investigator by a medical professional.

No convictions by summary special or general courts-martial or civil courts; non-judicial punishment involving illegal drugs, spouse abuse/domestic violence, or immoral character (may not be waived).

Minor traffic violations are not a disqualifying factor and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Prior to attending the U.S.

Army Criminal Investigation Division, Special Agent Course (CIDSAC) (A1601D3), U.S.

Army Military Police School (USAMPS), must have sufficient obligated service to allow 48 months remaining upon graduation to ensure a full 60 month obligated enlistment is met.

Those 5821 criminal investigators seeking assignment to NCIS as a Marine Special Agent (MSA) must be recommended by their Investigations Officer or Chief Investigator.

Those selected for assignment to NCIS as a MSA must be screened and determined eligible for duty by an NCIS Screening Board as described in reference (bs), the most current version of the MOU between Director, NCIS and CMC.

All candidates will undergo a law enforcement employment background investigation and must be found suitable for duties as a Criminal Investigator.

All lateral move candidate background packages must be routed through CMC PSL and receive an eligibility letter from the Head, CID prior to submission of the lateral move package to HQMC.

All candidates must undergo a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) pre-screening interview and receive a favorable endorsement from their Special Security Officer.

All requests for waivers must be approved by CMC (PS).

Requirements

All CID Agents must initiate and satisfactorily complete a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) and be granted a top-secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

CID Agents are required to maintain the TS SCI clearance and complete a satisfactory periodic review every 5 years.

Personnel may work in the billet while awaiting clearance adjudication, providing interim clearance eligibility has been accomplished.

All Marines accepted into the 5821 MOS are required to complete the apprentice agent training program, the field training agent program, or a combination of the two.

Successfully complete the CIDSAC (A1601D3), U.S.

Army Military Police School (USAMPS), Ft Leonard Wood, MO.

CID Credentials will be issued by the Assistant Deputy Commandant, Security, PP&O, by order of the CMC upon successful completion of the CIDSAC.

A reserve 5811, Military Police Officer, may be awarded the 5821 MOS by successfully completing the USAMPS distance education course, identification number CID Special Agent-832-31D20/30(RC) (DL) (P) which consists of both online distance learning and practical application.

All online distance learning and practical application sections must be completed in addition to a minimum of (60) days on the job training (OJT) with a favorable endorsement from the overseeing CID Officer, before receiving an eligibility letter from the Head, CID, CMC PS.

A reserve Marine of any MOS who is currently employed by a recognized civilian law enforcement agency as a Sworn Peace Officer, currently holding the position of a criminal investigator, with three years investigative experience, may be awarded the 5821 MOS by successfully completing the CID OJT program with favorable endorsement from the overseeing CID Officer and receive an eligibility letter from the Head, CID, CMC PS.

Course seat assignment to the CIDSAC for all IMOS 5821 Marines will be completed through the Head, CID.

POI CID

A1601D3

Duties

For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to reference (ac), Military Police and Corrections Training and Readiness Manual.

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives 33-1012.

Criminal Investigator CID Agent, 5821.

Forensic Psycho-Physiologist (Polygraph Examiner), 5822.

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