<p>I just spent the better part of my last five hours applying for a CIA internship. The application was very long, but I managed to finish it and submit in the end. </p>
<p>So... what happens next? I live in Boston, so I'm probably going to have to haul myself all the way to DC for medical exams and whatnot if they select me?</p>
<p>Anyone with experience in applying for the CIA?</p>
<h2>So… what happens next? ~ XX55XX</h2>
<p>You wait.</p>
<p>Eventually, there will be a knock at your front door. When you answer, a man, a very misterious man, will say to you, “Ya know, it’s over 105 degrees in Arizona this afternoon.”</p>
<p>You must then reply, “Yes, but it’s a dry heat so it feels much cooler.”</p>
<p>The fact that you’re posting this on a public messaging board probably disqualifies you outright.</p>
<p>They do an extensive background check which takes months, but actually doesn’t require you to do anything. Thats how they do it for the state department. I assume its similar for the CIA.</p>
<p>In about 2 weeks time, someone will knock on your door and tell you that you’ve been moved to “Double O” status.</p>
<p>^^Smart… Very Smart… Calling SMART!!!</p>
<p>My cousin works for CIA, but he never talks any thing about work… Seriously…</p>
<p>You’ll most likely have to fill out an extensive BI history once you are granted a COE.</p>
<p>Probably a standard SF-86 (or the CIA version) which won’t take long considering you are young and have little history.</p>
<p>Welcome to the government pipeline, hurry up and wait.</p>
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Touche. My SF-86 version that I had at MEPs when I went for my Chp 2. Commissioning physical only took about 45 days for a Secret to be granted. There were a lot of older folks in my class that had been waiting on their Secret for nearly a year! The one of the few benefits of being young.</p>
<p>Word for the wise…anytime you fill out an SF 86, make multiple copies of it.</p>
<p>This is so you can easily go back and retrieve your past info (old addresses, telephone numbers of past jobs, dates of employment, ect.), but also it keeps every form exactly the same.</p>
<p>The second part is important, because sometimes forgetting to put down a job or address can cause headaches during your adjudication. Also, you will have to put down dates/time periods of drug usage, and if that info varies from form to form - you will be disqualified.</p>