<p>Besides a business major, I am very interested in the Security and Intelligence field. I attend The Ohio State University if that means anything. I am very very interested in current events. I thought political science would be a good major, but I determined that I am fascinated by the current events around the world especially terrorism and war. I stay updated on all events, and I am the one to inform my friends about what is going on. I want a job that is exciting and yes yes yes I understand about the "James Bond" job, I don't want that. I also don't want to be on the ground with an M16. I find the intelligence and government part very interesting. I was just wondering what it is like in this field from some real world workers. I have heard of intelligence analyst and other careers, but what careers are attainable through a major in this? What are these jobs like and what is they pay for some of these jobs? Looking forward to these responses!</p>
<p>I suspect you won’t get much good, in depth, information on this, because secrecy is inherent to this field. Not that there is anything wrong with asking.</p>
<p>Probably the easiest most straight forward way to enter this field is through the military. In my 4 years of service in the Navy, I knew three officers who were in Naval Intelligence. They all liked their jobs, and I know for a fact that two of them served full 20 year careers. One thing they really liked about it was that they got to work with very important people – namely Navy admirals. This occurred very early in their career, because admirals usually have a small intelligence staff. Usually intelligence officers only go to sea on aircraft carriers or command ships (smaller than aircraft carriers, but similar, and still big). Otherwise, lots of land based duty.</p>
<p>Of the three naval intelligence officers that I knew, one majored in political science, one majored in criminal justice, and the third majored in general “liberal arts” (in fact, was a graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, which offers no majors. All students take exactly the same courses, each based on the “Great Books.”)</p>
<p>ROTC is not the best way to enter military intelligence. In fact, it is the most difficult way (certainly for the Navy). This is largely because ROTC already incurs an obligation, and thus you have no leverage. I recommend inquiring with recruiters sometime in your senior year. Look at all the branches, and let them compete for you. If you have any interest in the Marine Corps, you could start now by looking into their “Platoon Leaders Course” which has no obligation but you do learn a lot about the USMC. If you suspect that think the Marines would have the toughest intelligence staff, then I would tend to agree. A lot harder than the Navy, without the perk of talking to admirals.</p>