AFOSI looking for those with ‘eyes of the eagle’

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  • By Special Agent Sean Burke
  • Air Force Office of Special Investigations
MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. --  The Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 305, is looking for Air Force members who exemplify the Air Force core values and are looking to cross train into a challenging and rewarding career field as a special agent. 

AFOSI has been the Air Force's major investigative service since Aug.1, 1948. The agency reports to the Inspector General, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. AFOSI provides professional investigative service to commanders of all Air Force activities. Its primary responsibilities are criminal investigations and counterintelligence services. 

The command focuses on five priorities:
 Developing and retaining a force capable of meeting Air Force needs.
 Detecting and providing early warning of worldwide threats to the Air Force.
 Identifying and resolving crime impacting Air Force readiness or good order and discipline.
 Combating threats to Air Force information systems and technologies.
 Defeating and deterring fraud in the acquisition of Air Force prioritized weapons systems. 

To be eligible to retrain, an Airman's total active military service dates must not exceed six years for senior airmen or 12 years for staff sergeants, but a waiver can be granted for up to 13 years for technical sergeants and 14 years for master sergeants. Senior airmen must be in their cross training window (35-43 months for four-year enlistees and 59-67 month for six-year enlistees). 

Members must have at least 18 months time on station, but a waiver can be granted down to 12 months. Officers must have less than 12 years of total active federal military service and less than six years total active federal commission service to apply. The Air Force Personnel Center must also agree to release officer applicants in order to apply. More information is available through the AFPC. 

Applicants with foreign language, computer and technical skills are among those highly sought after by the AFOSI. 

For more information on AFOSI special agent duty, visit the Web site at http://www.osi.andrews.af.mil/ or contact Special Agent Sean Burke, AFOSI Detachment 305, at 382-6481 or e-mail at sean.burke@ogn.af.mil.