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By Spc. Cami M Carber
415th Military Intelligence Unit Public Affairs Representative
CARVILLE, La. – "Without the help of the Louisiana National Guard, I may have never been able to receive this opportunity," said Sgt. Amy E. Newman of Covington, La.
In February of this year, Sgt. Amy E. Neman, a linguist and morse code reader for the 415th Military Intelligence Battalion in Carville, started an internship with the FBI at their field office in New Orleans. Newman says that she heard about the internship through her company commander, Maj. Michael S. Johnson.
"Maj. Johnson works at the FBI field office in New Orleans and I asked him about the different opportunities that the FBI may have for me, since I have always wanted to be apart of the FBI," Newman explained. "He checked into it and went out of his way to help me and next thing I knew, I had the internship."
Newman says that one of the main reasons that she was chosen for the internship was due to her military background and top secret clearance. With a bachelor's in criminal justice, Newman graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University on, May 18. She had previously served on active duty for four years and transferred to the Louisiana National Guard two years ago.
"You don't have to be in the military to get the internship, basically any college student can apply," Newman explained. "But, by being in the military, I had somewhat of an advantage because I already had a top secret clearance and I'm in a military intelligence unit. Usually, the process of the internship, without a clearance, can take up to a year."
The internship consists of one year of field experience and college credit towards a degree without pay. It is offered to college students who are about to graduate and are interested in the intelligence field and working for the FBI.
"I enjoy everything about the internship. The experience that I have will be life-long and will help me to achieve my goals and dreams of always wanting to work for the FBI," Newman said.
"Although I can't say too much about what I do on a day-to-day basis because it's classified, I can say that I have been working in support of the Joint Terrorism Task Force and working counter-intelligence helping the agents build their cases."
According to Newman, the FBI is looking into expanding the internship program and will be looking for new interns in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans area. "If any National Guard Soldiers are interested in the FBI, then this is the way to go ...because it opens so many doors."
| Date Taken: | 06.24.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 07.01.2008 11:57 |
| Story ID: | 21057 |
| Location: | US |
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