There are a few specific requirements to get into the FBI National Academy. Candidates have to have been in one of the following groups: leaders and managers of state and local
police,
sheriffs' departments,
military police organizations, and law enforcement agencies. To participate candidates have to be invited through a nomination process. Participants are drawn from every state in the union, from
U.S. territories, and from over 160 international partner nations. • be a regular, full-time officer of a duly-constituted law enforcement agency of a municipality, county, or state, having at least five years of substantial and continuous experience; • be at least 25 years old; • be in excellent physical condition, capable of strenuous exertion and regular participation in the use of firearms, physical training, and defensive tactics, which will be confirmed by a thorough physical examination (submitted when requested by the FBI) by a medical doctor of the nominee's choosing and at the nominee's expense; • possess an excellent character and enjoy a reputation for professional integrity; • exhibit an interest in law enforcement as a public service, a seriousness of purpose, qualities of leadership and enjoy the confidence and respect of fellow officers; • have a
high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate; preferably a college diploma; • have 60 college credit hours or equivalent education experience • agree to remain in law enforcement for a minimum of three years after graduating from the FBI National Academy. ==Life at the Academy==