Essay On Becoming A Dea Agent

My desired career is to become a DEA agent. DEA stands for Drug Enforcement Administration. The DEA deals with most of the dangerous criminal groups. They gain access to these criminal groups to take them down. They collect information, and investigate some of the world’s most dangerous narcotic systems. To become an DEA agent, you do need a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice or a degree in that field. As I progress in my education to become a DEA agent, having liberal arts in the mix of my degree will give me an educational head start. Being a Drug Enforcement Agent deals with dangerous drug trafficking, lowering drug abuse rates, and getting dangerous drugs out the streets in the Unites States. I think having a liberal arts education along with any type of degree is very good. Liberal arts education teaches you how to think in your own way, but in a smart, responsible way. My supervisor for this job will want me to be smart, and to have common sense, especially on a job that is a danger to your life every day. You can be taught how to do any job, but you cannot be taught how to handle every single situation you encounter on the job. That’s what a liberal arts education counts for. It will teach you how to think better in situations. …show more content…
I will know what to do in most situations that a criminal justice degree does not teach you. I will be able to teach myself how to handle something that isn’t related to catching a drug smuggler. I will have better judgement, more critical thinking skills, and better understanding. Someone else who just has a degree in criminal justice will have great education in that filed, and so will I. But, with liberal arts education, I will have other education from a mixture of degrees that the person that was trying to get the same job as me may not