In the past month I have been able to go on a few field trips with the other interns at NCIS. We were able to go to the Pentagon and take a tour of the massive military complex. I know the pentagon looks big from the outside, but once inside I was able to see just how big it really is. When we got inside of the Pentagon we were broken into smaller groups and were guided by honor guard members. Those who give the tours are active members of the military and were chosen for this job because of their outstanding actions in the military. They have to go through an intensive course and have to be able to give the entire tour, which last about an hour, walking backwards without running into anyone or anything. We were lead down a number of halls with display cases lining the sides. It was similar to a museum with memorabilia and information about important military events in US history. The tour was short, but very interesting and it was great to actually have been able to be inside of the Pentagon.
We were also able to go to the CIA and were given a presentation on job opportunities within the agency. We were not given a tour of the facility, but we were able to go inside and see the CIA Memorial Wall. The CIA Memorial Wall has 83 stars engraved in it to represent the individuals who have died in the line of duty. Below the stars there was a book with the names of about half of those individuals and the dates that they were killed. We then listened to a number of individuals talk about what their particular department does. After the presentation we were then able to talk with some of the current interns and new hires to learn about their backgrounds and how they were able to obtain their position. It was great to be able to go to the CIA, which is a place that not too many people are able visit.
One of the most interesting places that the other interns and I were able to go to was the Baltimore Medical Examiner's Office. We were given a brief introduction as to what the examiners do and how they conduct their investigations. We were then led down to a room with a number of bodies to watch the examiners and their staff conduct autopsies. I have never been exposed to anything like this and I was surprised that I was not bothered by the sounds and smells. There were individuals who had died for a number of reasons, including stabbings and strangulation. We were able to watch the whole process of conducting the autopsy and ask the examiners any questions we had. It was also nice to know that I will not be bothered by these types of things when I encounter them in the future.
NCIS is a great place to intern because of the experience gained at work and the number of trips we are able to take to gain a broader understanding of the different career paths that can be taken.
We were also able to go to the CIA and were given a presentation on job opportunities within the agency. We were not given a tour of the facility, but we were able to go inside and see the CIA Memorial Wall. The CIA Memorial Wall has 83 stars engraved in it to represent the individuals who have died in the line of duty. Below the stars there was a book with the names of about half of those individuals and the dates that they were killed. We then listened to a number of individuals talk about what their particular department does. After the presentation we were then able to talk with some of the current interns and new hires to learn about their backgrounds and how they were able to obtain their position. It was great to be able to go to the CIA, which is a place that not too many people are able visit.
One of the most interesting places that the other interns and I were able to go to was the Baltimore Medical Examiner's Office. We were given a brief introduction as to what the examiners do and how they conduct their investigations. We were then led down to a room with a number of bodies to watch the examiners and their staff conduct autopsies. I have never been exposed to anything like this and I was surprised that I was not bothered by the sounds and smells. There were individuals who had died for a number of reasons, including stabbings and strangulation. We were able to watch the whole process of conducting the autopsy and ask the examiners any questions we had. It was also nice to know that I will not be bothered by these types of things when I encounter them in the future.
NCIS is a great place to intern because of the experience gained at work and the number of trips we are able to take to gain a broader understanding of the different career paths that can be taken.
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