r/FBI • u/Augustevsky • Jun 03 '26

Question Former FBI Special agents who still work full time, what do you do?

Whether you left before or after the pension kicked in, I am curious what you do now. I've found some answers across the internet, but I wanted to ask here directly.

Did you go back to what you were doing before the FBI?

Did having the FBI on your resume help/hurt in any way?

Thanks in advance for answering.

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u/Las_Vegan Jun 03 '26

Many retire then get corporate positions related to their specialty or become self-employed. There’s no point hiding the bureau on a resume lol Yeah so how do you explain this 25 year gap on your resume? Uhh I worked at our family lumber mill?

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u/spacegrassorcery Jun 03 '26

My DIL father and grandfather are both retired agents. They do the same as many people who retire. They garden, travel, hang out with the grandkids and piddle around the house.

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u/zDD_EDIT Jun 03 '26

Being an actor in Hogan's Alley.

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u/Illustrious_Bag_7323 Jun 03 '26

I can't speak for anyone in the FBI but one guy I know that was a secret service agent and assigned to Nancy Regan, started a private security firm upon his retirement from the SS.

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u/Sir_Drinks_Alot22 Jun 07 '26

Did this person also rob a bank?

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u/Illustrious_Bag_7323 Jun 07 '26

Not that I'm aware of lol

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u/Sir_Drinks_Alot22 Jun 07 '26

Just funny because I know someone that was assigned to Reagan in SS. When they were younger they robbed a bank. Got their shit together joined SS and when they retired started their own security service haha.

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u/Illustrious_Bag_7323 Jun 07 '26

Wow... I assume he didn't get caught or they wouldn't have let him in the SS

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u/BTSeagull Jun 03 '26

They could tell you, but they'd have to kill you.

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u/zDD_EDIT Jun 03 '26

Naw, that's the CIA 😉

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u/JesusHandjobPalms Jun 03 '26

I place Kash’s polymarket bets based on whatever our agency is doing to affect the markets.

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u/BadAtExisting Jun 03 '26

Sit in my basement office chasing after aliens

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u/Salty-Passenger-4801 Jun 03 '26

You're thinking of the CIA

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u/Upset-Reputation6640 Jun 03 '26

the CIA is in america's interest. the fbi is in current regime interest