Talk to a Recruiter

Talk to a Recruiter

The first step in the hiring process is to fill out the information below. Your local DEA Recruitment Office will contact you upon submission and guide you through the process. Items with an asterisk are required. 

You must be at least 21 years of age and hired by age 37, unless you have veteran’s preference.

Are you a Veteran?

NOTE: Maximum entry age exemption requests will not be granted for any individuals who do not have veteran’s preference.  For more information about this, please click here:  VETERANS PREFERENCE (opm.gov)

Are you a U.S. Citizen?

Contact Information

An email address and phone number must be required in order for you to be contacted.
Have you previously applied to be a DEA Special Agent?
Are you willing to relocate?
Are you willing to carry a firearm and to make arrests?
How did you find out about the DEA?

Absent mitigating circumstances, you will not be selected for employment if you have:  Used marijuana within the three (3) years preceding the date of the application for employment or used any illegal drugs other than marijuana, within the ten (10) years preceding the date of the application for employment.  

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DEA. 7 April, 2022. Talk to a Recruiter. Retrieved from https://www.dea.gov/talk-recruiter on 1 December, 2023