When the agents are working in the field it is necessary to use anonymity and they use call signs in place of names. The following are the signs they use.

SAM36 - Jack
SAM31 - Bobby
SAM39 - Dimitrius
SAM33 - Myles
SAM 1 - Tara

SOG (Special Operations Group)
SOG is responsible for covert intelligence gathering and survelliance

ERT (An Evidence Response Team)
Highly trained and well-equipped personnel who manage the identification, collection and preservation of evidence at crime scenes.

What kind of training do FBI Special Agents receive?
When the new Academy opened, the then-14-week training program for new agents relocated from Washington, DC, to Quantico. The current curriculum requires 16 weeks of instruction. The Special Agents Training Unit draws faculty from through-out the Academy to provide instruction to the students. In addition, each class has two field coun-selors, experienced special agents on temporary duty who help the students adjust to life in the FBI. Field counselors have a unique personal opportunity to contribute to the future of the FBI by providing leadership and being mentors to trainees during their critical early development as special agents. The impressions made during training have impact throughout an agent's career.


The curriculum equips students with the knowledge and technical skills they need to perform the complex duties of special agents. Some of the topics studied include legal issues, communication, interviewing, criminal behavior, forensic science, white- collar crime, foreign counterintelligence, organized crime, drugs, and ethics.
In the 1980s, the New Agents Training Center, which contains a mock field office and courtroom, and Hogan's Alley,8 the Academy's practical-problem training complex, were built. The Practical Applications Unit helps students practice what they learn from classroom presentations by leading them through multi-disciplinary exercises staged in the mock town. Using techniques developed on Hollywood movie sets to give the buildings' facades the illusion of depth and space, the architects designed the interiors to serve as classrooms, offices, shops for the grounds and maintenance staff, and a modern television studio.9 The mock town appears so realistic that, according to rumor, a contract construction worker recently inquired about purchasing a vehicle from the simulated used car lot.
Physical training represents a significant component of the curriculum. At Quantico, agent trainees work to raise and maintain their health and fitness levels. They also learn defensive tactics that enable them to handle arrests confidently, professionally, and safely. Many of the drills run by the Physical Training Unit help agents build confidence in their ability to perform effectively while physically tired, stressed, frightened, or apprehensive..
Agent trainees also must develop proficiency with firearms. The Firearms Training Unit teaches new agents to handle Bureau-issued handguns, shotguns, and carbines. Students practice fundamental marksmanship, combat and survival shooting, and judgmental shooting. To improve their driving skills and confidence and reduce the possibility of accidents, students receive classroom instruction in vehicle dynamics, defensive driving principles, and legal and liability issues. Students also are given skill development exercises in skid control, performance driving, and evasive driving techniques at the new Tactical Emergency Vehicle Operations Center (TEVOC). The center opened in 1994, eliminating the need to send students to New York State for driving instruction.
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