Narrator: JUST 40 MILES SOUTH OF WASHINGTON, D.C., ON THE BASE OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, IS THE ACADEMY-- THE TRAINING DIVISION FOR THE FBI.

THERE ARE OVER 12,000 ACTIVE SPECIAL AGENTS.

ALL OF THEM HAD TO COME HERE FIRST.

EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO CARRIES A BADGE HAS GONE THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE.

IT IS VERY MUCH A RITE OF PASSAGE.

Narrator: FOR THE NEXT 21 WEEKS, IT WILL BE HOME TO THE NEWEST CLASS OF AGENTS-- CLASS O7-05.

THEIR FULL NAMES AND FACES CANNOT BE REVEALED IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEM IN FUTURE UNDERCOVER MISSIONS.

THE ROAD AHEAD WILL NOT BE EASY.

THEY WILL BE UNDER EVALUATION 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

Man: THEY ARE LONG, EXHAUSTING DAYS.

THEY'VE GOT A LONG 21 WEEKS AHEAD OF THEM.

Narrator: NOT EVERYONE WILL MAKE IT.

BUT THOSE WHO DO WILL BE SWORN INTO THE NATION'S TOP LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

THIS IS THE FBI ACADEMY, WETA ALL ACCESS.

Agents: SO HELP ME GOD.

Narrator: FOR THE NEXT 21 WEEKS, THIS WILL BE HOME TO NEW AGENT CLASS O7-05.

IS THAT ALL YOU GOT?

Man: WHEN THEY COME HERE, THIS IS THEIR VERY FIRST EXPOSURE TO THE FBI.

THE DAY THEY WALK IN THE DOOR, THIS IS IT.

THIS IS ANOTHER DORMITORY BACK HERE.

THE AVERAGE AGE OF A NEW AGENT WHEN THEY COME HERE IS USUALLY ABOUT 30 YEARS OLD.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A COLLEGE EDUCATION, A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE.

OVERALL, WE GET SO MANY APPLICATIONS, THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR, ONLY ABOUT 3% ACTUALLY MAKE IT THROUGH AND COME HERE AS A NEW AGENT.

THIS WILL BE YOUR ROOM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

I SEE HE'S ALREADY CLAIMED ONE SIDE.

YOU'RE FREE TO GET WITH HIM AND ARRANGE THIS HOWEVER YOU WANT.

MANY OF THEM ARE PARENTS, LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THEY'VE GIVEN ALL THAT UP TO COME HERE AND BASICALLY START OVER.

Woman: IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE HAD A ROOMMATE.

WELL, MY HUSBAND, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRAINABLE.

Esposito: MANY OF THEM MAKE TREMENDOUS SACRIFICES TO GET HERE.

THEY HAVE GIVEN UP BETTER PAYING JOBS, COMFORTABLE LIVES TO COME AFTER THIS, WHICH IS TOTALLY UNCERTAIN.

Woman: I WAS A UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER FOR THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS.

Man: I WORKED AS A LAW CLERK IN A LAW OFFICE OUT IN SAN DIEGO.

Man: IF YOU WERE THE BEST IN YOUR COMPANY, THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH THE AVERAGE JOE HERE BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS THE BEST OF THE BEST WHEREVER THEY CAME FROM.

Narrator: TODAY THE NEW AGENTS SETTLE IN AND GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER.

TOMORROW THEY'LL BEGIN THEIR TRAINING.

GOOD MORNING, MY NAME'S PAUL.

I SPENT A YEAR IN IRAQ DOING HUMAN INTELLIGENCE.

Narrator: DAY TWO BEGINS WITH FORMAL INTRODUCTIONS.

WE HAVE THEM STAND UP AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, WHERE THEY COME FROM, WHY THEY'VE COME HERE.

Woman: 9/11 WAS A HUGE WAKE-UP CALL FOR ME BECAUSE I PERSONALLY WAS IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY.

Man: THE BEST JOB I'VE EVER HAD WAS WORKING AS A LIFEGUARD FOR THE OCEAN CITY BEACH PATROL.

THAT'S WHERE I DEVELOPED MY PASSION FOR HELPING PEOPLE.

Esposito: AND THEY TELL US THE SAME THING ALMOST EVERY TIME, THAT THEY WANTED TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION, THEY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL.

HOW MANY ARRIVED HERE YESTERDAY?

38?

AND YOU STILL HAVE 38.

ALL RIGHT!

WHEW!

GOOD.

NO ONE'S LEFT YET.

THAT'S A GOOD THING.

WELCOME TO THE ACADEMY.

Slotter: THE FIRST PT TEST OCCURS WITHIN THE FIRST THREE DAYS THAT THEY'RE HERE.

IS EVERYBODY IN THIS CLASS IN SHAPE?

I SEE A NOD.

YES, SIR.

O.K.

Slotter: IT'S AN EARLY INDICATOR FOR US NOT ONLY WHAT SORT OF PHYSICAL CONDITION ARE THEY IN, BUT IT'S A MOTIVATIONAL INDICATOR.

HOW MUCH DO THEY REALLY WANT THIS JOB?

I'LL MAKE YOU THIS PROMISE.

38 PEOPLE PASS THE TEST TOMORROW AFTERNOON, TOMORROW NIGHT BEER IN THE BOARDROOM ON ME.

FAIR ENOUGH?

ALL RIGHT?

Slotter: I DO THAT WITH ALMOST ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY THAT I WON'T BE PAYING UP BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THEY'RE BRIGHT AND EAGER AND SMILING, A QUARTER TO 40% WILL FAIL THAT FIRST TEST.

THE TEST ITSELF REALLY CONSISTS OF FOUR PARTS.

IT'S SIT-UPS, PUSH-UPS, A 300-METER SPRINT, AND THEN A MILE AND A HALF RUN.

Narrator: IN ORDER TO PASS, THE MALE AGENTS MUST DO AT LEAST 38 SIT UPS IN 60 SECONDS; THE FEMALE AGENTS, AT LEAST 35.

Slotter: THEY'RE TESTED THREE TIMES WHILE THEY'RE HERE, AND THEY MUST PASS ONE OF THOSE THREE TESTS.

IF THEY DON'T, THEY GET ONE FINAL FOURTH CHANCE ON THEIR OWN, AND IF THEY DON'T PASS THAT TEST, THEN THEY'RE LIKELY NOT GOING TO BECOME AN FBI AGENT.

Man: THE TEST IS TWO DAYS INTO THEIR START OF THEIR TRAINING, SO THEY COME IN, THEY'VE GOT NEW BEDS, NEW PLACES, THEY'RE TIRED, THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY READY FOR THIS.

Narrator: NEXT IS A 300-METER SPRINT.

[WHISTLE BLOWS] Moeller: IN THE 300-METER, THE MEN HAVE TO DO IT UNDER 52.4 AND THE WOMEN UNDER 64.9.

Narrator: IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SPRINT ARE THE PUSH-UPS.

THE MEN MUST DO AT LEAST 30; THE WOMEN, AT LEAST 14.

Moeller: THERE'S NO MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES REST IN BETWEEN EACH EVENT.

SO IT'S A CUMULATIVE EFFECT OVER THE TERM OF THE TEST.

THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING, LIKE THIS.

YOU'RE JUST GOING LIKE THIS, O.K.?

Narrator: AND FINALLY, A ONE AND A HALF MILE RUN.

READY, SET... [WHISTLE BLOWS] Moeller: AND FOR THE MILE AND A HALF, IT'S 12:24 FOR THE MEN AND 13:59 FOR THE WOMEN.

Slotter: WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN DEMONSTRATE A COMBINATION OF STRENGTH AND SPEED SO THAT THEY CAN CARRY OUT THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THIS JOB.

OUR GOAL HERE IS NOT TO EMBARRASS PEOPLE OR TRY TO BOUNCE THEM OUT.

Man: 13:35.

Slotter: OUR GOAL IS TO WORK WITH THEM AND TO GET THEM IN THE SHAPE THAT THEY NEED TO BE.

THE MAIN REASON I CAME UP HERE THIS MORNING IS I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP, AND I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE FIT TEST.

AND I SEE THAT YOU CHOSE NOT TO TAKE ME UP ON MY FREE BEER NIGHT ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

I GOT THE RESULTS OF THE FIT TEST, AND WE HAD 12 FAILURES OUT OF A CLASS OF 38.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU VERY FRANKLY, VERY DIRECTLY THAT THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR COUNTRY EXPECT MORE OF YOU THAN "I GAVE IT MY BEST BUT I WASN'T IN SHAPE."

PUSH YOURSELF, BE DEMANDING OF YOURSELF AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.

Narrator: THE NEW AGENTS WILL HAVE SEVERAL MORE CHANCES TO PASS THE TEST.

THEIR NEXT CHALLENGE IS A MENTAL ONE.

WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE IS REAL AND GRAPHIC.

BEFORE NEW AGENTS FIRE A SINGLE SHOT AT THE ACADEMY, THEY MUST WATCH FOOTAGE OF DEADLY FORCE CONFRONTATIONS.

[GUNFIRE] IT IS CALLED "REALITY CHECK."

Officer: TAKE YOUR HAND OUT OF YOUR POCKET.

Man: IT'S NOT TV, IT'S NOT MOVIES.

THEY MAY HAVE TO USE DEADLY FORCE TO TAKE SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE.

THE REALITY OF THAT HAS TO SINK IN WITH THEM.

[MAN YELLING] Narrator: 51 AGENTS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

ONE OF THE DEADLIEST CONFRONTATIONS OCCURRED IN 1986 IN MIAMI, FLORIDA.

TWO AGENTS WERE KILLED AND FIVE WOUNDED IN A SHOOT OUT WITH TWO ARMED BANK ROBBERY SUSPECTS.

RETIRED SPECIAL AGENT ED MIRELES SURVIVED.

I SAW A SCENE THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING.

THERE WERE FOUR AGENTS DOWN IN MY VIEW, OUT OF FIVE-- THE TOTAL OF FIVE THAT WERE THERE.

Narrator: SPECIAL AGENT MIRELES TOOK A DIRECT HIT IN HIS LEFT ARM.

Mireles: THE ROUND ALMOST RIPPED MY LEFT ARM COMPLETELY OFF.

Narrator: A SECOND ROUND GRAZED HIS HEAD.

ALTHOUGH SEVERELY INJURED, AGENT MIRELES CONTINUED TO FIGHT, ULTIMATELY FIRING THE FINAL ROUNDS, INCAPACITATING BOTH BANK ROBBERS.

Mireles: THE INCIDENT LASTED FOUR AND A HALF TO FIVE MINUTES.

Narrator: OVER 130 ROUNDS WERE FIRED.

Mireles: THIS IS A VERY, VERY SERIOUS BUSINESS AND THERE MAY COME A POINT IN YOUR CAREER WHERE IT WILL BE LIFE AND DEATH AND YOU NEED TO BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT YOU'RE MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY PREPARED.

Narrator: OUT OF ALL THE SKILLS THE NEW AGENTS LEARN AT THE ACADEMY, INTERVIEWING IS THE ONE THEY'LL USE THE MOST.

THESE ACTRESSES HAVE BEEN HIRED TO PLAY DISTRESSED WOMEN WHO OVERHEARD A TERRORIST PLOT AT THE LOCAL CRACKER BARREL RESTAURANT.

I MAKE THEM WORK FOR IT A LITTLE BIT.

I JUST DON'T COME IN AND SPILL THE ENTIRE THING.

GOOD MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU?

TONI BRADLEY.

HOW ARE YOU?

Narrator: IT'S THE JOB OF THE NEW AGENTS TO DRAW OUT AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE IN 30 MINUTES.

Esposito: INTERVIEWING IS A CRITICAL PART OF THEIR TRAINING HERE.

IF THERE'S ONE SINGLE THING THAT FBI AGENTS DO FOR A LIVING IT'S INTERVIEW PEOPLE.

HE ACTUALLY SPOKE OF USING HIGH-POWERED EXPLOSIVES AT THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

THAT WAS HIS EXACT WORDS?

HIS EXACT WORDS.

Narrator: AFTER THE INTERVIEW, THE NEW AGENTS REVIEW THEIR PERFORMANCE.

Esposito: MUCH LIKE AN ATHLETE WOULD VIEW HIS PERFORMANCE.

LET'S GO OVER SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE WRITTEN DOWN JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ACCURATE.

AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE NOT ONLY THEIR DICTION AND THEIR ABILITY TO DEVELOP RAPPORT, BUT LITTLE THINGS THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE NOTICED BEFORE.

Woman: WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE TAPE, I DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT THAT I SAID "OKAY" SO MANY TIMES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INTERVIEW.

SO THAT WAS ONE OF THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO WORK ON VERY HARD.

THAT'S THE GOOD THING ABOUT HAVING THE PRACTICALS BECAUSE WE GET TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WE NEED TO CHANGE OR WORK ON.

Narrator: INTERVIEWING IS JUST ONE AREA OF TRAINING THE NEW AGENTS MUST MASTER.

TODAY THEY'RE PRACTICING A HIGH-SPEED TURN DRILL ON THE ACADEMY'S ONE-MILE TRACK.

Man: MANY DRIVERS GET THEMSELVES IN TROUBLE WHEN THEY TRAVEL TOO FAST INTO TURNS.

WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE DOING IS DRIVING REPEATEDLY AROUND HERE, PREPARING THE CAR FOR THE TURN AND USING PROPER APEX SKILLS.

THE APEX IS THE POINT AT WHICH A CAR WILL CROSS THE INSIDE RADIUS OF A CURVE.

Narrator: INSTRUCTORS TAKE STUDENTS AROUND THE COURSE TO SHOW THEM HOW IT'S DONE.

Instructor: CREST THE HILL, LIFT OFF SLIGHTLY.

GOD, I LOVE THIS JOB.

BRAKING ON THE DOWNHILL, BACK TO THE INSIDE.

Narrator: IF THE DRIVER EXECUTES THE TURN CORRECTLY, THEY WILL MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR IN SPEEDS UP TO 80 MILES AN HOUR.

THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

WHOA.

Narrator: NEXT IT'S THE NEW AGENT'S TURN TO TAKE THE CARS FOR A SPIN.

YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.

GO AHEAD AND PULL STRAIGHT OUT THERE.

Moles: IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, DEATH BY VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC, IN PURSUIT SITUATIONS NOW RIVALS THOSE DEATHS BY THE WRONG END OF A WEAPON.

GOOD.

NOW BACK ON THE GAS.

PERFECT, PERFECT.

Moles: WHEN THE STUDENTS COME HERE, I TELL THEM THERE'S HOLLYWOOD AND THERE'S QUANTICO.

WE DON'T DRIVE HOLLYWOOD STYLE-- THE TWO WHEELS, THE SMOKE AND FLAMES AND CHICKENS FLYING EVERYWHERE.

A FAST CAR, A SAFE CAR IS GOING TO BE A QUIET CAR.

Narrator: ONCE STUDENTS HAVE SOME BASIC HIGH-SPEED DRIVING SKILLS UNDER THEIR BELTS, IT'S TIME TO PRACTICE THEIR SURVEILLANCE TECHNIQUES OUT ON THE OPEN ROAD.

Man: TONIGHT WE'RE PRACTICING A COVERT SURVEILLANCE.

WE HAVE THREE SUBJECTS THAT WILL BE INTERACTING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, MEETING EACH OTHER, PASSING INFORMATION, PASSING EVIDENCE.

Narrator: THE GOAL: TO DISCREETLY FOLLOW THE SUBJECTS AND REPORT ON THEIR ACTIVITIES.

SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT JEROME GARCIA FOLLOWS CLOSELY BEHIND.

FIRST STOP IS A GAS STATION PAY PHONE.

Garcia: THERE'S THE SUBJECT ON THE PHONE.

YOU HAVE A SURVEILLANCE UNIT RIGHT THERE, AND SEE HOW HE'S PARKED IN LINE RIGHT HERE WITH THE REST OF THE CARS?

NOW, UNFORTUNATELY IT SNOWED, SO WE'VE GOT ONE CAR THAT HAS NO SNOW ON IT AND THE OTHER ONES DO.

THERE HE GOES.

SUBJECT IS GONE.

NOW, WE'LL SEE OUR SURVEILLANCE TEAM START PICKING THINGS UP.

THERE YOU GO.

HE'S STARTING, AND HE'S GOING TO GO AFTER HIM.

THERE HE GOES.

AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO FALL IN PLACE AND PICK UP THE SURVEILLANCE AGAIN.

Narrator: THIS EVENING'S EXERCISE WILL ONLY LAST A FEW HOURS, BUT IN THE REAL WORLD, AGENTS CAN BE ON SURVEILLANCE FOR MUCH LONGER.

Garcia: SOME OF THESE SURVEILLANCES CAN GO FOR DAYS, AND YOU CAN BE OUT HERE FOR LIKE 16 HOURS STRAIGHT.

Narrator: THE ROLE PLAYER'S NEXT STOP IS A DUNKIN' DONUTS PARKING LOT.

Garcia: AND THERE'S OUR SUBJECT RIGHT THERE.

Narrator: THE NEW AGENTS ARE CLOSE BEHIND.

Agent: THIS IS THE EYE.

IT APPEARS THAT HE JUST BOUGHT A CUP OF COFFEE.

WHAT APPEARS TO BE A GREEN PONTIAC JUST PULLED UP.

Garcia: OUR TEAM HAS PICKED UP ON THIS SECOND SUBJECT RIGHT NOW.

THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY EXCHANGE A BRIEFCASE CONTAINING COUNTERFEIT DOCUMENTS.

WE'VE GOT TEAM THREE NOW SENDING IN AN AGENT.

Agent: THIS IS RED THREE.

AS THEY DEPARTED THE STORE, THEY SAID, "LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT."

Agent: THIS IS THE EYE.

THE GREEN PONTIAC DRIVER PULLED SOMETHING OUT OF THE TRUNK.

Garcia: IF THIS WAS THE REAL THING HERE, WE'VE GOT A VERY IMPORTANT TRANSACTION, ILLEGAL ACTIVITY GOING ON.

WE MIGHT HAVE CAMERAS OUT HERE, WE'D BE TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS.

Agent: THIS IS THE EYE.

THEY SHOOK HANDS AND THEY ARE ENTERING EACH OTHER'S VEHICLES.

Agent: THE RED CADILLAC IS ON THE MOVE.

Garcia: WHAT I REALLY LIKE IS WHEN YOU HAVE AN INEXPERIENCED TEAM OF STUDENTS AND YOU ACTUALLY GET TO SEE THEM START FIGURING IT OUT.

Agent: WE'VE MADE IT ONTO 95, SOUTHBOUND, SWITCHING OVER FROM LANE NUMBER FOUR TO LANE NUMBER THREE.

Garcia: WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GIVE THEM THE BASIC SKILLS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO SURVIVE OUT THERE AS NEW AGENTS.

Man: TODAY IS A TEST OF HEART, A TEST OF WILL, OKAY?

SO COME OUT HERE, GO AFTER EACH OTHER, SEE WHAT YOU CAN TAKE, SEE WHAT YOU CAN DISH OUT, ALL RIGHT?

AND KNOW THAT YOU'LL SURVIVE IT.

Narrator: TODAY THE NEW AGENTS ARE DOING AN EXERCISE CALLED "BULL IN THE RING."

EACH AGENT TAKES A TURN BEING THE BULL, BOXING EVERYONE IN THE CIRCLE OVER THE COURSE OF THREE MINUTES.

Moeller: WE'VE BEEN PRACTICING BOXING FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS NOW, AND THIS IS THE CULMINATION.

THIS IS KIND OF THE GRADUATION.

IT ALLOWS THEM TO SEE THAT THEY CAN HIT AND BE HIT AND SURVIVE, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THEM TO BE HIT IN THE FIELD AND NEVER HAVE BEEN HIT.

Narrator: THERE IS NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE SEXES.

Moeller: 90% OF THE ARRESTS ARE GOING TO BE ON A MALE SUBJECT, AND THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN CONTROL THAT SITUATION.

Man: I TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT THAT THEY'RE GIRLS OR GUYS.

THEY'RE SPECIAL AGENTS JUST LIKE US.

IF I HAVE TO FIGHT A GIRL, IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME AS IF I FIGHT A GUY.

Woman: IT'S TRYING.

IT'S DEFINITELY TRYING.

WE HAVE GUYS IN OUR GROUP THAT ARE VERY GOOD BOXERS.

BUT IT'S GREAT TRAINING.

IT REALLY IS.

DOES YOUR NOSE ITSELF FEEL OKAY?

THE BONE, DOES IT FEEL OKAY?

Moeller: WE HAD TWO BROKEN NOSES.

IT'S NOTHING THAT'S UNUSUAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

THEY'LL FIX THEM UP, PATCH THEM UP, SEND THEM BACK.

WE'RE NOT TEACHING THEM TO BE BOXERS.

WE'RE TEACHING THEM THAT THEY CAN TAKE A PUNCH, THEY CAN GET HIT, HOW TO DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST SOMEBODY TRYING TO PUNCH THEM AND TO GET AWAY FROM IT.

Narrator: IMMEDIATELY AFTER "BULL IN THE RING," AGENTS MOVE ON TO GROUND FIGHTING.

THE OBJECTIVE: TO SUBMIT THEIR PARTNER INTO A HANDCUFFING POSITION.

EACH ROUND LASTS 45 SECONDS, WHICH IS THE LENGTH OF A TYPICAL FIGHT.

Man: IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW BIG OR HOW STRONG OR HOW SMART YOU ARE.

IT'S ABOUT HOW BAD YOU WANT TO DO THE JOB AND HOW DEDICATED AND DISCIPLINED YOU ARE.

Narrator: BUT BY FAR, THE LEAST POPULAR DAY IN DEFENSIVE TACTICS TRAINING IS O.C.

DAY.

Moeller: O.C.

STANDS FOR OLEORESIN CAPSICUM, AND IT'S A PEPPER DERIVATIVE OF GROUND PEPPERS IN AN OIL-BASED SPRAY.

Esposito: IT'S JUST AWFUL STUFF.

IT JUST BURNS LIKE YOU CAN'T IMAGINE.

THINK OF IT AS THE HOTTEST PEPPER YOU'VE EVER HAD, TEN TIMES HOTTER, PUT IT IN HAIRSPRAY AND SHOVE IT IN YOUR EYE.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S LIKE.

AND THE PURPOSE FOR IT IS SO THAT, NUMBER ONE, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY CAN FUNCTION EVEN THOUGH INJURED OR SOMEWHAT INCAPACITATED.

THEY CAN STILL FIGHT BACK.

NUMBER TWO, WE WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT CAN DO TO A HUMAN BEING.

Man: LOOK AWAY FROM MY VOICE, SPREAD YOUR LEGS.

Man: I WAS GOOD FOR THE FIRST 30 SECONDS, AND THEN IT MUST HAVE GOTTEN IN MY EYES OR SOMETHING AND I COULDN'T SEE.

I WAS DOWN FOR THE COUNT FOR PROBABLY ABOUT 3 TO 4 MINUTES.

Man: I WAS AN AIRLINE PILOT BEFORE THIS.

I JUST SAT DOWN AND DRANK COFFEE AND FLEW AIRPLANES, SO THIS IS DIFFERENT, BUT IT'S ALL PART OF BECOMING AN FBI AGENT.

I DON'T MIND DOING IT AT ALL.

Man: GOOD MORNING, TWO.

All: GOOD MORNING, SIR!

Man: COME AND GET 'EM.

Narrator: NEW AGENTS RECEIVE OVER 100 HOURS OF FIREARMS INSTRUCTION WHILE AT THE ACADEMY.

IN ORDER TO GRADUATE, THEY MUST BECOME PROFICIENT IN FIRING BOTH A GLOCK 22 .4O CALIBER HANDGUN AND A 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN.

IF A NEW AGENT IS IN DANGER OF FAILING, THEY'RE BROUGHT HERE, TO AN INDOOR RANGE, WHERE INSTRUCTORS CAN MONITOR THEIR PERFORMANCE WITH CAMERAS.

Man: THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO IRON OUT IS WHETHER OR NOT HE KNOWS HOW TO LINE UP THE SIGHTS.

THAT'S THE FRONT SIGHT.

AND THEN RIGHT BEHIND IT-- THOSE TWO DOTS-- IS ALL THE REAR SIGHT.

AND WHAT WE TEACH THE STUDENTS IS TO PUT THE FRONT SIGHT RIGHT INSIDE THAT NOTCH IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO WHITE DOTS OF THE REAR SIGHT.

INCORRECT SIGHT ALIGNMENT WOULD BE IF YOU WERE TOO LOW OR LEFT OR RIGHT.

Narrator: THE NEXT THING THEY LOOK FOR IS HOW THE STUDENT IS PULLING THE TRIGGER.

THE TRIGGER PRESS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF FIRING A GOOD SHOT.

Narrator: SMOOTH CONTROLLED PRESSURE TO THE TRIGGER ENSURES THE BULLET WILL GO WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO.

WITH THE HELP OF THE COMPUTER, INSTRUCTORS CAN TROUBLESHOOT A STUDENT'S TECHNIQUE.

Joe: SO THIS MEASURES TIME.

THIS LINE MEASURES DISTANCE TRAVELED OF THE TRIGGER.

THIS LINE FROM HERE TO HERE NEEDS TO BE PRETTY MUCH VERTICAL, STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN.

[GUNSHOT] THAT WAS A BAD SHOT, AND THAT WAS A BAD SHOT BECAUSE HE PUT HIS FINGER ON THE TRIGGER AND HE JUST PRESSED ALL THE WAY THROUGH UNTIL IT WENT OFF WITHOUT ENCOUNTERING ANY RESISTANCE.

THESE ARE THE COMMON PROBLEMS THAT WE FIND THAT WE HAVE TO GET THE STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND, AND THE BEST WAY WE FIND TO DO THAT IS TO ACTUALLY HAVE THEM LOOK AT THIS.

THAT IS A TEXTBOOK TRIGGER PRESS.

AND SLOWLY INCREASING RESISTANCE.

THE GUN GOES OFF, QUICK RESET, AND AGAIN, THE SAME THING-- TEXTBOOK TRIGGER PRESSES.

Narrator: HOGAN'S ALLEY, A MOCK CITY ON THE ACADEMY GROUNDS, IS WHERE NEW AGENTS PRACTICE THEIR SKILLS IN A REAL WORLD ENVIRONMENT.

MARGIE AND AL, ACTORS HIRED BY THE FBI, WILL TEST THE AGENTS IN THEIR USE OF DEADLY FORCE.

Margie: I'M A HOGAN'S ALLEY POLICE OFFICER-- HOGAN'S ALLEY FINEST, AND I'M MAKING A SIMULATED TRAFFIC STOP ON THIS PERSON, AND IT GOES BAD, AND WE SEE HOW THE FBI AGENTS HANDLE IT.

Narrator: THE NEW AGENTS ARE TOLD THEY'RE ARE ON THEIR WAY TO AN INTERVIEW.

THE SCENE UNFOLDING IN FRONT OF THEM IS A COMPLETE SURPRISE.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT, HUH?

COME ON THERE, BUDDY.

YOU WANT A PART OF ME?

Man: WE WANT TO SEE THE AGENTS QUICKLY AND DECISIVELY ARRIVE AT THE SCENE, ANNOUNCE THEIR PRESENCE, GIVE NICE, CLEAR, CONCISE COMMANDS.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

STAY RIGHT THERE.

McCoy: WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR NOW IS HOW THE AGENTS WILL EXERCISE THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE AND WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE USE OF DEADLY FORCE.

HOW LONG DO I WAIT FOR THIS GUY?

DO I WAIT AND LET HIM GET CLOSER AND CLOSER AND THEN HE CAN TURN THAT WEAPON TO ME?

OR DO I STAY THERE LONGER AND LET HIM TURN AROUND AND GO BACK AND KICK THE OFFICER, HIT THE OFFICER ONE MORE TIME IN THE HEAD?

SIR, NOW!

[GUNFIRE] McCoy: AND IN BOTH INSTANCES, PERHAPS IT COULD HAVE BEEN UTILIZED A BIT QUICKER.

Narrator: THE NEXT SCENARIO TAKES PLACE IN HOGAN'S ALLEY'S TRAILER PARK.

Man: MY NAME'S BEN ALEJANDRO.

I'LL BE PLAYING A CARJACKER.

THE AGENTS WILL BE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE.

Narrator: THE AGENTS ARE TOLD TO CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE ON A FEMALE WHO WAS STEALING DOCUMENTS FROM HER COMPANY.

Alejandro: AS MY PARTNER COMES OUT OF THE TRAILER, THEIR ATTENTION WILL BE FOCUSED ON HER, OKAY, SO I'LL COME AROUND THE CORNER AND TAKE THEIR VEHICLE.

ALL I WANT IS THE CAR.

I DO NOT WANT TO HARM THEM IN ANY WAY, BUT IF THEY DECIDE TO PULL OUT THEIR WEAPONS, I'LL HAVE TO USE FORCE TO OBTAIN MY VEHICLE.

WALK THAT WAY, MAN.

WALK.

TOWARDS THE RIGHT.

THAT WAY, MAN.

WALK AWAY FROM ME.

Narrator: IN THIS INSTANCE, THE INSTRUCTORS LOOK FOR THE AGENTS TO GIVE UP THE CAR WITHOUT RESISTANCE.

McCoy: HE'S JUST ASKING FOR A PIECE OF PROPERTY.

WE CAN ALWAYS REPLACE THAT BUREAU CAR, BUT WE CAN'T REPLACE YOUR LIFE.

Narrator: NEW AGENT TRAINING IN HOGAN'S ALLEY IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

AGENTS RETURN TO THE ACADEMY THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS FOR SPECIALIZED TRAINING.

TODAY A GROUP OF SPECIAL AGENTS IS PRACTICING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE TO A TERRORIST THREAT.

Man: THE PRACTICAL EXERCISE TODAY IS TO PROCESS A CRIME SCENE INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION-- CHEMICALS, BIOLOGICAL AGENTS, AND OTHER RELATED FORENSIC EVIDENCE.

WE SEARCH THE WHOLE PREMISES GENERALLY FOR ANY OTHER POTENTIAL HAZARDS, PERSONS, WHATEVER EVIDENCE, TAKE PICTURES, PHOTOGRAPHS.

Narrator: THE AGENTS TRY TO COLLECT AS MUCH EVIDENCE AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THEIR AIR TANKS RUN OUT.

Gomez: THE YELLOW DEVICE IS A STANDARD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DETECTION DEVICE.

IT MEASURES THE AIR AND GIVES US A READING.

ON THE WAY BACK OUT, EVERYBODY MUST DECONTAMINATE-- NOT ONLY THE PERSONNEL, BUT THE EQUIPMENT AND THE EVIDENCE.

OUR PROGRAM IN THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE UNIT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING READINESS AND RESPONSE TO A TERRORISM EVENT.

Narrator: AFTER 21 LONG WEEKS, GRADUATION DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.

Slotter: TIME ACTUALLY FLIES BY.

IT'S KIND OF A TRANSFORMATION THAT TAKES PLACE.

Woman: THEY'VE OVERCOME A LOT OF CHALLENGES THAT PERHAPS THEY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CONFRONTED WITH ON A DAILY BASIS HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THEIR TRAINING HERE AT THE ACADEMY.

Narrator: ON AVERAGE, THREE TO FOUR STUDENTS PER CLASS WASH OUT.

IT'S NOT OUR GOAL TO LOSE PEOPLE.

WE WANT EVERYBODY TO GRADUATE, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PUTTING THE VERY BEST PEOPLE OUT THERE.

Esposito: YOU SEE CHANGE IN INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE.

YOU'RE NOT SURE IF THIS PERSON HAS WHAT IT TAKES, REALLY, TO FINISH.

THAT'S IT, VICKI.

KEEP COMING, KEEP COMING.

Esposito: THEN YOU SEE THEM BECOME MORE CONFIDENT.

YOU SEE THEM BECOME MORE SELF-ASSURED.

THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH AND THEY HAVE COME SO FAR IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

Man: WILL CLASS 07-01 PLEASE RISE.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

Agents: I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR... Slotter: THE REASON THEY'RE HERE AND THE REASON THEY'RE JOINING THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES WHILE MAINTAINING CIVIL LIBERTIES IN DOING SO.

WHEN THEY STAND UP AND RAISE THEIR RIGHT HAND AND TAKE THAT OATH, THEY'RE BASICALLY SAYING, "I'M WILLING TO DO THIS."

Agents: SO HELP ME GOD.

AT THE VERY END, WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO WALK ACROSS THE STAGE AND GRADUATE, I SAY, "LISTEN, FOLKS, REMEMBER WHEN YOU STOOD UP FIVE MONTHS AGO AND TOLD US WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO.

WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET THIS BADGE AND YOU'RE GOING TO WALK OUT OF HERE, AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE."

Woman: IT'S PROBABLY THE GREATEST MOMENT IN MY LIFE.

Man: I COULD FINALLY SAY TO MYSELF, "YOU KNOW WHAT?

I HOPE THIS IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR MY KIDS AND THEY CAN BE PROUD OF ME, TOO."

Slotter: IF AFTER THE 21 WEEKS THEY WALK OUT OF HERE FULLY CONFIDENT AND EXCITED AND READY TO TACKLE THE JOB WHEREVER THEY'RE BEING ASSIGNED, THEN WE'VE PROBABLY DONE OUR JOB.

Krzemien: I'M VERY PROUD OF THE TRAINING THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE ACADEMY.

HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE WITH US FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

COME ON, COME ON!

FBI, DON'T MOVE!

COME ON, I WANT THE CAR.

WALK AWAY.

WALK THAT WAY.

GET OUT OF THE CAR.

WALK AWAY.

I WANT TO SEE YOUR HANDS, MAN.

WALK TOWARDS THE RIGHT.

KEEP WALKING.

WALK AWAY FROM ME.

CLOSE THE DOOR.

WALK AWAY.

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