How do you become an explosive/drug dog handler? January 8, 2013
3:19 AM   Subscribe  Specifically, what career progression do
these folks usually follow? What training, schooling, and
preparation is required to progress in this field? What is the
entry-level job for this career path? posted by denverco to Law
& Government (6 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
They're police officers, mostly. State, or those localities
large enough to afford that kind of thing. They can also be
officers of federal security or law enforcement agencies like
the FBI, ATF, ICE, TSA, etc.  Look up the hiring guidelines for
law enforcement agencies, and you'll answer your own question. A
college degree is helpful, and something in the criminal justice
field is fairly common. Military experience is also quite
common; a lot of cops are ex-military.  Once you're in the
department/agency, there are going to be a variety of career
paths available. Maybe you want to go out for homicide, or vice,
or whatever. You can do that