DETECTIVE
Air Education and Training Command
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Detective
United States Army Installation Management Command
Department of the Army
Location
Kansas
Salary
$56,794 - $73,829
per year
Type
Closes
March 9, 2026
SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a detective at a U.S.
Army base in Kansas, where you'll investigate crimes like theft, assault, and child abuse by collecting evidence, interviewing people, and building cases for prosecution.
It's ideal for someone with real-world experience in law enforcement who can handle sensitive situations and work independently. U.S.
citizens with a background in criminal investigations would be a strong match.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience in law enforcement investigations
- Knowledge of investigative procedures to collect and preserve crime scene evidence
- Skills in interviewing suspects, witnesses, and victims
- Ability to analyze facts to identify suspects and develop case information
- Experience handling violations of federal, state, and local laws
- Proficiency in maintaining evidence integrity and secure storage
- U.S. citizenship required
Full Job Description
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: This position is within the Directorate of Emergency Services Police/Provost Marshall Division located at Fort Leavenworth, KS.
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) applying law enforcement investigative procedures and methods to collect and preserve crime scene evidence, (2) interviewing suspects/witnesses/victims of crimes AND (3) analyzing facts to identify suspects or develop case information.
Major Duties:
- As a Detective, you will perform the following duties:
- Provide investigation services for violations of Federal, state, county and DA statues, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
- Conduct complete investigations of alleged criminal violations including theft, assault, shoplifting, child abuse, child neglect, adultery unlawful entry, juvenile misconduct or any other types of criminal violations.
- Take statements from victims, analyze facts to develop case information, maintain integrity of information or evidence for prosecution.
- Responsible for the proper documentary control of the safe and secure storage of all evidence obtained during investigations, raids, etc.
- Identify suspects and develop case information for use in pressing charges and bringing suspects to trial.
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