In this Legends episode of "Zone 7," Crime Scene Investigator Sheryl McCollum sits down with Joseph Twilley to discuss his career with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), protecting Navy and Marine Corps personnel, and assets around the world through criminal and counterintelligence investigations.

They discuss competitive recruiting and training to become an NCIS special agent, achieving a diversity of backgrounds, and balancing opportunities for service with a strong sense of purpose. Through anecdotes and reflections, listeners will gain a rare glimpse into the challenges and rewards of serving in a federal law enforcement agency dedicated to protecting the Navy and Marine Corps.

Joe Twilley is the Deputy Assistant Director of Recruitment and Retention for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). With a career spanning over 19 years in law enforcement, Twilley has held various critical positions within NCIS, contributing significantly to counterintelligence and criminal investigations. Listeners can learn more about Joe on LinkedIn @Joetwilley.

Show Notes:

• [0:00] Welcome back to Zone 7 with Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum  
• [1:00] Sheryl gives a thorough background of today’s guest, Joe Twilley
• [4:45] Question: Can you walk me through a typical day for you?
• [7:30] What it takes to be a successful agent 
• [9:15] Joe speaks to his rewarding experiences working at NCIS 
• [13:00] What recruiters look for in new agents
• [13:25] “The pitfall of your success is going to be the excuse.”
• [16:30] The culture and camaraderie in NCIS
• [20:00] The Special Agent Afloat program 
• [27:30] Aircraft carriers contain an entire small city
• [31:30] Reflections of Joe’s career
• [33:00] “No other agency has so broad and important a mandate.  I look forward to being your colleague and to the collective mission. of protecting our way of life.  God bless you and God bless the United States of America.” -S.C
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Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. Sheryl is also the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a collaboration between universities and colleges that brings researchers, practitioners, students and the criminal justice community together to advance techniques in solving cold cases and assist families and law enforcement with solvability factors for unsolved homicides, missing persons, and kidnapping cases.  

You can connect and learn more about Sheryl’s work by visiting the CCIRI website https://coldcasecrimes.org

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