"That looks fun, I think I'll do that."
That's what Director of Public Affairs, Special Agent Ross Rice of the FBI says he thought when he glanced down at a Tribune cover of agents arresting suspects in the Patty Hearst case in his third period study hall. And he hasn't looked back.
That's why Special Agent Rice is this week's "Camp Counselor" in RedEye's Job Fantasy Camp, where we find Chicagoans living their dream job, and set them up with readers looking to do the same.
The 30-year FBI veteran sat down with myself and our camper, practicing attorney Pamela Patinkin, 28, of the Gold Coast to give us an inside look at just what goes into becoming an agent. (It's more than just seeing a newspaper cover and thinking it's cool, he notes.)
Read on for five surprising things we learned from Special Agent Rice on becoming an FBI agent:








