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“You qualify for the GL-07 level if you possess one of the following: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with superior academic achievement (S.A.A.), which is based on class standing, grade-point average, or honor society membership; OR At least one full year of graduate level education (i.e. 18 semester hours); OR At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GL-5 level. Specialized experience is defined as performing duties such as: assisting in opening and closing case files; conducting criminal name checks through various databases/electronic systems; experience writing non-technical reports, drafting responses to requests for information, and writing brief, informative or routine reports by gathering information, analyzing it and summarizing the results of findings to draw valid conclusions and to make sound recommendations; taking responsibility for own actions to meet deadlines; presenting specific, pre-determined information at meetings, conferences, or seminars as a representative of a work or academic group; OR A combination of specialized experience, as described above, and related graduate level education.“ usss site , qualifications to be a special agent.

Nole started as a uniformed ss officer. He likely found the narrow space to become a special agent without a college degree. As I read this it is possible.

I now think Nole was a legit special agent.