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First Office AgentsFunny Stories As Told By 2 Former FBI Agents Author: Scott Moritz
The FBI has its own language. It is full of acronyms and expressions that are unique to the FBI. So much so that there is a class at the FBI Academy to familiarize new agents with the FBI's acronyms and terminology. A "First Office Agent" is a newly minted FBI agent who has recently reported to their first office of assignment. While there is supposed to be a probationary period of 1 year during which each First Office Agent spends a lot of time with their assigned "Training Agent", my first office agent experience like many of my fellow first office agents was that we learned by doing and by getting advice from the slightly more tenured other first office agents. First Office Agents have accomplished great things in their careers but there was also a certain amount of "trial and error" and some of those experiences make for some great stories. First Office Agents is based upon my experience as a first office agent in the Memphis Division and those of my good friend, Kevin Cearlock. Kevin and I are two people who find the humor in everything and there were plenty of funny things we experienced firsthand during the the course of our FBI careers. We hope you enjoy hearing about them. Language: en Genres: Personal Journals, Society & Culture, True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Decrypting BuSpeak: FBI Acronyms, Slang & Sayings
Episode 7
Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
At the FBI Academy, there was a class called F-O-A-C which stands Field Office Administrative Codes (at least I think that what it stands for). It is like learning a foreign language. And when most new agents hear BuSpeak, they are confronted with hundreds of acronyms and combined words that they must learn to be able to function in their jobs. In every FOAC class, there are two distinct levels of comprehension. The former FBI support personnel who are now newly minted New Agents and everyone else. The former FBI support personnel were all fluent in BuSpeak and everyone else was really lost and confused. It was the most daunting class in the FBI Academy – at least it was for me, and I have had an enduring fascination with FBI acronyms ever since.
