How realistic was this weeks show? I welcome any comments.

“Cover” Originally aired 10-11-15

Miss: In the FBI academy trainees wouldn’t be spending time doing all the psychological assignments the show has them doing. They would be learning how to apply federal criminal code to violations they investigate, prepare for court, and assist in the prosecution and conviction of subjects in federal investigations.

Miss: As far as trainees voting other trainees out that never happens. It’s not Survivor! In cases of violations of rules, safety infractions, or general poor performance trainees have to appear before a new agent review board (NARB). The new agent review board can discipline a trainee and even terminate a trainee. When one is dismissed by the new agent review board it is referred to as being NARBed. This is a fairly rare occurrence.

Miss:  New agents who have only been out of the academy a few months wouldn’t be conducting interviews of primary witnesses in a major terrorist attack. New agents are on probation for 2 years.

Mixed: There is boxing in the academy but they would wear head gear and mouth pieces for safety. They would wear real boxing gloves not the MMA type.   Injured trainees are “recycled” into a later class after recovering from injuries.  Inserting a “recycle” into a later class causes the loss of a slot to another trainee, thus the need to keep trainees from being injured.  The high leg kicks they were shown doing would not be taught.  They are impractical in normal clothes and shoes.

Miss: Alex’s mother said that she sent her to India for 10 years but her family in India only knew where she was for 9 years. She was missing for one year. This would have been discovered during the background check before she was hired, unless the family lied also. The family would have been interviewed by the FBI legal attachés in India.

Hit: The picture that Miranda had of President Obama was accurate. It is the official government picture of him that is hung in FBI offices.