How to get my foot in intel community

A little background: I was in the army for five years as an automated logistics specialist. I have a B.S. in Criminal Justice with a focus on Business Administration, and an M.S. in International Relations. The plan was to apply for a DIA job shortly after my master's, but instead, I got cancer. I had to deal with that for a year, and I'm finally healthy again.

However, I feel like I just wasted my opportunity. I want to get into the intelligence community, honestly, anywhere at this point. But I've found that getting an intel job is so difficult with my experience and my location in Colorado. Reddit is known to be brutally honest. How can I get into this field? Is it even attainable for a person with my education and experience? I don’t know what next step to take. I’ve been applying for some jobs but the ones I really want I’m just not qualified for.