The popularity of James Bond films, and more recently the Jason Bourne series, have always had everyday citizens intrigued with “spies” – as they are called in Hollywood. While this terminology is not accurate for either James or Jason (intelligence officers manage spies who collect information for them) the role has inspired a great many to seek out answers on what it means to be an intelligence officer.
When you operate in the shadows, you celebrate in the shadows.
After the tragic events of 9/11 applications in the intelligence community went through the roof and with the Global War on Terror raging still, the volume of wannabe intelligence officers is still remarkably high. In the content that follows, we will help describe the realities of these positions, while also explaining the process for entering the US Intelligence community.
