Bonus Profile: Defense Intelligence Agency
As an example, should your desire be to serve as an intelligence officer in the field, consider DIA as a good launch point – or possibly even as a long term career.
I cannot tell you how many times I have mentioned the acronym DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) and been given a look of confusion, followed immediately, by “who is that?”
There has been little done in the way of addressing the DIA in Hollywood, and the highly important organization rarely gets media coverage from the major networks.
However, this should not relegate the organization to the role and status that of third string quarterback on a mediocre football team. They serve, in the simplest of terms as the Department of Defense’s intelligence apparatus, performing nearly all of the same missions as the CIA. The CIA, however, has a broader application of their mission across the globe, while, in principle, DIA traditionally only performs intelligence operations in areas where the U.S. Military is stationed or involved in a conflict.
Bottom line: If you want to be an intelligence officer and get great training – apply to DIA in addition to your other favorites.
