Saturday, October 13, 2012

What Do 'Spooks' Do When They Leave The CIA?

What Do Former CIA Spies Do When They Quit the Spy Game? -- Art Keller, Forbes

What do former spies do when they quit the spy game? Plan covert action campaigns against the nasty old ladies in their homeowners’ association? Overthrow their city council for fun? No, the majority of former CIA case officers work as consultants or contractors within the U.S. intelligence community.

While returning to work as intelligence consultant is the norm, some few do forge a different path, applying lessons learned from government service to a new life in the private sector. I recently spoke with two former CIA case officers, both of whom had served in the most senior position a case officer can win overseas, that of Chief of Station, or COS.

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My Comment:
They do what everyone else does when they leave a long serving career .... something else.

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