So what does a counter intelligence guy actually do, McC? For some reason I seem to equate everything having to do with military intelligence as being cloak and dagger and spy stuff…?
Spy stuff, yes. No cloaks (unless the Army poncho counts), despicable lack of daggers. We did occasionally get a pistol, though.
Counterintelligence is the search for enemy spies and domestic traitors. We also work as "agent handlers", the technical term for foreign spy. I eventually specialized as a "TSCM" technician, better known as a bug sweeper. It made me good money on the outside until I was medically retired from government service.
It's purely a coincidence that several of my trips to interesting countries happened to more-or-less coincide with coups, revolutions, or major terrorist attacks.
They are boorish these useful idiot comrades. With visions of high apparatchik positions that won't be happening, they won't even be invited to das Bunker. Just read about Brandon starting a Climate Corps with KJP as fuhrerette. This is the most retarded time in human history and only God can save us.
I was a US Army Counterintelligence Special Agent. That's the opposite of intelligence. I was specially trained how to be stupid.
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So what does a counter intelligence guy actually do, McC? For some reason I seem to equate everything having to do with military intelligence as being cloak and dagger and spy stuff…?
DeleteSpy stuff, yes. No cloaks (unless the Army poncho counts), despicable lack of daggers. We did occasionally get a pistol, though.
DeleteCounterintelligence is the search for enemy spies and domestic traitors. We also work as "agent handlers", the technical term for foreign spy. I eventually specialized as a "TSCM" technician, better known as a bug sweeper. It made me good money on the outside until I was medically retired from government service.
It's purely a coincidence that several of my trips to interesting countries happened to more-or-less coincide with coups, revolutions, or major terrorist attacks.
And yes, we all hate the FBI and absolutely loathe the CIA.
DeleteThey are boorish these useful idiot comrades.
ReplyDeleteWith visions of high apparatchik positions that won't be happening, they won't even be invited to das Bunker.
Just read about Brandon starting a Climate Corps with KJP as fuhrerette.
This is the most retarded time in human history and only God can save us.