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Training for a CIA field officer is portrayed as deeply intense and highly classified. He describes a specialized program designed to simulate real-life scenarios—ranging from operating under aliases, responding to emergencies, to deciphering psychological puzzles. Trainees are pulled from their everyday lives into controlled environments where every aspect is monitored and manipulated to test their skills.
The training process is prohibitively expensive, which is why the CIA segregates candidates into batches according to their discipline—analysis, technical, or field work—and subjects them to rigorous curriculum and assessments. Only the top performers proceed further, while underperformers are cut.