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He describes training schools that are imagined like sophisticated simulation environments, where the agents practice and perfect their craft. The training includes extensive drills: responding to simulated crises, testing espionage tradecraft, and mastering living under false identities. All exercises are carefully structured, monitored, and graded, with only the top players advancing.
The investment is enormous, which is why CIA recruits are carefully selected, extensively trained, and kept under high security. This cycle of assessment and training ensures that only the most capable, resilient, and loyal candidates make it into active service.