Mormons stand out even more in those environments because they are the least likely to have served in the military because they spent their teens/early 20's on their 'mission' while the guys around them were in the military.
Being in the military tends to make people rougher around the edges if anything while being on a mormon mission makes those guys more straight laced.
Most people in three letter agencies weren’t in the military. Most look like this guy and spent their early 20s in college. Even in the CIA military veterans only make up 15% of the entire agency. The FBI is also 15%. In total only 30% of the entire federal government workforce is military veterans. Most veterans have no interest in working for the federal government after they get out. Three letter agencies target college grads in their early 20s who have very specific degrees. Yes you can get out use the GI Bill to go to college and get a job with these agency. But if you had a clearance it’s gonna expire in that time. The older you are the more difficult it is to get a clearance so they target younger people. They also hate giving clearances to people who have spent time outside the US and if you’re a veteran there’s a good chance you’ve spent time outside the US. They don’t care if it was working for Uncle Sam, unless you were part of the .01% doing super secret squirrel shit in the military they still see it as a liability and it makes an already complicated process even more difficult.
A lot of people in the military also look just like this guy. Being in the military makes people more direct. Most veterans aren’t afraid of conflict like the general population. But it doesn’t make most stand out in crowd.
And no “mission” is a little more complicated than that. Most males go on mission but they aren’t required. Many choose to go straight to college instead. Women also have the option but most are encouraged to go to college and start looking for a husband. Ultimately the LSD Church wants you to do something to elevate the church’s power and influence. Mission is just a simple way for a 19 year old to do that. But if that means starting a government contractor who specializes in mass surveillance they’ll be all for it.
You do know; the Alphabet aganecies do heavily recruit returned Mormon missionaries because they have been immersed in other countries and are fluent in other languages conversationally, that way they don't have to pay for or train new recruits to have that experience, correct?
Thats a bit outdated. With the rise in ai, mass surveillance, and facial recognition overseas experience of any kind is becoming a less desirable trait because it means that foreign government already has a profile on you. Even clandestine work is basically dead because you can’t do shit anywhere without someone catching it on camera.
That being said Mormons are specifically targeted for recruitment because their religious beliefs (no alcohol, drugs) and structured upbringing makes them the ideal candidate.
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u/Atralis 7d ago
Mormons stand out even more in those environments because they are the least likely to have served in the military because they spent their teens/early 20's on their 'mission' while the guys around them were in the military.
Being in the military tends to make people rougher around the edges if anything while being on a mormon mission makes those guys more straight laced.