What is the camaraderie like between CIA officers?

What is the camaraderie like between CIA officers?

Lindsay Moran (Former CIA Spy) gives expert video advice on: Do the departments inside the CIA hire certain types of people?; What type of person will the National Clandestine Service hire?; What type of person will the Directorate of Intelligence hire? and more...

The camaraderie between CIA officers, particularly CIA spies, really begins to develop when you are in training at the CIA's facility, called "The Farm." You are living with your other spy trainees. So you are spending 24/7 with all of them and with your instructors. Incredible bonds form and friendships. A lot of people end up getting married. There is a lot of inter-agency marriages within the CIA. So the CIA almost becomes like your family and the human resources department will stress that to you when you are joining the CIA. You know, this is your family now. I think one of the reasons they do that is because working at the CIA takes a tremendous toll on your life with your real family, with your biological family, and so it is almost a given that The Agency itself becomes more like your family.