How will surveillance detection training help you in the field?

How will surveillance detection training help you in the field?

Surveillance detection training, I think, is the one aspect of the training that you really do use on a daily basis when you are in the field. When I was living overseas, I didn't go anywhere without being very aware of my surroundings and looking for surveillance, looking to see if I was being followed. And it's a little more complicated than it sounds, you tend to think if you are being followed the car is going to be right behind you but that's not how it is. The car can be anywhere around you and usually if you are being surveyed, they'll have a team of 4 or 5 cars, so it's a lot more difficult to detect. Sometimes they will switch license plates, sometimes they will switch drivers or passengers, or a driver or passenger will put on a disguise, all intended to throw you off. So it was essential that we have the training that we did at the CIA in order to be able to do our job without getting caught.