Can I tell my friends and family I work for the CIA?

Can I tell my friends and family I work for the CIA?

Lindsay Moran (Former CIA Spy) gives expert video advice on: How can I join the CIA?; What types of tests will I take before being accepted to the CIA?; What type of training should I have before I apply to the CIA? and more...

The CIA doesn't expressly forbid you from telling your friends and family that you work there or that you're a covert employee. I should clarify that there are a lot of people who work for the CIA who are overt employees, meaning that they can tell their family that they work at the CIA, either as analysts, or they work in the library; something that's not a covert position. If you're a covert officer or a spy, it's expected that you will keep that information pretty much within your nuclear family. You should just tell your spouse or your parents, and you should not share that information with friends. A lot of people work in the clandestine service and even their children don't know where they're working, and sometimes even their spouses don't even know where they're really working.