I am a business management major in undergrad and about to join the national guard. I am hoping to make it in SOF but could also end up in the infantry. In the civilian world I would love to get into the IC and understand my clearance through the guard can help me. I see on CIA. Gov though you really need a political science, intelligence, or global security degree and I’m willing to go back to grad school.

Should I focus on applied intelligence programs like George Town? Or broader MAs in Global Affairs. IK IC is broad but I just want to get my foot in the door analyzing real world problems, I enjoy problem solving , analysis, IR, and Law Enforcement so I doesn’t really matter to me where I start really

Fired agents' Iran caseloads went unmanaged for days before kinetic operations began, but court-ordered reinstatement is very unlikely by December 17, 2026, channeling accountability into congressional oversight rather than judicial remedy.