<p>If a grad student fresh out of grad school gets a job with the FBI or CIA, etc, and works in intelligence for a number of years before deciding to move on and pursue a different line of work particularly overseas humanitarian or missionary work, would the intelligence background raise suspicion? I'm assuming that the answer to my question may vary depending on US relations at the time with whatever country I wish to work, but in general would a intelligence background be a significant hindrance to humanitarian and or missions work compared to someone without an intelligence background?</p>
<p>hindrance to the work? no.</p>
<p>hindrance to your personal safety? possibly.</p>
<p>for example, you can’t work in intel after you are in the Peace Corps for many years. That rule exists to protect the Peace Corps personnel.</p>
<p>I believe I sat on the Peace Corps website that applicants are ineligible if they have worked for Dept of State. A friend had alerted us to this after my son expressed interest in both – as Peace Corps volunteers, they said that you can go from Peace Corp into State/intelligence work, but not the other way around. </p>