The CIA Covert Op That Almost Got Me Fired

[@4ucmikey]

Getting chewed out for f'n up is bad, but when you're innocent its intolerable.

[@whodat9198]

Former Marine. This story hit home…

[@dennisdow]

Unless you disgraced the Corp, you are STILL a Marine.

[@Semperf11]

Rah

[@DibbzTV]

"Rock pounder" was outta pocket lmfao 😂

[@overlordisgoogle8431]

The bureaucracy kills motivation and intelligence quickly in any organization.

[@calebhill72]

Yep. And when your talents are not valued and are under appreciated when you see the nonsense that goes on then that talent will always walk out the door

[@JohnnySalami6]

What's the textbook definition of bureaucracy? how do these people pass themselves on the surface to people??

[@overlordisgoogle8431]

@JohnnySalami6 best way to define it is to work in one and then it becomes immediately apparent.

[@rjstewart]

I’m a veteran and perhaps that’s why I’m “mission focused”. It has driven me bonkers whenever I’ve run into a situation where politics supersedes logic, reason, and completing the mission. Your boss should have been patting you on the back. Instead he ultimately had to hire and train your replacement. Why are people so short sighted like this!?!

[@dleoner1]

Power trip. He let it get to his head.

[@Hittius]

You talk about shortsightedness,you worked for the same scum.

[@rjstewart]

@@Hittiushuh?

[@Hittius]

@ You asked,”Why are people so shortsighted like this?” You worked for the same corrupt entity, you show the same shortsightedness so you should know the answer. You’re as complicit as the two in the video.

[@rjstewart]

@@Hittiushuh? I’ve never worked for the CIA. Please consider going back to school to work on reading comprehension and then take some courses on interacting with people without being an asshole.

[@blueskyguy1]

If an employee is making decisions that are solving problems following understood parameters that work out or not…there should not be concerns. Debriefing and reviews of past debriefs in certain categories maintains direction. Recycle old debriefing is a good thing to put on a calendar as well. 😮

[@AiR1DaN]

As a finance guy, this crap is so unacceptable but also so relatable. Mission comes first, but you're damned if you do, damned if you don't. Approved a request but skipped a step to make the mission happen? FAIL. Denied a request to follow the beauracratic chain but caused a mission to flop? FAIL. Ugh.

[@GeoTactics]

Spot on... bureaucracy will always end careers of otherwise loyal people or cause those people to leave. Keep the BS out of military and intel, and let the people trained do their jobs effectively.

[@emilymvance]

Yup good 👍 for you!!

[@ChocoLater1]

Penny pushers 😂

[@RidleyHolmes-sr2tw]

When your COS marries a local woman 30 years his junior you know something is f-up.

[@OllySANDOH.24.]

big respect. 👍🏻🇺🇲🌏🇬🇧

[@JerryR1776]

I don't exactly understand why the covert unit controlling the drone's needed hundreds of thousands of dollars to do what they were already getting paid to do...? Maybe I'm just reading too much into it.

[@jeanpaulsara1074]

A good one. Enlightening

[@kimschelble6732]

For some reason, I’m in the mood to eat lucky charms and eggplants… 😊

[@mowriter]

Surely that Director could understand why he went the route he did?!

[@christiansmith-of7dt]

Everybody has their own thing

[@Antody]

After being in a corporate environment for many years I'd have to side with your director on this one - regardless of your office "politics", you should ask someone above you for permission and in case of an absent supervisor it's his or her director, there's no way around that. It just seems like a justification for a choice to leave you already made before that.

[@michaeldavis3819]

After years in the military, I'd have to side with Andrew. If lives are on the line and protocols are clear, you need to exercise clearly delineated authority. That's why the authority exists.

[@lumpenlodge]

I didn't know the Zig Zag man was a spook

[@MrBojangles-of3bs]

This was pretty good 👍

[@xusmico187]

2 things get you fired: not reporting what the policy driven intel collections wants (POTUS and generals want to hear one thing) and money mess with either one and....

[@Ketsuafureskit]

Makes one curious to know if the decision channel in other intelligence services (MI6, SVR) are just as bureaucratic.

[@KoalaHugsGoatSharks]

Methinks you’re wearing a clip in hairpiece 🥸

[@Misslucyli]

Instructor AB, you know you don't want to leave because you know exactly what's coming and what you can build. I am standing on your side this time, for the first time ever, no strings attached. I agree with you. Besides you are *not done losing to me yet.

[@john1425]

I think your a little crazy. I've seen you comment on multiple videos. Hot pic tho!

[@Misslucyli]

​@@john1425 see this is why you are losing

[@john1425]

@Misslucyli I think you losing your schizo meds

[@Rodelero]

Miss Lucy, what is winning, then?

[@jdmac44]

Sounds like he needed a Captain's Mast. Of course that would most likely cause problems too, even with so-called whistleblower protections.

[@DG-oo8zf]

1:05 face or frustration

[@JUSTINFARRAR-i4p]

Andthis order comes from George Washington himself

[@kevin02mulder]

ultimate lesson of the year : Do Never ever trust a human to do the right thing ! :)

[@Sidney-br3hc]

why wont you hire me for the company

[@ladybenjamincannon1574]

Andrew I experienced the exact same thing in aerospace. It seems Endemic to American corporate culture. What do you think?

[@MrBojangles-of3bs]

Ive heard this guy say movie depictions of cia people are pretty fake which is understandable. But schaffer from "american made" actually seems like a decent depiction. Instead of trying to do the job of a geographer i think he should talk about stuff like this.

[@2two2twenty2two]

BECAUSE, OF BLANCO OR PABLO ESCOBAR ANDREW BUSTAMANTE WHICH, ONE IS IT EXACTLY?

[@alanyao]

Were you allowed to do some side business when you had contract with CIA?

[@BabyBoomersDoomer]

☘️☘️

[@Daisy81860]

Getting lucky?

[@PeopleWitnesses]

Tell us about the training you had in CIA about breaking into people’s homes and scanning documents and implants surveillance devices.

[@je2740]

*American homes.

[@Kungigad]

Yes, that's part of the training

[@BlueeyesRonnie]

400th like

[@Misslucyli]

Dear Universe, we don't like personal injustice Sincerely Me

[@mitchellsmith4601]

Andrew would like to be able to blow up to a million dollars of our taxes with no oversight, just his say-so. Hey Andrew, do it with your own money.

[@MadAtGenocideApologistsMAGA]

“Terrorist, Rag Head?” Are you serious, Andrew. That’s racist. Looking the way you do I wouldn’t expect that from you. Disappointed and I’m unsubscribing because there is no excuse for that kind of language. I understand the context but for Gods sake, language! This is a permanent record and can and will be used against you by someone in the future. Everyday spy is not very intellectually agile! #haveaniceday

[@SamM-gh5kd]

First! Lol 😝