Would not all of our intelligence agencies stand to gain in collective
intelligence by helping those who are morally opposed to the game, to
exit the game, and **live to speak of it**??
Absolutely. It's a shitty situation for some counterintelligence folks since it boils down to something that only hurts their Intel Community and helps the opposition but there's nothing inherently wrong/bad with the effort and the people behind it might not even be indirectly sponsored by a foreign intelligence service.
This is a serious question for those of you who swore an oath to uphold
the constitution and still believe you are doing it. You have collegues
who are abusing you, your friends, and demeaning the very organization
you work for. The greatest danger to national security is those that
keep and use secrets for personal gain and power.
I personally think that in most cases it's better to make a difference from inside than outside. There are exceptions and situations where that's impossible, of course, and sometimes an external shock to the system is necessary to instigate change... but it's always uncontrolled. I want people to stick around to fix things, not exit and point out the problems. That's a very personal choice with a lot of variables though, so I respect people that come to a different conclusion.
If you do not wish to exit, then make it so others can, easily, simply,
and quietly. There is no need for unintended acceleration when someone
wants to slow down and get out.
100% agree, with the additional thought that the exit interviews should try to find a way to 1. solve the problem and 2. hopefully retain the employee.
Or, at the very least, what secrets can you gain from the other side(s)
when their battered and broken soldiers have had enough? Is this not worth
the investment in allowing a graceful exit?
And now we get into the CI nightmare again. It can be a ripe field for recruiting, theoretically. At least one study (I think more, but can't be sure off the top of my head) has shown that for people who were current and active personnel at the time, ideology played a relatively low motivation in betrayals and leaks (to the press or foreign agencies). Usually it's money or revenge, both of which could certainly play a role for people exiting the service.