What do army Counterintelligence agents (35L) do at the tactical level?

SPC Ted Ronayne — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:19:09 -0400

For any CI soldiers out there... I'm looking at 35L (Counterintelligence agent) as a future career move. Everyone focuses on the strat side... I want to know more about tactical CI. Keeping with OPSEC of course...

What could someone expect being part of a CI team in either an E-MI BN or an E-MIB. What sort of training do CI agents get regularly (how often do they do MOS training, warrior tasks/tactical training, etc)?

Also, on deployment do CI teams go outside the wire/go on missions? If so, do they operate organically with maneuver units or do they operate in their own teams? Does this MOS see combat?

Also, are CI products generally written reports or PowerPoints (aside from TARP and SAEDA briefs) I understand they have their own section on Annex B...

If you don't want to discuss it here. Feel free to PM me... Or we can use enterprise email if you so wish.

Thank you.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2019 11:00 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:00:22 -0400

I’m at an IBCT and our 35L’s mostly do 35F stuff lol

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Oct 17 at 2019 3:10 PM

SFC Michael Hasbun — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:10:25 -0400

Response by MAJ Matthew Arnold made Oct 18 at 2019 7:11 PM

MAJ Matthew Arnold — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 19:11:28 -0400

Hey, they're spooks. You don't see spooks. No one sees spooks. No one knows what spooks do. No one knows where spooks are. And, if they did, they couldn't tell you. Right Tim?

You'll have to ask Colonel Flagg, in the picture above.

Response by SGT Debra Jahnel made Oct 18 at 2019 7:29 PM

SGT Debra Jahnel — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 19:29:23 -0400

I was stationed surreptiously overseas & ran into 1 of the spooks who knew what I did (& I knew what he did, to some extent). After I recognized him from afar, I told my Supervisor that he knew me. My supervisor talked to his supervisor. We then met, accidentally, at a function. E-MI Bn is new terminology to me (I ETS's during the Persian Gulf Blockade), but he & I were both members of the 311th MI BN w/101st.

Response by MAJ Matthew Arnold made Oct 18 at 2019 7:40 PM

MAJ Matthew Arnold — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 19:40:14 -0400

A funny thing happened at lunch at the NATO HQ, AFCENT HQ, dining hall one day long ago. I have a friend who maybe possibly might have been a CI spook. I walked into the dining hall and there was this table full of guys in civilian clothes (everyone else goes to the dining hall in uniform) and my friend, who shall henceforth be called Casper, was sitting with this group of maybe possibly spooks all having lunch together. I remember thinking, well, if Casper if there, then that must be a table full of spooks. I also remember thinking it wouldn't be too hard to get a list and pictures of all the spooks in AFCENT HQ. I seriously would not do anything like that, but it wouldn't be too hard for the wrong guy to do it.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 19 at 2019 4:57 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 16:57:38 -0400

From a tactical stand point, you will complete normal Soldiering duties like taskings, motorpool, etc. While deployed you will conduct CI activities on the base you are on, no outside the wire missions unless with a different organization. Deployed, we are the shield trying to protect inside the wire from the bad guys.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 8 at 2019 9:49 AM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:49:55 -0500

I’m in an E-MI Bn. Shoot me a message and we can chat a little.

Response by SSG Valiant Fowler made Apr 26 at 2023 7:10 PM

SSG Valiant Fowler — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 19:10:55 -0400

When did the Army change the MOS from 97B to 35L?