Depends a lot on the job that people are being asked to do to be honest. For me, i could never do an Imint job (i have perfect eyesight btw), as i cant sit there and look at pictures and glean that much from them. Ive done visits to JARIC and TIW, and the only thing ive wanted to do after them is remove my eyes from thier sockets!
Dont get me wrong, i appreciate imagery, and i can use it myself well enough when im adding other int to it. I just signed up to be a squiggly, and did the appropriate trade training. Not to fill posts in an Imint world that others dont want to do.
In theory, the merger has opened up more posts for the C's potentially making postings easier and not just the same few stations, however the reality is that its probably taken more of the core jobs away for a C and forced people down the imagery route.
However, we will have to wait to see any real improvement or changes in the trade, as the manpower still has to be balanced properly. What makes me laugh is that there are still postings that demand either IMINT or SIGINT backgrounds, which kind of scuppers the idea for a merger....
Didnt the SAC Int An I's benefit from a payrise though?
DT_Xtremez_06: .over to you Trade Warrant!