Does MI6 train you?

Operational Officers receive training throughout their career – be it in foreign languages, managing relationships, using technology or whatever they need, to do the variety of roles we have. That’s why we look for people with a passion for learning and personal development.

What cars do MI6 use?

If you are familiar with 007 movies you would possibly know that the MI6 has a full collection of Aston Martins, and the best yet in my mind is the latest DBS Superleggera, subtle with its stealth looks and muscular design, yet powerful with Aston’s legendary 5.2 Liter V12 producing 715 horsepower and can get from not …

What do MI6 look for?

One January, the future of MI6 was set out in a defining document. The service urgently needed to take on “men of character, integrity, and intellect, combined with imagination and subtlety.” It also required recruits who were “more hard-boiled, in whom integrity and intellect, whilst important, are less essential”.

How do MI6 recruit?

How does MI6 recruit? To find out what jobs are on offer at MI6 – now known as the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) – simply log on to their website. You can even apply to become an intelligence officer – collecting and analysing intel, or recruiting and developing agents in the field.

Do MI6 carry firearms?

Despite a reliance on UKSF for special operations, SIS operatives still receive training in the use of firearms, including pistols and submachine guns. It would be rare, however, for an SIS Intelligence Officer to fire or even carry a firearm in the line of duty.

What is the difference between MI5 MI6 and MI7?

MI5: Liaison with Security Service, following the transfer of Security Service to the Home Office in the 1920s. MI6: Liaison with Secret Intelligence Service and Foreign Office. MI7: Press and propaganda (transferred to Ministry of Information in May 1940). MI8: Signals interception and communications security.