Episode Details
Back to Episodes
CIA's first Disabled Case Officer Notes Agency Has a Way to Go
Description
In 1995, just two weeks before leaving the military service to begin his first day of class at the FBI Academy, Rick Diaz was the victim of a hit and run. He lost his arm and to add insult to injury, Diaz was forcibly retired by the military and told by the FBI that he was no longer a candidate because he could not fire a weapon.
In 1999, when Diaz joined the CIA, he was offered a position in the Office of Inspector General, but he had set his goal on becoming a clandestine case officer.
Diaz was eventually recruited into the Directorate of Operations in 2001 just prior to 9/11 by the Director of the Counterterrorism Center. He went on to deploy overseas following 9/11, becoming the first CIA disabled officer with his type of disability to qualify with a weapon and deploy to a warzone. He followed up in 2007, by becoming the first disabled officer in CIA history with his type of disability to certify as a Case Officer.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.