You do realize CIA hires those same Delta/Team6/Force Recon when they leave the Service?
That is a poorly kept......screw it....it’s not even a secret.
Yes, and they are old. Say what you want, and spare me the romance, some 30 year old at his peak is gonna exceed the capability of some retirees.
Same concept is found in the NFL.
Same concept is found in theoretical physics.
It’s a thing. Clancy and movies make the CIA into something it’s not... capability wise. They are good for what they are used for, but for direct action they are just not the most deadly tool we got.