Air Force is a good way to gain responsibility at a young age. Current CIA Director General Michael Hayden commanded Air Intelligence Agency while he was assigned there. He invented our information gain – exploit – defend – attack (GEDA) framework. Failure was measured in lost sensitive information and potentially lives. I developed my thoughts on network security monitoring based on my Air Force experiences, he says. He left the Air Force when the personnel system decided it was time for him to “career broaden” out of the technical world.”]
Source: https://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2006/08/thoughts-on-military-service.html