It really wasn’t something I ever considered, I mean James Bond is fictional, right? Maybe people want to know how accurate the character is. The head of real-life MI6 came forward to comment on this pressing issue.
According to Huffington Post:
Alex Younger, the real-life head of M16, the British intelligence agency where the fictional super spy works, tells the British website Black History Month that Bond doesn’t have the qualities he wants for his spies.
“In contrast to James Bond, MI6 officers are not for taking moral shortcuts,” Younger told the website. “In fact, a strong ethical core is one of the first qualities we look for in our staff.”
I don’t understand…
Are you saying James Bond operates in an unethical manner? Is this with regards to his dealings with attractive women? Or rather when he disobeys Q?
Not that it matters… It seems James wouldn’t make it through the recruitment phase anyway. Ouch..
Although Bond has managed to get through scrapes that would kill many real spies, Younger thinks he’d be weeded out early.
“It’s safe to say that James Bond wouldn’t get through our recruitment process and, whilst we share his qualities of patriotism, energy and tenacity, an intelligence officer in the real MI6 has a high degree of emotional intelligence, values teamwork and always has respect for the law… unlike Mr Bond!”
Shame, man.
It’s quite amazing that James Bond wouldn’t make it as a spy, but our new Public Protector can and did. Read about that here.
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