>> and would you say that they'their experience in many instances mirrors yours in terms of military experience, many of them being either active military or retired military? >> eyes. a large part of the intelligence community workforce are former military. there are of course many former military, either those who completed full careers or those who served enlistments or briefly, and then came to the intelligence community as civilians. >> would you think it any less important that we maintain the intelligence community as a foundational, apolitical bloc of our country in terms of its protection? >> i could not feel stronger about exactly that. i think it's hugely important that the intelligence community conduct itself and be seen as independent, providing