Federal LEO or Other Jobs for Unfazeable Killer in 1953

Varyon · 10-12-2024, 02:08 PM

The DEA seems like it would be a good fit (he could be an undercover DEA Special Agent), but apparently that wasn't founded until 1973, which is a couple decades too late for him to be coming back to it from the Korean War. The ATF also seemed like it could have potential, given his knowledge of firearms and explosives, but I'd imagine he wouldn't be a fan... and it also didn't exist yet when he got home from Korea (its predecessor did, but it only concerned itself with alcohol and tobacco taxes at the time).

As for the CIA, I'll note that my family has long suspected (and he allegedly confirmed it to some of his children on his deathbed) was a spy for the US during the Cold War when he lived in Germany (running a bar), and while he was college educated (although I'm not certain if that was from before he went to Germany or after he came home), it wasn't from an Ivy League school. But he had rare talents, including being very good at lateral thinking, so they may have made an exception (although I'd imagine he wasn't actually part of the CIA, but rather worked for them in a less official capacity as an informant or similar). That was sometime after the time in question, of course, as I don't think he was even born when the Korean War ended, but I could similarly see the CIA waiving some of that to recruit a rare talent. Of course, Unfazeable may be more common in this alternate timeline than it is in our own, in which case he may not be seen as sufficiently-remarkable to make an exception for.

10-12-2024, 02:08 PM	#2
Varyon Join Date: Jun 2013	Re: Federal LEO or Other Jobs for Unfazeable Killer in 1953 The DEA seems like it would be a good fit (he could be an undercover DEA Special Agent), but apparently that wasn't founded until 1973, which is a couple decades too late for him to be coming back to it from the Korean War. The ATF also seemed like it could have potential, given his knowledge of firearms and explosives, but I'd imagine he wouldn't be a fan... and it also didn't exist yet when he got home from Korea (its predecessor did, but it only concerned itself with alcohol and tobacco taxes at the time). As for the CIA, I'll note that my family has long suspected (and he allegedly confirmed it to some of his children on his deathbed) was a spy for the US during the Cold War when he lived in Germany (running a bar), and while he was college educated (although I'm not certain if that was from before he went to Germany or after he came home), it wasn't from an Ivy League school. But he had rare talents, including being very good at lateral thinking, so they may have made an exception (although I'd imagine he wasn't actually part of the CIA, but rather worked for them in a less official capacity as an informant or similar). That was sometime after the time in question, of course, as I don't think he was even born when the Korean War ended, but I could similarly see the CIA waiving some of that to recruit a rare talent. Of course, Unfazeable may be more common in this alternate timeline than it is in our own, in which case he may not be seen as sufficiently-remarkable to make an exception for. __________________ GURPS Overhaul