Dear,

The essay writing, current affairs is designed to test much more than you have outlined. Along with writing and knowledge skills, it will also test your analytical skills to say the least! If it were indeed merely a test of one's 'essay writing skills' then the passing number of candidates would have been much more that 1%.

Similarly, what you call a 'childish ntelligence/psychological test and an interview' is actually a total psycho analysis/assessment. The candidates attitude, aptitude and personality is being judged by very highly qualified experts. They even judge aspects about you from your hand writting, so before you dispell it as childish, do some research about how these assessments work and weed out unwanted candidates.

As fara as maintaining secrecy is concerned, true, it is the prime responsibility of those who are in the org, but responsibility demands it as well, regardless of the fact if you are serving or not.

Do you know how other intel agencies around the world recruit? google and you'll find out that its quite complient to MoD's procedure.

Anyways, take the tests, its a good experience, EVEn if you don't make it. this is from personal advice bro. Take care.

regards, god of war

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