Intelligence Corps to Cyber Security Consultancy
Background
Tom Mills joined the British Army in October 2006, enlisting directly into the Intelligence Corps with a strong vocational motivation — a deep interest in intelligence analysis and information operations, the intellectual core of the Corps’ modern role. He joined expecting to serve a full career. He describes his Corps service as being part of a “focused, dedicated and loyal team,” and found in that culture both the professional purpose and human community he was looking for. His specialisation grew with his service, developing expertise at the intersection of intelligence analysis, signals intelligence and the operational application of information security.
Service
Over the course of his service, Tom worked with various units within 1 MI Brigade and later with 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade (1 ISR Bde) following its formation. He developed specialist expertise in the disciplines of signals intelligence, InfoSec and counter-intelligence analysis — skills sitting at the leading edge of both military and commercial demand. His career was brought to an early close not by choice, but by a non-voluntary, non-blameworthy medical discharge. He was designated Medically Non-Deployable and subsequently medically discharged.
Career
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Assessment
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