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Jack Ryan would be a counterexample.

• arethuza 5y ago
  That must have changed - in the novels he was a former Marine who had made a bit of money in finance and then gone into academia.
  • Wiseacre 5y ago
    He's depicted as more of a nerdy relatable "analyst". Truly the common man's CIA operative.
    • walshemj 5y ago
      Ex marine who was invalided out I seem to recall