I think we should significantly change the way we train our entry level intelligence people. If I was in charge...
1. There should be one feeder MOS into MI, with a 6 year enlistment.
2. All MI soldiers attend AIT to become an intelligence specialist. The basic intelligence course would be a mix of a college level course on intelligence, and a short analysis course.
3. At the end of the course, there will be a knowledge test and an aptitude test. Based on this these scores, and an interview, a board will choose what intelligence discipline the soldier will enter for follow-on training, based on needs of the service, aptitude, and personal preference.
4. All-source analysts will be specialized and coded by region, preferably a specific country. Their follow up training will be a course on that country. Formal language training will be available for mid-career analysts. Tiered incentive pay will be given for having qualifying college degrees related to their area. More pay for Masters to Doctorate level.
I think that if the MI Corps was ran like this, we might have more people around that would have realized MG Flynn's conclusions a long time ago.