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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Civilian side

Hi

When he came back from Vietnam, he'd worked his way to the Defense Intelligence Agency and from there to the civilian side and CIA.

Does it mean he left the DIA, became a civilian and some time later joined the CIA?
  

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No, not as stated. ) to leave the DIA and end up in the civilian CIA.

  • No, not as stated.
  • ) to leave the DIA and end up in the civilian CIA.
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No, not as stated. It says that he gradually found a way (a series of jobs?) to leave the DIA and end up in the civilian CIA.

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