highly-classified positions are hard to fill, and there's a lot of testing
and background checks involved before you can even be considered for the
position. After sending several applicants through the background checks,
training and testing, they narrowed the possible choices down to 2 men and a
woman.
The day came for the final test to see which person would get the extremely
secretive and coveted job. The CIA men administering the test took one of
the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun.
We must know that you will follow your instructions, no matter what the
circumstances", they explained. "Inside this room, you will find your wife
sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her."
The man got a shocked look on his face and said "You can't be serious! I
could never shoot my own wife!"
"Well", says the CIA man, "you're definitely not the right man for this
job... thank you for your interest in the CIA. You're dismissed."
So they bring the second man to the same door and hand him a gun. "We must
know that you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances",
they explained to the second man. "Inside you will find your wife sitting in
a chair. Take this gun and kill her."
The second man looked a bit shocked, but nevertheless took the gun and went
in the room. All was quiet for about 5 minutes, then the door opened. The
man came out of the room with tears in his eyes. "I tried to shoot her, but
I just couldn't pull the trigger and shoot my wife. I guess I'm not the
right man for the job."
"No" the CIA man replied, "I'm afraid you don't have what it takes. Take
your wife and go home."
Now they're down to the woman left to test. They lead her to the same door
and handed her the same gun. "We must be sure that you will follow
instructions no matter what the circumstances. This is your final test.
Inside you will find your husband sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill
him."
The woman took the gun and opened the door. Before the door even closed all
the way, the agents heard the gun start firing. One shot after another for
13 shots. Then all hell broke loose in the room. They heard screaming,
crashing, banging on the walls. This went on for several minutes, then all
went quiet.
The door opened slowly, and there stood the woman, wiping sweat from her
brow as she said, "You guys didn't tell me the gun was loaded with blanks! I
had to beat him to death with the chair!"