>>>>>>>That's worse than saying PIN Number.<
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Or ATM machine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Or SSN number. (To be used only by the Social Security Administration).
>>>>
>>>>Or CIA agent!
>>>
>>>Whats wrong with CIA agent?
>>
>>Well it's saying "Central Intelligence Agency Agent" rather than just "Central Intelligence Agent"
>
>"Central Intelligence Agency" is the complete and proper name of the organization. They can then have various types of jobs;
>
>CIA Agent
>CIA Director
>CIA Field Office
>CIA Hitman
>
>The "A" at the end is not a repeat of the job description "agent".

If you have an agency then each member is an agent, whether he be director or special agent or field op. All the above are still agents. "CIA Director" is equally the "Central Intelligence Director".

But that's besides the point; CIA agent is still a tautology.