Be like Jack. Or Curtis. But not in love with Audrey. Or dead.

So, for a couple hundred bucks a head and a plane trip to England, you, too, can learn to be like Jack next month.

24_sc-149_276_f.jpgI don’t even remember how I stumbled upon this press release, subtly headlined, “YOUR CHANCE TO BE JACK BAUER OR A SPOOK FOR THE DAY!” I think it showed up in a Google search.

Some outfit called WFO over the pond in Britain is offering the chance to take a Covert Operations course.

Here’s what they promise:

You will be dropped into town where your Operational Commander; a former Special Branch Detective and Undercover Surveillance Operative, will give you your instructions. You will carry out a surveillance mission on hostile agents, without being detected, so that the ‘threat’ can be neutralised. The hostiles are fully kitted up with the latest technology and your Covert Ops Team is itself at risk of being hunted down and neutralised at any moment!

You can take the course as an individual or your company can set up a training session for “team building and training.” Because, after all, nothing says team building like neutralizing the enemy.

WFO training manager Andrew Greenslade explains it all thusly:

For the general public, this is a fantastic way of experiencing the exhilarating world of fantasy, the sort of stuff you have only seen on the telly and have dreamed about before. We keep abreast of all the latest surveillance techniques and technologies and make sure that the experience is as real as possible, without ever putting anyone in any danger.

Well, that’s no fun, then.Prices start at £95 per person.

Photo courtesy of Fox. Originally posted on Remote Access.

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Saturday, March 8th, 2008 by AmyV • Curtis, Jack Bauer, Um what?, marketing gone wild, torture Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Responses to “Be like Jack. Or Curtis. But not in love with Audrey. Or dead.”

  1. Jack Bauer says:
    March 10, 2008 at 4:46 pm

    Can you torture? That is the key question.

  2. AmyV says:
    March 10, 2008 at 5:54 pm

    See, I’m thinking no. “Without ever putting anyone in danger” probably means no torture. Which kinda makes it boring.