Agents planning to go into Mosul in person can spend their time preparing for the mission rather than gathering intelligence or planning black ops. An Agent can improve one of the following skills by studying with experts and analysts: Craft (any), Criminology, Disguise, Foreign Language (Arabic), HUMINT, Navigate, or Persuade.
At the end of each seven days in training, the Agent must make a roll for that skill. Failure gives them a permanent bonus of +1% with that skill and a temporary bonus of +4% while using it in Mosul during this campaign. Success gives a temporary bonus of +1D4%. There are no special results for critical success or critical failure.
If the Agent has no skill whatsoever before this training, the first week is different.
The Agent must instead make a roll equal to the Agent’s INT×5 (for comprehension) or POW×5 (for diligence), whichever is lowest. If that succeeds, the Agent gains a skill rating equal to the Agent’s INT score. If it fails, the Agent gains skill equal to half their INT.