But even discounting that, what would be so bad about infiltrators not having to spend huge blocks of time at the academy? Is being bored and useless for two or three months viewed as some sort of infiltrator's Rite of Passage, or indoctrination ritual?
Who says that these large blocks of time are necessary. If one has prepared your character properly before starting down the infiltrator path, you can spend more time in the field than at the academy. I have found mixing field work with academy training seems to make the training go faster. And even a very inexperienced infiltrator properly prepared can become a major nusance for his opponents.
