Just in case you were wondering how people came to join al-Qaeda, the answer is: this job application, apparently.

“1. Please answer the required information accurately and truthfully.”

“2. Please write clearly and legibly.”

Sounds like your standard legal document, right?

Only it’s not.  It’s a job application to join terrorist organisation al-Qaeda.

The United States government has just declassified the document, which was recovered during a raid on Osama Bin Laden ‘s hideout in Abbottabad.

The document was found in Osama bin Laden’s hideout.

The application begins with your average benign identification information: name, address, date of birth, the occupation of the applicant’s father and grandfather (mother’s and grandmother’s not requested).

Then it asks: “When did Almighty Allah bless you with this gift?” (What?)

Education Level: College. I’m a journalist, obviously.

The question appears right after education, so we’re not sure if this is the same as asking, “what date did you graduate?” Or if it is something else entirely.

A: Zero, personally.

The application moves onto questions about the applicant’s study of religion with questions like, “how much of the holy Qur’an have you memorised” and whether the applicant studied Shari’a — an Islamic legal system enforced by al-Qaeda.

But here it starts to get a bit more pointed…

One of the most interesting questions pertains to the applicant’s objectives: “Do you wish to execute a suicide operation?”

A: No.

And finally, it asks the applicant to list their  in-case-of-martyrdom emergency contact.

Well, this is sad.

Creepy.

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