#35p korean linguist full#

I feel like military intelligence in general is where I want to be I will be studying for the DLAB so I am prepared anyway.

My recruiter keeps saying that if I score high enough on my PiCAT I won't need to take the DLAB. Thank you for this! very interesting! I'm not inclined towards the corps but I will see. If you aren't sure you'll pass it, take as much time as you need, because if you don't pass it, unlike the ASVAB you have to wait six months to re-take the DLAB, so you need to pass it the first time or wait half a year. (0203, 0204, 0206, 0207) for the Marines, which covers the Intelligence contract, and has a number of Linguists (including myself) posting in it.Īre you noticing how much I'm emphasizing the DLAB? Get a study guide and study for the test, and optionally prepare in other ways people recommend, because that is the largest factor in getting Linguist or no. The Corps contracts people by job fields vice specific jobs, but that said if you sign the guaranteed Intelligence contract, and you score high on the DLAB, you're all but assured of getting Linguist because they need every DLAB-passing person they can get.

But in the specific case of Linguist, the Corps has a really interesting variety of jobs for their Linguists, some of which are relatively unique. I was in the Marines, but I keep pretty objective about it and don't generally push people to consider the Corps, because it's not for everyone. Linguists exist in the four large branches, and depending on what unit within the branch you go to, the job can be the same (there are units where an Army guy sits between an Air Force guy and a Marine, all doing the same job), and other units where say a Marine Linguist is night/day different from being an Air Force Linguist (Radio Battalion, Radio Recon, etc). If you aren't ready to take the ASVAB, or the physical, or (extremely important if you want to go Linguist) the DLAB exam which qualifies you for language training, just tell him you aren't ready yet and will get back to him when you are. You are the one who sets the pace and makes the decisions here, not him.

#35p korean linguist full#

Your recruiter is the guy with the lot full of used Toyotas he needs to sell, you are the one walking around with the wad of cash in your hand. But if they're throwing money at you, it's because they have trouble filling the job, not because they're nice guys, so don't let the money affect your decision. But bonuses are taxable, some are paid out slowly over time, and you're going to feel dumb and bitter if at the end of year four your friends are getting out and getting $80k/yr jobs and you're still making $30k/yr for the next two years because that $40k sounded amazing four years ago, and not so much now.īasically, totally ignore bonuses when choosing a job, but pretend a bonus would sway you, and if the government just so happens to throw wads of money at you, roll with it. I know that sounds amazing as a young person. I don't know the current specific bonus situation for Army, but let's say in theory you can sign 4 years for no bonus or 6 years for $40k. But I wouldn't take a job you wanted less, or add an extra two years, even for money like $40k unless doing so actually fits with your life plans. I (and others) say this constantly: a bonus is a 'nice to have' for any decision you were pretty much going to make anyway.