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AS A LINGUIST IN THE U.S. ARMY, YOU’LL HELP SHAPE THE COURSE OF HISTORY BY SUPPORTING U.S. SOLDIERS OVERSEAS WITH YOUR WORDS AND PROMOTING PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH COMMUNICATION.
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Discussions
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Cryptologic Linguist
01.09.2012 - What kind of score do you need to be a cryptologic linguist on the ASVAB?
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Linguist as an officer
11.29.2011 - I appreciate for your quick reply. I will check out the positions you mentioned and will ask again if I have more questi...
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Question about skilled linguist! please
10.10.2011 - You're pay goes by rank not your mos.. although you may get a sign on bonus if they are offered and im sure your deploym...
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Re: Aspiring Linguist , need some help with a few questions?
05.12.2011 - Any idea what the availability of this job is or how to keep an eye on it? Thanks for taking the time to answer all the...
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Reserve Officer? Too old?
01.04.2012 - I believe the age limit is 35, but you might want to check with your local recruiter. As for your question about Reserve...
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35M...help???
09.08.2011 - Thanks a lot benjaminej50. If you don't mind me asking, what was your MOS?
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act/sat test required??
10.01.2011 - The ASVAB is the only test I am aware of; unless you are wanting to be a linguist in which case you would also take the ...
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knowing a foreign language in the reserve
06.02.2011 - Yes, you just get a bit more money added to your paycheck for being a linguist
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Re: Concerns about security clearance, of an aspiring linguist
07.06.2011 - thanks for the response MAOakley. yeah, do let us know how it goes with getting your TS clearance. -xcdk
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how is it for a female in the army?
06.28.2011 - Also, I just discovered that the army national guard has a translator/linguist field too...I am a serious newbie when it...
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Interpreter/Translator/Linguist
05.22.2011 - I was just wondering about the specific different steps it would take to be either an interpreter, translator, or lingui...
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Broken Bone?
05.26.2011 - I had an accident when I was in Kindergarten, and got pushed off a slide. My right arm got broken, and had pins in it. A...
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enlisting for cryptologic linguist
12.17.2011 - My Name is Danielle and i would love the opption to join in the military,. I have been looking into this for a long tim...
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FORT LEONARD WOOD
02.26.2011 - NIce, getting a 2 day head start on me. Wonder if we will still be in same barracks or not. Whats your MOS i...
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Infantry Language
02.09.2011 - Can I enlist as 11X (Infantry) and still go to the Defense Foreign Language Institute? Or do you have to have a job spec...
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