Question:
So would Crypto-Linguist be the way to go? I was considering Airborne Crypto-Linguist but I’m not sure because of the SERE training. What is the exact job title of the linguist who’s “locked in a room”. I’ve been doing a lot of research and these are basically the questions I can’t get answered. I’m soooo excited about the schooling that people seem to make a big deal out of, but i’ve been learning languages on my own for so long it’d be nice to get some help. I started learning Spanish when I was 11 and my fluency is there.. but I’m willing to learn any romance or mid eastern language they want to teach me. (i also wouldn’t mind japanese ) I’m excited about BMT (for reasons you may not understand) but I’m also happy about getting my privacy back (to a certain extent) after training. If i went airborne.. would that privacy again be stripped away?
Thanks for your time.. I plan on speaking with my recruiter today about wanting to go for the DLAB (which i better do well in because i’m exceptionally good at picking up grammatical patterns *regardless of language*) (not boasting but i needed to make that point) And he’s pretty reluctant about me doing what i want and is very “proactiv” when it comes to doing what i’m good at.. which in his appearance is.. electronics and intel. (according to the asvab..lol.. that i basically took on accident in high school two yrs ago) I want to take it over, even if he’s against it.. it’s not like they gave me a job and date yet anyway. I think it’ perfect timing and if it doesn’t work out.. i still have my backup job selections that i picked at MEPS a month ago.
THANKS SO MUCH.
PLEASE.. no snobs. 
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Wellington
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…screw all that non-er business…be a flightline maintainer!
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Heather H
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I’m going to be an Army Linguist, so I don’t know about the job yet either. Sorry
Read this about the DLAB, it helped me a bit when I went to take the test. Good Luck!
http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joiningup/a/dlab.htm
DLAB Scores
http://www.dliflc.edu/archive/documents/DLIFLCcatalog2006-07.pdf
…For admission to a Basic Program, the following minimum DLAB scores are required:
• 85 for a Category I language (French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish)
• 90 for a Category II language (German)
• 95 for a Category III language (Hebrew, Hindi, Kurmanji, Pashto, Persian-Farsi, Persian-Dari, Russian, Serbian and Croatian, Sorani, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Uzbek and Urdu)
• 100 for a Category IV language (Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean)
NOTE:
Effective fiscal year 2007, minimum DLAB scores for all basic courses in Cat I, II, III, and IV languages will be 95, 100, 105, and 110, respectively. Individual services or agencies may demand higher qualifying scores, at their discretion. The DLAB can be administered at any military installation having a test control officer…
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NoleChief
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You said this in your other question
Thanks everyone but I just talked to my recruiter and taking the DLAB might jeaopardize my ship-date because i’d have to be discharged from the USAF DEP and then re-enlist with new scores- NOT HAPPENING!! lol so i’ll stay where I’m at.
Have you actually taken the DLAB yet? Passing it with a high score makes your position very valuable. I would ask some more people other that your recruiter about this.