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piroko139
United States261 Posts
When you get to DLI, drop SCII, drop TL, drop pretty much everything outside of studying. Monterey is an awesome city, but DLI... it is as hard as people say. I've blogged about it, but seeing my Army classmates go through it, they have to deal with much more military stuff outside of the regular DLI studying regime. Because of your high score on the DLAB, expect a harder language. Something like Chinese, Korean, Arabic. If you get Pashtu or Dari, I'm sorry. | ||
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Nitrogen
United States5345 Posts
On November 08 2010 11:04 snorlax wrote: wondering why you chose to join, I have been arbitrarily thinking about joining (not super seriously yet) i joined cuz i didn't have enough money for college and i didn't really want to get a normal job, especially with the economy the way it is right now... i'm really glad i joined so far though (not that ive done that much stuff yet) On November 08 2010 11:20 BuGzlToOnl wrote: Wow, I have MEPPS tomorrow; I went with the Airforce though. Not sure on my percentile on the ASVAB, but I got a "79" as my score. The guy said it was fine that, "I qualified for pretty much anything" and that I didn't have to retake it. The freaking weird thing is that I was going to take the DLAB tests also, but changed last minute to the computer test instead... parallel universe much? Although I'm planning on taking the DLABs eventually. Didn't know the army did things so fast. My waiting time for basic is going to be 2-3 months. Good luck with everything. As far as I know theres a 14k bonus for linguists in the AF. You should definitely check it out if its the same for the Army. How old are you btw? i randomly got a really early ship date, everyone else i enlisted with is leaving in like jan-march. i got a 12k bonus, pretty nice. especially considering like no one gets bonuses anymore. and im 18 years old. On November 08 2010 11:29 rabidch wrote: print a picture of mushi out nitrogen mushi shall guide me in my times of need On November 08 2010 11:34 MoltkeWarding wrote: Incidentally, I'm somewhat familiar with the DLI materials, and would like to hear some feedback on methodology and regimen. I've always regarded the DLI methodology as one of the more grueling and systematic ones. It takes a lot of discipline. Can you choose which language you will be specializing in? Which language are you considering? What would a daily regimen look like? What if you had prior knowledge of a foreign language? You may also want to keep updated as to your progress. i don't get to choose, but like piroko said i'll probably get something middle eastern/asian. i believe the classes are like 7 hours a day, i'm really not sure on anything beyond that. On November 08 2010 12:19 piroko139 wrote: I've gone through DLI, so I will give you one warning. When you get to DLI, drop SCII, drop TL, drop pretty much everything outside of studying. Monterey is an awesome city, but DLI... it is as hard as people say. I've blogged about it, but seeing my Army classmates go through it, they have to deal with much more military stuff outside of the regular DLI studying regime. Because of your high score on the DLAB, expect a harder language. Something like Chinese, Korean, Arabic. If you get Pashtu or Dari, I'm sorry. yeah i read all your blogs. it will be difficult, but i think i'll be able to pull it off... hopefully. | ||
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.gypsy
Canada689 Posts
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OmgIRok
Taiwan2699 Posts
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rainei
Canada1316 Posts
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
Hes doing ordinance or aviation ordinance I think, something along those lines. He cant pilot since he doesnt have 20/20. | ||
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Bobo_XIII
United States429 Posts
I don't know how much of a hard charger and how motivated you are, but I'd suggest taking on any opportunity that comes up for future schools/unit designations that you might encounter in basic training and your initial entry months. The risk and pain are definitely worth the payoffs. Also, PT goes a long way. It's kind of unfortunate that PT = performance aptitude, but that's a general attitude the army seems to hold. You better be doing pushups in the controlled, chill-out environment that you're in. Congrats on enlisting, and don't fuck up!  edit: it's SSG if Brown is in the army. SSGT = air force staff sergeant | ||
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NIIINO
Slovakia1320 Posts
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paper
13196 Posts
SupWolf's cousin and I will be waiting for you with Yogurt Park when u return to norcal. With love, paper | ||
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Grettin
42381 Posts
Interesting stuff. I hope you are cool with your choice and good luck! | ||
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Wala.Revolution
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Nitrogen
United States5345 Posts
On November 08 2010 12:46 AhhBoxxah wrote: bro its Mihai, I love you <3 gl ^^! u gay On November 08 2010 15:57 rainei wrote: Pray you get Korean, so when you come back, you can translate for us! or at least understand what the commentators are saying! good luck with wherever this path takes you actually korean is the one language i really don't want. On November 08 2010 18:39 Disregard wrote: Thats pretty unexpected... Wasnt thinking you can get such a position or MOS so easily. Anyway my brother is trying to get into the Marines, he passed the tests and whatnot but cant complete the physical. He cant do the minimum of 5 full pull-ups so hes going to miss the first bus to boot camp. Hes doing ordinance or aviation ordinance I think, something along those lines. He cant pilot since he doesnt have 20/20. well it wasn't very easy, i signed up at like the perfect time to get that mos. i also had to do a security interview with some privately contracted security interviewer. this lady like drove around my house and asked my neighbors and scheduled some interviews with my friends. On November 08 2010 19:37 paper wrote: Dearest Nitrojizzle, SupWolf's cousin and I will be waiting for you with Yogurt Park when u return to norcal. With love, paper dats cool. On November 08 2010 20:35 Grettin wrote: They are going to teach you some Pashto (or what the hell the official language was) and deploy you to Afghanistan! Interesting stuff. I hope you are cool with your choice and good luck! i hope i do learn pashto, i wanna do stuff in the middle east. | ||
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StukA
United States64 Posts
Seeing this though kind of motivates me to start getting more serious and I really hope you do real well Nitrogen! Study hard and be #1 in your class! | ||
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rabidch
United States20289 Posts
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
On November 08 2010 11:16 economist_ wrote: I heard that there is some kind of brainwashing in the US army. I dont know whether it is too generalizing but stories are told that people coming back are different Good luck though I don't know if it's really brainwashing. They absolutely try to break you down in boot camp, but from what I hear it's not actually that bad. Also the recruiters often make things sound better then they really will be or straight up lie to get you to join. No matter how well you score on you asvab you shouldn't expect to get a job you actually like. I have a buddy that scored in the 98th percentile and was told he could be an air traffic controller. He ended up being a mechanic repairing shit that isn't interesting at all. I also have a friend in the military that have come back from iraq and been the same as they were before. Although he does apparently have nightmares of his experiences. I am sure some people mentally get totally fucked up due to their experiences. Not due to military brainwashing though. | ||
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Butigroove
Seychelles2061 Posts
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zzaaxxsscd
United States626 Posts
and it's awesome that you have really strong language skills - I'm bilingual Chinese/English myself and I'd love to learn a third - curious to what you end up learning and how it is for you! | ||
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rabidch
United States20289 Posts
On November 09 2010 12:54 Bosu wrote: I don't know if it's really brainwashing. They absolutely try to break you down in boot camp, but from what I hear it's not actually that bad. Also the recruiters often make things sound better then they really will be or straight up lie to get you to join. No matter how well you score on you asvab you shouldn't expect to get a job you actually like. I have a buddy that scored in the 98th percentile and was told he could be an air traffic controller. He ended up being a mechanic repairing shit that isn't interesting at all. I also have a friend in the military that have come back from iraq and been the same as they were before. Although he does apparently have nightmares of his experiences. I am sure some people mentally get totally fucked up due to their experiences. Not due to military brainwashing though. desensitization really. | ||
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Crais
Canada2136 Posts
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