Wow! Thank you so much for your extensive reply! It really gave me a lot of more important questions to ask myself and what I want and desire from the military and afterwards as well. Fwiw my good buddy was a Marine Motor Transport officer and is now a diplomat at an embassy in South America. If diplomacy is your goal, it's more a mixed bag because arguably a random officer job might look as good or better than an enlisted Intel role, but it might be roughly equivalent. Even just the last month or so in this sub we've had a few folks who were "absurdly overqualified" enlist as Intel in specific roles because that career field was more important to them than being officer. Having a long-term career goal of going civilian intelligence is one of the particular cases where enlisting even with a college degree can make sense. If you choose to go officer (and you should take a hard look at it), it's very competitive to get Intelligence Officer because it's highly desirable (though Navy has ways to apply for it in specific, other branches afaik don't). If by the end of this thread you decide CL is your goal, I would suggest a new thread with a title like "Which branch should I enlist in for Cryptologic Linguist?" or similar, and as you did correctly here make sure to have a little context in your OP as to what your priorities are in terms of branch choice.Īs KC notes, Linguist is an enlisted job, not officer. Most of the branches have Cryptologic Linguists, it's not an AF niche specialty. If you want a more out there with people job, hands-down you want to look at Army (35M is most obvious, but there are others). ![]() They do an NSA-style job of putting on headphones and listening to intercepted voices and reporting on them. Note a Linguist does not generally do a CIA-style gig of sneaking around talking to people in other languages. Yes Cryptologic Linguist can be a pretty cool career and definitely set you up for 3-letter agency civilian jobs, though for State and USAID it's debatable whether Linguist is a huge advantage or just moderately so vice other military fields. I was an enlisted Cryptologic Linguist in the Marines, then went Artillery officer, did a combat tour in the invasion of Iraq as a Forward Observer officer, then two tours in Civil Affairs (like Peace Corps but military), then got out and went to grad school on the GI Bill for IS and worked Foreign Affairs analysis gigs in DC and overseas International Development work. Thank you all so much for your sacrifices and for your time serving in the military. Would these positions complement my personality? What can I gain from these positions? What can I give? What are the biggest pros for both? Biggest cons? What do you wish you had know before choosing to be a Cryptological Linguist? Should I pursue the officer route after college? Would this job give me a bigger opportunity to pursue civilian careers such as in intelligence or diplomacy?Īlso, I am an extrovert and I very much enjoy working with teams and talking with a variety of individuals. ![]() I have done some research on both, but I would like some testimonials from both. I am still wondering as to which position I should go for. ![]() I very much enjoy learning languages and I have a strong desire to apply my language skills for a greater purpose such as serving my country and giving a sacrifice. ![]() I have been seriously considering joining the military and the branch that has interested me the most is the Air Force since they offer positions like the Cryptological Linguist Analyst. Hello, I am currently a college student of 21 years of age pursuing a degree in International Relations and History and studying Arabic.
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