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To: The Bored One
You sound like a shoo-in rfor one of the language schools. The Army runs, or used to run, one of the finest in the world at the Montery Praesidio. I assume the Marine Corps has access to it, or has one similar.
16 posted on 04/27/2002 3:55:05 PM PDT by RLK
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To: RLK;the Bored One
They still run the language school, and yes, they train the Marines!
First and foremost, you will be an infantryman.
With your language skills, you will probably be assigned to what they used to call a radio relay battalion. Trust me, that ain't all it is. If I tell you more, I gotta shoot ya.
I had a misdemeanor, the Army took me, and gave me one of their higher clearances. All you gotta do is be honest, they don't want someone with a past that leaves you liable to blackmail.
Check out the USO Canteen FReeper Style thread from the middle of last week about boot camp. It has the info you need to get started, as well as some links to the services' web pages.
Good Luck!


21 posted on 04/27/2002 4:06:10 PM PDT by HiJinx
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To: RLK
"You sound like a shoo-in rfor one of the language schools. The Army runs, or used to run, one of the finest in the world at the Montery Praesidio. I assume the Marine Corps has access to it, or has one similar."

The Presidio is quad-service. The problem that you may have is that the linguistic MOS's are all in military Intel. Those 12 misdemeanors on felony non-convictions may not keep you out of the service, but will probably keep you out of Intel, since you will have to get a security clearance, and mere innuendo and rumor are enough to do you in.

28 posted on 04/27/2002 4:17:16 PM PDT by cookcounty
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