![]() “The workload is intense,” said Justin, a linguist at Goodfellow. Service members must score 110 or higher out of 140 to become a linguist. The DLAB takes about 2.5 hours to complete and involves both reading and listening portions. It's really a lifelong journey from an education standpoint.”Īs part of the vigorous training, linguists are required to take the Defense Language Aptitude Battery, or DLAB test, to measure their potential to successfully learn another language. “Education and training life never ceases. “Airmen get a preference of what language they want to learn, but it also depends on the needs of the Air Force,” Ganster said. Language options include Persian Farsi, Chinese, Russian, Pashto, Urdu, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew and Chinese. “Depending on the language, up to 75 percent of the training time for a linguist is in Monterey,” Ganster said. Linguists receive special training in multilingual skills for either airborne or ground support, dividing their training between Goodfellow and the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterey, California. Alex Ganster, 17th Training Group Commander at Goodfellow Air Force Base. “To get out in the field where they will contribute to combat success, linguistic intelligence analysts go through a lot of training, about one to two years, depending upon their specialty,” said Air Force Col. The job is demanding and requires focused training to adequately prepare for real world situations. TAWC)Ħ987th March 1961 -September 1962, 6980th September 1962 – September 1963.Not much can be shared about one of the most important jobs in the military, but what can be revealed is how vital the training to become a cryptologic linguist analyst is. (6903rd SS, DLIWC Intermediate Chinese, Nov 1973 to May 1975 Ħ987th SS, DLIWC Advanced Chinese, Feb 1976 to July 1977) Ħ903rd SS, July 1977 – August 1981 USAFSACS/3480th TTG, (AFROTC at Angelo State University), (SIGINT Officers course) ![]() Goodfellow, Sep – Dec 1968 San Vito, Jan 1969 – Jul ’70 Goodfellow AFB, 6940 Scty Wing, Tech Training Instructor 20331, 1975 – 78.Īlbert Eugene [Gene} ADCOCK, 304 (Ground Radio Maintainence)Ħ993rd Scty Sqdn. TDY Ft Meade 1973 6950th Scty Gp, RAF Chicksands 1974 – 75 Skytop 1970-71, Goodfellow AFB 6921st Scty Gp Misawa 1971 – 72 Our roster of personnel who wish to have their USAFSS history listed publicly.Īnyone wanting to be listed on the roster, a public document, MUST go to the Facebook page, and via the Message function, send a message to the page admin which assures that you are willingly asking to be placed on the roster.Īll other info will be posted to the Facebook page, which by the way, is also a public Facebook page, viewable by all Facebook users.Ī list of AFSCs link (copy and paste in your browser): Ī list of USAFSS units can be found as a note at this link: Ħ984th SS, Shemya, AK 6922nd SG, Clark AB, Philippines.
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