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[alfred russel]

Better a translator that can't do his job properly than one that fucks guys. 

Heh.  You know if you think about it, the army translaters could take this job, get paid a very large amount of cash, and still be serving their country.

No kidding. If you're stuck as a translator in Afghanistan, why not let the Marines in on your secret life, apply to this company, and go from $25k to $210k--doing the same job without the military BS? Maybe that is why it seems like everyone getting booted out for DADT is a translator.

[Josquius]

US military recruiters are evil. Film at 10.

Read much?

Why?
Has there been a big thing in the American papers about this or something?

[Berkut]

US military recruiters are evil. Film at 10.

Read much?

Why?
Has there been a big thing in the American papers about this or something?

No I was just wondering how you managed to conclude that these were military recruiters, when the article made it rather clear they were a private company.

[Zanza]

Of course not.  Smart people who are capable of learning new languages don't sign up for the Army.

I fuzzily remember a thread on the old Languish where someone (Berkut?) claimed that US servicemen are of above average intelligence. My memory may be wrong though.

[Siege]

The US has been in Afghanistan and Iraq for many years. Surely they have trained a lot of 21 yo fit translators?

Of course not.  Smart people who are capable of learning new languages don't sign up for the Army.  And why would real translators want to join the Army anyways?

I'm smart, I speak 3 and 1/2 languages, and I joined the Army.

Stop stereotyping.

[Berkut]

Of course not.  Smart people who are capable of learning new languages don't sign up for the Army.

I fuzzily remember a thread on the old Languish where someone (Berkut?) claimed that US servicemen are of above average intelligence. My memory may be wrong though.

No, I simply said that they were not a bunch of morons as Marty asserts regularly.

I think the DoD reports state that their enlisted recruits tend to be at or slightly above national averages for intelligence - which makes sense since they weed out those who cannot pass an ASVAB test and qualify in the higher classifications.

[Berkut]

Dod report:

The DoD categorizes recruits using five levels Leve 1 being the high end, level 5 the low end.

They do not take anyone from level V, and are only allowed to take 4% of their recruits from those in level IV, but actually only take around 1%.

According to their stats, 39% of their recruits are Level 1 & Level 2, compared to 35% of the general population. 60% of their recruits are Level 3, compared to 34% of the population, and 1% is Level 4, compared to 21% in the general population. They have no Level 5s, compared to the general population being 10%.

So basically all enlisted soldiers are in the top 70% of the general population.

[Zanza]

So if they have enough Level 1 and 2 people, it's just a failure of their skills management, namely not educating enough of their soldiers in important foreign languages?

[Josquius]

US military recruiters are evil. Film at 10.

Read much?

Why?
Has there been a big thing in the American papers about this or something?

No I was just wondering how you managed to conclude that these were military recruiters, when the article made it rather clear they were a private company.

Recruiting for the US military.....

[Berkut]

US military recruiters are evil. Film at 10.

Read much?

Why?
Has there been a big thing in the American papers about this or something?

No I was just wondering how you managed to conclude that these were military recruiters, when the article made it rather clear they were a private company.

Recruiting for the US military.....

So it is well known that companies that recruit people to work for the US military are evil?

I assume that includes the hundreds of companies that provide services for the US military, like running the cafeteria or PX?

[Razgovory]

The US has been in Afghanistan and Iraq for many years. Surely they have trained a lot of 21 yo fit translators?

Of course not.  Smart people who are capable of learning new languages don't sign up for the Army.  And why would real translators want to join the Army anyways?

I'm smart, I speak 3 and 1/2 languages, and I joined the Army.

Stop stereotyping.

What half language do you speak?

[Josquius]

So it is well known that companies that recruit people to work for the US military are evil?

I assume that includes the hundreds of companies that provide services for the US military, like running the cafeteria or PX?

I don't know. How do they recruit people?
Do they follow this spleel of insisting you're going nowhere near action then going back on it or are they completely up front?
My comment came about because recruiters for actual US military positions are known to have a reputation for such stuff as well.

[Admiral Yi]

spleel

6 million dead Jews = no bagels, bad Yiddish. 

[CountDeMoney]

spleel

6 million dead Jews = no bagels, bad Yiddish. 

 
At least he's trying;  don't be such a pootz.

[alfred russel]

So if they have enough Level 1 and 2 people, it's just a failure of their skills management, namely not educating enough of their soldiers in important foreign languages?

I doubt it makes that much sense to bring in a bunch of 18 year olds with various levels of enthusiasm, teach them to be soldiers, and then teach them a foriegn language. By the time they are done learning their service period will be half over.

It is probably more cost effective to just shell out big bucks for people that already know the language.