DLI (Defense Language Institute)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- "Watch and see where Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and even Marines learn foreign languages" (quote from Gunny)
This video is special to me because I know all of the faculty who appear from the Korean School and most of the military cadre and MLIs who appear from various schools and service units.
You may recognize the Vietnam War Veteran and famous actor Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey in this short video. He came to visit DLI a few years ago .
Defense Language Institute Presidio of Monterey, CA
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Hey it's not that out of date, I was a student there when they filmed this and I'm not that old. God I loved that place! It was hard work but so worth it. When I was in Afghanistan they were absolutely shocked when this blonde American girl started speaking to them like normal and it was really rewarding being able to be one of the ones winning hearts and minds.
WHERE?! WHERE DOES HOOCH COME FROM?!
William Rees I guess if you can't figure that out you don't belong in the DLI
Hutch?
Legend has it that he forgot where it came from, so that is why the camera stopped recording
I am a proud graduate of the Defense Language Institute! Like this vid says, it was one of the most intense training programs I have EVER experienced! Years later I came back to serve my last tour before retirement and became one of the Deans of the "Crown Jewel" of the Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey California and that was the "Western European and Latin American School" or affectionately known as little "WELA" to everyone on campus. Why the Crown Jewel? It was a beautiful building that shone in the Sun and when you went up to the rooftop where we had picnic tables where Staff would sometimes take their lunch, you could see as far as the boardwalk in Santa Cruz! Location, location, location....We knew that we sat on what so many drooling Developers knew to be an absolute Real Estate Gold Mine....! Little WELA as the title says taught all the Western European Languages....Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Italian and ohhh yes withing here we had a "Special Program" where We taught Sicilian to FBI Agents. I'll never forget, the Head of our Sicilian Program was a fairly young and beautiful Sicilian Woman with long, straight black hair and all the FBI Agents would develop crushes on Her (GRIN)! ALL new classes would traditionally begin on a Friday afternoon and when MY Students would come into our Auditorium, they would see a banner written in BIG letters which simply stated...Was mich nicht umbringt macht mich stärker (What doesn't kill me only makes me STRONGER!). I would watch the sea of freshly washed new Faces and notice who was paying attention. Every Friday afternoon class start would have what I would call its "crisis points", first when the meaning of the banner would start sinking in and the doubt would begin sinking in that maybe this wasn't going to be a picnic. The next and I think biggest crisis came when after the introductions were made and course syllabi passed out for each language program starting that day I would announce that there was MANDATORY HOMEWORK due the following MONDAY......AND that there would be a critical vocabulary quiz first thing!! The moans and literally complaints would begin like you would imagine you would hear coming from the lost Souls in the lower bowels of HELL. HOMEWORK??!! Some of these young People had graduated come from Hight School Districts that had BANNED HOMEWORK because it "hurt the little Kiddies self-esteem among other pussy reasons!!"....it was at DLI where we also received a lot of young People right out of basic training that I heard about "TIME OUT CARDS!!"....Apparently, while I was out in the real world and noticing just how brutal and vicious it really was, our Kiddies in Basic Training were being pampered along just like they had been when they were sucking off of Mommy and Daddy! It worked like this....if you were being "yelled at by your Drill Instructor (DI) and you could feel the tears welling because of just how mean He/She was (SNIFF, SNIFF), you could pull out one of these "TIME OUT CARDS" and the mean DI would have to back off!!!...I SHIT YOU NOT ON THIS ONE! You couldn't imagine how many times the little Mommy's baby boys and girls tried to pull this one right off especially the following Monday after Friday afternoon class start and they HADN'T done their first assigned HOMEWORK over the weekend!.....then they got to see me and maybe for the FIRST TIME in their lives THEY were EXPECTED to take responsibility for their actions because the TIME OUT CARD strangely enough for them, did not work at my School. My Kids were not STUPID....faaaarr from it, to qualify for the Defense Language Institute, especially as an Enlisted Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine, you had to first test out at the absolute top of the ASVAB and then on top of that, you had to pass the Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB). I took the test twice in my career due to a time lapse of numerous years between....I did well the first time and even better years later on the "New DLAB". The DLAB is an artificial slavonic based language created by the United States Department of Defense as well as Linguists from Universities like Harvard, Yale, Stamford....etc. The test is approximately 3 hours long and You are given very rudimentary instruction on the Language's grammar and structure and as well as some basic vocabulary and then you're off!! You have to not only learn the grammar, you have to USE IT during the test....you must absorb and make sense of the new language to the point that you must then begin answering questions.....The DLAB is a TOTAL IMMERSION Test and most people taking it crash and burn so I KNEW that my Kids WERE NOT STUPID. The first test is always the first Monday after class start and we like to call it a "quiz". There is a quiz/test EVERY day which dovetails into a weekly test....and every six weeks we have a major test taking in ALL instruction/vocabulary taught to that point.....there will NEVER be a day without a test you MUST PASS! Homework is a lot of grammar and at least 50 new words be they new nouns or verbs that you must not only have MEMORIZED but also know how to use properly!....this is far more than a monkey pulling the right lever to get the banana....the new words and grammar MUST become part of your already established knowledge base. Also, the Friday afternoon starting date will be the LAST time English gets used throughout since the following Monday our Students begin the exciting (For some) process of TOTAL IMMERSION! I said my Kids are at the TOP of the intellectual percentile and they must be....what used to PISS ME OFF to no end is that the powers that be would stick Officers in with my Kids who were trying to survive the Program. The thing that pissed me off to no end was that Officers "weren't allowed to fail!".....and they knew it....I am NOT saying that there weren't Officers who worked their asses off to learn but the truth is, they were not held to the same crucial standards that the Enlisted Soldiers were and I had some real problems with Officers with ATTITUDE PROBLEMS in the classroom. They of course did not live in barracks and many of them saw being in Monterey as an opportunity to party their ASSES off!.....then they'd be in class with HUGE HANGOVERS producing some substandard dogshit effort that had they been Enlisted would have seen them packed off to some shit job like aircraft ground fuel pumper somewhere around Minot, North Dakota! When R. Lee Ermy mentioned that YES there were even Marines involved, I hope he didn't mean it as if he were surprised, my Marines were some of my most dedicated Students and sadly, unlike Sailors, Soldiers or Airmen, they normally only got ONE chance to get through.....they would not generally be given the opportunity at retesting or recycle like their Brothers/Sisters in the other branches BUT, that changed radically when I came aboard because I would beat a path to the Marine Detachment's door with some frequency to FIGHT for my Marines. The DET came to know me pretty well (SMILE) and in time came to realize that over 90%+ of their Marines they listened to me about actually came through and a few did so as their Class' Honor Graduates.
LOL "Was mich nicht umbringt macht mich stärker" nice to read some of my language :-) :-)
Bermuda Tim Man, I really wanted to do this, but unfortunately although I passed all the tests I realized that it didn't appear to be practical outside of the USAF. I know there are some VERY LIMITED 3 letter agencies that may hire outside of the millitary, but those seemed few and very far between and many hired private contractors that were born into that specific language. I didn't want to risk not having a job if I ever decided to get out. I also, was wary of the lifestyle as a linguist. If you go airbourne you seem to be constantly deployed away from a wife or kids if you have any. Also short notice. That sounds like a lot of fun traveling and never really boring, but I want a wife and kids to bond with as well.
If you go the ground route you are severely limited on your base choices and I hear they are treated like children as enlisted airmen. I also didn't like the fact that there is really not an officer equivalent from what I read that I could grow and work into. The millitary structure is far too limited for me not to strive to use my intelligence to grow and lead at the highest level and to my best abilities. I want oppurtuntities to grow, go to school, and secure employment outside of as well as the millitary, because you never know when you may have to leave.
I'm not saying it is impossible to get a degree while doing this job (as it is likely you may get an associate degree just from tech school alone), but it seems to be a higher level of difficulty if you go airbourne. I wanted to improve myself in many ways and I loved the idea of challenging myself through immersion and coming out being introduced to a whole new world of culture and experiences, but I also knew having worked in the real world, you need to research what skills sets are practically being used and how they are being compensated as well as how likely you are to land jobs.
Many enlistec men and women teach officers like 2nd lieutenants how to do their jobs and what's going on. I don't like the fact that I can train someone how to do their job, but yet you get paid more than I do and are in charge of an entire squadron or flight. Don't get me wrong I "respect" the structure, but I don't always agree with it. If I'm going to need to lead anyway and have to do officer duties I may as well get paid officer's pay. Simple as that to me. Anywho, maybe if I joined at 16 or 17 I would have considered this a bit more, but at this point in my career I don't think it advances me toward my goals. I will just have to learn languages in my free time and miss out on DLI. Much respect to those who go through this though. If I were rich and didn't have to worry about money I'd do this in a heartbeat though! :)
Bermuda Tim Man, I really wanted to do this, but unfortunately although I passed all the tests I realized that it didn't appear to be practical outside of the USAF. I know there are some VERY LIMITED 3 letter agencies that may hire outside of the millitary, but those seemed few and very far between and many hired private contractors that were born into that specific language. I didn't want to risk not having a job if I ever decided to get out. I also, was wary of the lifestyle as a linguist. If you go airbourne you seem to be constantly deployed away from a wife or kids if you have any. Also short notice. That sounds like a lot of fun traveling and never really boring, but I want a wife and kids to bond with as well.
If you go the ground route you are severely limited on your base choices and I hear they are treated like children as enlisted airmen. I also didn't like the fact that there is really not an officer equivalent from what I read that I could grow and work into. The millitary structure is far too limited for me not to strive to use my intelligence to grow and lead at the highest level and to my best abilities. I want oppurtuntities to grow, go to school, and secure employment outside of as well as the millitary, because you never know when you may have to leave.
I'm not saying it is impossible to get a degree while doing this job (as it is likely you may get an associate degree just from tech school alone), but it seems to be a higher level of difficulty if you go airbourne. I wanted to improve myself in many ways and I loved the idea of challenging myself through immersion and coming out being introduced to a whole new world of culture and experiences, but I also knew having worked in the real world, you need to research what skills sets are practically being used and how they are being compensated as well as how likely you are to land jobs.
Many enlistec men and women teach officers like 2nd lieutenants how to do their jobs and what's going on. I don't like the fact that I can train someone how to do their job, but yet you get paid more than I do and are in charge of an entire squadron or flight. Don't get me wrong I "respect" the structure, but I don't always agree with it. If I'm going to need to lead anyway and have to do officer duties I may as well get paid officer's pay. Simple as that to me. Anywho, maybe if I joined at 16 or 17 I would have considered this a bit more, but at this point in my career I don't think it advances me toward my goals. I will just have to learn languages in my free time and miss out on DLI. Much respect to those who go through this though. If I were rich and didn't have to worry about money I'd do this in a heartbeat though! :)
wow great story about that institute. Please could you help me to pass ECL exams that provided from DLI. I have done the exam 4 time but unfortuneatley I couldn't pass and the best score is 67 of 100. Please what is the good way to pass this exam and from where can I find the materials that related to the exam. My next chance to apply the exam in the comming January
Came for the DLI, stayed for the cliffhanger.
Graduated basic Korean in '99. I did my part to make sure that the Eagle of Sloat Monument did not fly away. You're welcome America.
Arabic 03. Miss that experience. Was formative in my life.
I did my part for that as well in 2022. Only DLI students understand what we mean
Oh my God, those old Smart-boards...
Three time DLI graduate - RU in 1976 & 1980 and PL in 1988-89. Todays students have much better classrooms and teaching aids than we did. But we still learned the languages. It takes a lot of hard work and motivation to make it thru the school. I saw a lot of young folks wash out because they partied too much and studied too little. I'm grateful for the time I was a student as I've been able to use my languages in real life.
Hey Dave, its Jon. Thanks for putting this up. Pretty good, except for the reference to MLIs as officers. I wish it was so, I could use the raise.
I loved my time at DLI! Interesting and challenging course in a beautiful location. I'd go back now if they'd let me. :D
@FlecktarnBulwark Congratulations! It's a great opportunity. I hope you have fun, learn a lot and enjoy Monterey but it is imperative that you come mentally prepared to study hard day and night.
My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!
That's funny - @ 03:52, Gunny says, "Where they're going next is anybodies guess" - No guess work involved. You speak Korean - 2nd ID and the DMZ. MSA? The sandbox. Chinese? Hawaii or another nice little strategic assignment. Really do miss my time on the border.
Congrats, MosPhed! Make a conscious effort to maintain that level of excitement and motivation throughout daytime workload and homework assignments. That is what it takes to excel at DLI. Thank you for your service.
@JoyousinJesus i just wanna know if korean is really the hardest language to learn at dli. Are the Korean teachers mean? Do they assign the most homework? How much homework? Which dli students complain the most about the difficulty of their target language? is it the arabic, korean, japanese, or chinese students?
@MontereyDave cool could have looked it up but thx hes a cool guy got a lot of good energy
@Mautiks Spanish is probably the most useful language for an American to learn.
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Oh man, that's great. I'm sure you were a valuable asset to the ROK Army. I was fortunate to have a chance to work closely with a few excellent linguists in the ROK military serving their draft commitment who'd lived/studied in the US, UK, Australia, etc - some of whom could speak both languages perfectly.
I did Arabic starting in 97. It was tough and I love languages. The major problem with Arabic though was the fact that the teachers had to teach us Modern Standard Arabic or MSA for short. Problem is, nobody really speaks that. If they spoke to use in dialects we'd be scratching out heads. Back then the Internet wasn't really a resource available to us and we used little brown, plastic tape recorders. Ugh. I bet it has improved a lot. Monterey is absolutely gorgeous.
Ok sarge- they cut it off- where DOES the word "hooch" come from?
whats this actors name hes always great
R Lee Ermey
@onepeachygirl That's awesome onepeachygirl! Thanks for your comment and for your service as a linguist in Afghanistan.
Dave C.
Monterey, CA
"chosen language" pffft that's a joke
@Mautiks Those who know a foreign language that is in demand by DoD don't have to study at DLI. Some heritage speaker and Mormon mission-trained military personnel skip DLI and proceed on to follow on career field training. We also have many such skilled folks that choose to come DLI for a 2nd/3rd foreign language. Regarding passion for the language, yes, in an ideal world. But, we also need linguists to learn languages that are not chic, popular or whose existence is even widely known.
Very interesting; as a person who will be joining the ROK military as an officer pretty soon, I hope to work with US personnel. However, I'm curious on how many US serviceman are fluent enough to do translating work. Most liaisons that I've met are usually 2nd generation Koreans or ROK translators and KATUSAs.
Very few. You are correct, most "translators" are kyopyos. We had an Anglo American warrant officer that was married to a Korean woman, attended DLI, and spent over 15 years in Korea. He was the only non Korean that I met that scored 4s on the proficiency test. (Barely fluent) Most are lucky to score 3s or 3+s.
I got a 122 on the DLAB and am qualified for all language categories. I’m hoping to be able to choose which language to learn, but my recruiter told me that because of my high score I might get stuck with what is needed most. I’m still excited! Learning a new language is an adventure!
Amanda Leslie what did you utilize to study
SO where you able to choose?
I was there early 2000s and they were just starting to get smart boards then.
Came across World Mentoring Academy which uses the DLI & Foreign Service Inst. materials to teach 64 Languages for FREE,,, wow technology!!! Even has ESL training for those who would like to learn English.
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I was able to acquire deep knowledge of the Korean language and culture in the professional arena through real world experiences after I graduated from the DLI Korean Basic Course.For most Americans and Koreans, learning each other’s language initially seems impossible but with perseverance even the impossible is possible.
Just scored a 100 on my DLAB, going here around December! I can't wait
Basic RU, 47 weeks, 1985....I dove an M577 with 3AD on the Fulda Gap at the height of Reagan's Cold War.........and it was good!.......even the toe I lost from frost-bite was good. You'll love it!!!
Even after his departure Gunney continues to encourage the USA and serve his beloved Corp.Well done Marine.Rest in peace.You are missed and your memory is cherished in your land of rest.
I hope I can do korean or chinese when it comes time. Going to be an AF linguist.
@Blago6actual any of these names sound familiar to you? Panich, Rohan, Cherry, Ramos, Rea, Fulmore?
I show lots of people this haha. I'm the girl in blues. It was such a great time.
@JoyousinJesus What would you choose between Farsi and Pashto? And would you choose Pashto over Korean?
@JoyousinJesus What would you pick Korean or Farsi? My unit for some reason gave the arabic slot to someone else and it pissed me offf. So now i gotta choose btween farsi, pashto and korean. please reply asap!
I'm in this video! Haven't seen this in a while haha
At what point in the video? Minutes/seconds?
@@ThomasDavidClanton Funny, I missed this comment. I'm at 2:03, or so. The Marine Lance Corporal who had to sit next to the Major because I had trouble staying awake :)
@jrloy Thanks Jon, well perhaps he said that because we're technically noncommissioned "officers". And, we did have a couple officer Contract MLIs - 1LT H who was ARNG and CW3(Ret) Rich S. But, yeah you're right it would be nice if we were all commissioned officers.
@nicolemp That's true in most cases. However, there are instances when some troops are granted the opportunity to learn the language they request if it happens to be a high priority language. I'm living proof because I asked for Korean and got it. There are many variables depending on branch of service, officer or enlisted, careerist or initial trainee, initial language or return for follow-on language, even differences between enlisted MOSs/specialties i.e. HUMINT vs SIGINT.
I miss the DLI so much. I still have my
“We learn Farsi so you don’t have to” teddy bear.
@JoyousinJesus I'm trying to decide between Arabic or Korean. If i choose Korean i leave for tech school next month but if i choose Arabic i'll have to wait 7 months. I'm taking arabic classes at the local community college and am lucky to get a headstart in it before I go to dli. But i'm also leaning towards Korean because i get to leave early, but i hear a lot of bad stuff about Korean at dli. is it really that difficult? are the korean instructors assholes? Please reply asap please
"Even marines" what the hell does that mean?
i know it isn't that useful in the civilian world but the military seems to be wanting more korean linguists. i am also taking it so that when i transfer to active duty, i get a chance to be stationed in Hawai'i where my family is. Please reply to me Joyous.
Well, where does the word hooch come from?
.....but Gunny, where DOES the term "hooches " come from? :(
Graduated Korean in 2022 and then got sent to Iraq straight out of AIT. Gotta love the army
@SBARTSTV Oh his name is R. Lee Ermey. Check out his TH-cam called: "Lifetime Achievement Award in Screaming: R. Lee Ermey"
@JoyousinJesus Yes I'm in the Utah Air Guard - i've already gone through basic and am back in Utah, and i get sent to my tech school depending on which language I chose. i leave in late March if i choose Korean, in 2 months if i choose farsi, and in August if i choose Arabic. The Korean and Farsi slots just opened up here last week. In January there were just Arabic and Pashto slots. I chose Arabic because i like it better and because i get to take 2 semesters of it before i go to dli.
I'm planning to go next year. I wanna improve my German there.
Will be going to the DLI soon. My grandmother used to teach Russian there, and my family speaks Russian at home. I don't speak it but can understand a good majority of it. I've heard that often the Air Force will not let you pick your language and will decide for you depending on there needs. Anybody have any advice on how to possibly ensure I get Russian when I go? Or at least make it as likely as possible that I will get it. I have a 99 ASVAB and 123 DLAB
The chance of you getting your preferred language pretty much all depends on your DLAB score. The Air Force has the highest standards for test score so its never a guarantee that you'll get your first choice. It also depends on what languages they give you to choose from at the time of your BMT graduation.
@HaitianFighter u scored a 147??? i don't know anyone who scored over 155, i scored a 133... what was your ASVAB comp? mine was back in 2004 tho i am already out i was in the army...
MLIs are not officers. They are enlisted. I was Chinese MLI for the Navy 1986-89.
@MontereyDave Seeing as how I already know it and I've known it for a while I'm hoping to get a difficult language that'll do me well on the business sector of life like Chinese. I'm leaving for CTI in the Navy. My point was that Spanish isn't hard to learn so it's sucky that they got stuck with it.
I know that you can't actually choose what language you want to learn, but is there a way of stating your preference? And, is there much hope for getting that? I really, really would love to learn either Chinese, Russian, or Korean, but I don't know if I could motivate myself to want to learn Arabic at all (no offense to you, of course).
I know at least the air force can state their preference. However, I won't guarantee you'll get your top pick. From my experience "most people get one of their top 3".
As a Marine DLI graduate what I have to say is be prepared. This video is really out of date considering what everyone is wearing. It is the most intense school I've ever gone through. If you went to college and studied a language for 4 years you don't know shit. You'll learn more then that inside of 4 months at the DLI on top of having PT and EMT all the fucking time depending on what branch.
our arab teachers had such a difficult time with the "smart board"
@MontereyDave doesnt work like that. You get what you get.
I want to teach Spanish at DLI.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Hello. I am fluent in 5 languages and I'm certified in 3 plus one being my mother language. Any words if wisdom if I want to join the Airforce as linguist or cryptologist. I have no real language preference at this point since I already speak the ones I always wanted to learn.
I also have a degree in political science. Advice is appreciated
Hit up the recruiter if you want to join. They will determine your eligibility.
But where does hooch come from?
Now I'll never know where the word hootch comes from.
Besides Intel group and SPF, can say a corpsman sign up to go to DLI?
What about the Hooch?
DLI basically just gives you a bunch of resources and says "ok now learn it". That's not to say that they won't help you, but it's entirely on the student to learn their language.
That's completely false. You're in a classroom with structured lessons 8hrs per day 5 days per week.
The "turbo-serbo" course, or the full thing?
do they appoint the language to you, or can you pick?
They choose your language.
Lovely ! People say the military is a harsh cruel place. But That's not so not true. The old soldier really seems funny as he explains how DLI works. But he doesn't seem like a translator to be honest.
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Generals and Presidential Cabinet Ministers such as former Defense Ministers Cho, Sung-Tae and Chun, Yong-Taek and former National Intelligence Service Director and Unification Minister Lim, Dong-Won, down to leatherneck ROK Marines and hard core Soldiers while conducting joint and combined operations on the DMZ and throughout Korea.
Do you get to pick what language you want to learn?
Depends on the service. Navy, you get to ask, but the needs of the Navy will prevail. Meaning, seats available that I have at DLI.
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Perhaps the DLI linguist you helped needed a little more time to achieve great success as a linguist. Thanks for helping out an allied comrade - hoorah! I developed a myriad of real world expertise in the Korean language and culture through practical application of the language while doing liaison with Korea’s national level leaders including: (con't in part 3 of 3)
@hblakely992 You could still attend DLI to learn another language; perhaps something that would compliment Spanish like Portuguese or some language totally unrelated to English or Spanish.
Can anyone tell me if Russian still counts as a high priority language at DLI?
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@woo1693, 대기만성 (大器晩成)아군에게 도와 주셔서 감사합니다. 상호우정, 선봉! 회이팅! 저는 한국의 고위 장군들 및 한국 정부의 장관급 고위 관리들, 예를 드면전용택 전 국방부장관과 조성태 전 국방부장관과 임동원 전 국가정보부 원장/통일부장관, 등 다양한 한국의 각개 주요 고위 지도자들과 함께 정보연락업무를 수행해왔었습니다. 뿐만 아니라, ‘귀신도 잡는’ 한국 해병대원들, 그리고 용맹한 대한민국 국군들과도 함께 비무장지대에서도 한반도 전채에서도 근무하면서 다양한 연합/합동작전들을 성공적으로 수행했왔습니다. 미 국방외국어대학 초급반을 졸업한후에 이와 같은 한국에서의 실전 업무 경험들 속에서 저는 실제적이고 전문적인 업무 현장에서 한국어와 한국문화를 무지 많이 배울 수 있었습니다. 대기만성 - 안되면 되게 하라!
@LantzG Air Force... sitting on ours, saving yours ;)
what happens if you flunk out of dlab
well his name is jonathan so yeah and good luck
How did you do?
Went through this in 2013 for Dari/Farsi in the Army, great program.
How long was the program and what level are you at?
not too sure but hes in the plain ol' army
@Mautiks That sucks. I already know spanish
@eaglesfan109 Not particularly.
@Mautiks I do.
it comes from where!?
AHH i'll never know!
Holy shit this place hasn't changed at all lmao
That's understandable. Have you heard the way the average Korean speaks English? I imagine the great differences between the languages makes for some difficulty. Once deployed a linguist that is given the opportunity to interact with their language of choice normally leads to significant improvement in ability.
I want to teach Spanish at DLI,What do l need to do?,please Let me know
How to contact the DLI / for example, how to get the email or Telephone numbers
my brother is there learning serbian
sanguineel, It took me a while but I achieved the max score of 3/3/3.
LOL "couch commandos" 🤣💪🗽
@woo1693
대한민국 만세! 나중에 또 한국에서 일하게 되면 좋겠습니다.
@cryptosquid That's awesome! I wish I appeared in the video but I taught in the adjacent building - Collins Hall.
I'm taking the dlab Tuesday. I'm shiting my pants
Devil Doc even?
我喜欢学中文。我 是 美 国人。
320 gators DLI eta.. Soon..
I wonder what Ermey said sounds like to an arabic speaker haha
그래, 니 똥 굵어
There is no such language as Afghani.
@AntiFaithNY
*sigh* Russian...