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My boy earned his Green Beret this week.
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richc
NES Member
Yup, my mistake.
I was with my son yesterday and asked him about language training in NC. They do teach some language skills there. Conversational skills so special forces types can converse with locals for intel purposes. Which is an important tool in their skillsets.
Sadly there's no Compagno's NC, although I'm sure there's a great sub shop nearby.
What a weird year, musically. That song hit #1, and the one before it was "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'." Right after? The Righteous Brothers' "Soul And Inspiration." Just a few months later, "Paint It Black" was #1.
Bizarre.
richc
NES Member
Slightly different school with different goals. I was not aware of the training that special forces often attend. Where they learn to converse with locals. Farsi is tough although as pointed out not a dialect of Arabic as I originally stated.
DLI's program was 18 months of immersion in Arabic. He was an intel guy whose job would involve both conversation and written word.
I know how proud I was of my son. I assume you're feeling the same. Congrats to your son and family!
You done good, Dad.
Crash9D23
NES Member
Congratulations to your son. He’s going Campbell I’m assuming, solid place to live for military locations and potentially raise a family.
Pushing language school to a consistent block after the Q is a quality change in my opinion and should give the teams more in house language capabilities.
Pushing language school to a consistent block after the Q is a quality change in my opinion and should give the teams more in house language capabilities.
Crash9D23
NES Member
Thanks Rich, I was under the impression his schooling would be around NC could be wrong.
Sounds like your son is getting a full block of instruction and it should be more valuable than a box to check in the process. Sometimes there are good ideas, especially in between major conflicts when time is more of a luxury.
Language school for Socom is separate from dli and taught in NC, but things change on officers whim trying to make rank on the good idea fairy. Biggest problem peak GWOT was it used to be fit in blocks around other parts of the pipeline and thus not nearly as effective as DLI for non native speakers.
Sounds like your son is getting a full block of instruction and it should be more valuable than a box to check in the process. Sometimes there are good ideas, especially in between major conflicts when time is more of a luxury.
Just a follow up, my son called yesterday to say he was placed on the Dive team, he is ecstatic, as I said in my 1st post his career started with him being an army diver, so being placed on this team is like a dream come true.
Needless to say, we are equally ecstatic to see him realize his dreams.
Needless to say, we are equally ecstatic to see him realize his dreams.
steven grammont
NES Member
Congrats to him
centermass181
NES Member
my nephew passed Ranger School first time, all three phases. As a 20 year old PFC. I pinned his Tab on on his 21st Birthday. He got out (Of 1/75) and is heading to 19th SF now after re-up to NG.
That awesome, my son did ask if I'd be at graduation to pin him, without I doubt I told him.
We went to Georgia this past Friday for our sons Ranger school graduation. From a start of over 300, only a little over 100 passed all 3 phases.
Next is Dive school, and he has sniper school on his radar.
This boy does not slow down and excels in all he does, did I mention we are so Proud of of him.
Next is Dive school, and he has sniper school on his radar.
This boy does not slow down and excels in all he does, did I mention we are so Proud of of him.
We were down at Fort Benning for the Best Ranger competition. Learning the Post Commander (Major General Curtis A. Buzzard) was born almost a decade after I graduated Ranger School made me feel pretty damned old.
We walked the Darby Queen obstacle course. Not-so-fond memories!
We walked the Darby Queen obstacle course. Not-so-fond memories!
Maxrobot
NES Member
In the late 1990s, I worked with a mechanical engineer who was a West Point Grad and former Green Beret. His mother was Japanese and his father "American" so he really looked Asian. The Special Forces chose him to study Hungarian and that was to be the area of his expertise. I thought it odd as he would stand out if he tried to blend in with Hungarians.
