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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nuclear1 on July 14, 2007, 03:04:03 pm

Title: Gone for a while
Post by: Nuclear1 on July 14, 2007, 03:04:03 pm

Or maybe for good.

Yeah, so I'm leaving in three days to go spend a nice 9 weeks worth of Air Force basic training in San Antonio.  I'll be in California for about a year after that, during which time I may be coming back here occasionally.  However, in case that doesn't happen... laterz, HLP. :D

Title: Re: Gone for a while
Post by: achtung on July 14, 2007, 03:19:02 pm

What are you gonna do in the AF?  I'm considering going in myself.

Title: Re: Gone for a while
Post by: Nuclear1 on July 14, 2007, 03:20:45 pm

Linguistics.  It involves becoming fluent or semi-fluent in a foreign language and intercepting communications in that language.  It's a pretty cushiony job.

Title: Re: Gone for a while
Post by: haloboy100 on July 14, 2007, 03:28:23 pm

what language exactly might that be?

Title: Re: Gone for a while
Post by: redsniper on July 14, 2007, 03:29:10 pm

Arabic, what else?

Title: Re: Gone for a while
Post by: haloboy100 on July 14, 2007, 03:32:25 pm

ah.

Title: Re: Gone for a while
Post by: Nuclear1 on July 14, 2007, 03:54:52 pm

Quote from: redsniper on July 14, 2007, 03:29:10 pm

Arabic, what else?

Actually, here's the list (I've bolded the ones that are the most necessary and are therefore the likely options):

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Category I language: 95 or better
(Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish)


Category II language: 100 or better
(German)

Category III language: 105 or better
(Belarusian, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Persian, Polish, Russian, Croatian, Slovak, Tagalog, Thai, Turkic, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese)

Category IV language: 110 or better
(Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean)

I scored a 131 on the aptitude test.  The language I get is dependant on that score and where the hot areas on the map:  From the list, you can see we're doing work in Israel and the Middle East, as well as spying on Iran, China, and North Korea.

Title: Re: Gone for a while
Post by: achtung on July 14, 2007, 04:15:36 pm

Did you take ROTC in college?

Title: Re: Gone for a while
Post by: Shade on July 14, 2007, 04:44:35 pm

Wtf, they don't even consider half the European nations worthy to be spy upon? We demand to at least be put in category 1! Doo eet or we shall taunt you, as it apparently worked for the French. And it if doesn't work, we shall taunt you a second time!

Anyway, have fun with your new job :) I'm sure CA isn't such backwards place that an internet connection is impossible to scrounge up, so pop in from time to time and let the inquiring masses know what exciting new words you've learned. Start with the useful stuff, like how to order beer in arabic in such a way that you don't offend the locals ;)

Title: Re: Gone for a while
Post by: TrashMan on July 14, 2007, 05:07:37 pm

"Nuclear 1, for passing classified information you are hearby stripped off your rank and citizenships in the GTVA! Get ready for a courmarshall pilot!"
...
"you know what, let's jsut skip a few steps...READY....AIM... FIRE!!!!"

Title: Re: Gone for a while
Post by: vyper on July 14, 2007, 05:26:11 pm

Heh, bye man. You have to promise to sing a Kenny Logins song during your first flight.

:D