Question for all EGYPTION'S

[Nasturtium 500]

OK, I spoke with a friend who is an Arabic linguist for the US military CURRENTLY. This is what she said:

For active duty the contract is actually 8 years. You just sign up for 2, 3, 4, or 6 years active duty and they rest is IRR. So if you do two years active in the Army then you have 6 years inactive that they can call you back. It is in the initial contract you sign that your enlistment can be extended by the needs of the military during times of war.

Unless a 09L linguist is married they will live in the barracks. If they are married then they will receive housing allowance to set up a home. A linguist will have the same base pay as any other soldier. The only difference is that they can recieve language pay (which anyone else who can speak a language can do the same). The language pay can be an additional $400 (appr.) a month.

Anytime they are sent on temporary duty assignments they will be staying in the barracks as all their housing allowance is being spent on the home they maintain where their permanent station is (usually wives don't stay with their military husbands at temp duty locations). All military recieve 30 days of vacation a year. That doesn't change no matter who you are. It is up to you and your leadership as to how and when you use it. Linguists traditionally spend more time deployed than most other soldiers so it is a big decision to make.

[Tunisia216 2]

Thanks for the information!

But it's just so odd that the contract they brought to the house didn't say this at all, it was filled with all the promises I originally posted about.... Recruiters are like used car salesman, I swear !!

OK, I spoke with a friend who is an Arabic linguist for the US military CURRENTLY. This is what she said:

For active duty the contract is actually 8 years. You just sign up for 2, 3, 4, or 6 years active duty and they rest is IRR. So if you do two years active in the Army then you have 6 years inactive that they can call you back. It is in the initial contract you sign that your enlistment can be extended by the needs of the military during times of war.

Unless a 09L linguist is married they will live in the barracks. If they are married then they will receive housing allowance to set up a home. A linguist will have the same base pay as any other soldier. The only difference is that they can recieve language pay (which anyone else who can speak a language can do the same). The language pay can be an additional $400 (appr.) a month.

Anytime they are sent on temporary duty assignments they will be staying in the barracks as all their housing allowance is being spent on the home they maintain where their permanent station is (usually wives don't stay with their military husbands at temp duty locations). All military recieve 30 days of vacation a year. That doesn't change no matter who you are. It is up to you and your leadership as to how and when you use it. Linguists traditionally spend more time deployed than most other soldiers so it is a big decision to make.

[Ban Hammer 12,836]

Recruiters are like used car salesman, I swear !!

[Tunisia216 2]

Recruiters are like used car salesman, I swear !!

[egyptian 0]

All answers is very good and i knew alot of ppl well say YES and alot of them well say NO ,,,,

[Ban Hammer 12,836]

All answers is very good and i knew alot of ppl well say YES and alot of them well say NO ,,,,

it all depends on you and how strong your relationship is. i've seen many marriages crash and burn due to lengthy deployments. as listed previously, it can fast track you to citizenship. while the pay isn't the greatest, it can set you up for a good job afterward. and if you intend to make it a career, it does have benefits with that too.