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Originally Posted by ardeegee
Correct me if I'm wrong, but when you join the military, you have no guarantee of being allowed to do what you want to do-- just because you want to learn Japanese doesn't mean that they can't tell you that you are going to learn Pashto instead-- and be shipped off to downtown Kabul. When you sell yourself to the military, they tell you what you do, and where you go, and you have no option of saying "no." Or do I have the wrong impression, and the military is just a kind, gentle teddy bear who has your best interests at heart?
Anyway, back on topic, for anyone with an old PalmOS device lying around, there is a pretty decent Japanese dictionary application:
http://padict.sourceforge.net/v0.3.0/index.php
I used to keep it installed in mine, back when I was doing my ebook reading off of a Handspring Visor. |
nope, you're wrong. very wrong. unless you enlist for a guaranteed assignment which is pretty rare, you have a guaranteed job. when you are going through the enlistment process you take a battery of tests which identify your strengths and weaknesses in a variety of areas. some skill sets require a minnimum score. when you look at your scores, the MOS's (military occupational specialty) job descriptions, then start working on your decisions. there is also a comparison to civilian jobs so you know what type of employment is available to you when you get out. all job specialties have a certain amount of college credit equivalency and you are advised as to how many college credits your training is equivalent to. the military is not going to offer something like language training (which tends to be a minnimum of a year) to someone who can barely pass the test. they also are not going to put someone into a highly technical skill such as IT if their interests lay in truck driving. the military spends a LOT of money on training and they do not want an unhappy or unsuitable soldier in a skill set