Translator/Interpreting in the US armed forces?
Hey guys, I have a few questions about whether becoming a translator/interpreter in the US armed forces is a good career path. A little background on me might help pout so here it goes: I am currently in college working towards a degree in the social sciences, I am US born and raised but of Lebanese heritage and have lived there when I was younger as well as in other Middle-Eastern and North African countries as well as in many other countries around the world (such as Mexico, Thailand, Spain, Malaysia, Morocco, Tunisia and Guatemala) and am quite fluent in Spanish and French though my Arabic ironically is only rudimentary but even though I can read and write it (albeit poorly). My friend in the national guard suggests strongly that I should become an interpreter/translator in the US armed forces because I love to learn about culture, traveling, learning foreign languages and have a talent for it. I have been planning on going into nursing but I have doubts as to whether it would be right for me, also my sister is a nurse and she says that i would hate it (from what she knows about me). I have also heard that interpreters/translators in the US armed forces make around 150k a year, is this true or highly exaggerated as it seems to me. Finally, my last question is, what branch of the US Armed forces are best to work in as a translator/interpreter in terms of pay, adventure, benefits, etc..? I have babbled on long enough, any advice or educated opinions and personal expertise in these fields would be very much appreciated. Thanks everyone!
Military - 4 Answers
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Any branch right now will pay very well and also if you finish college you can become an officer. Then after the armed forces you can go towards homeland security or the CIA, and if you don't want to join the armed forces try these two first.
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interpreters that wear a us uniform make the same salaries as everyone else. Some do make a yearly bonus, but that is usually only for serving after your initial contract which will be 4-6 years. You might run into some trouble getting your security clearance due to have lived abroad, but other than that you should be fine. There is usually a good sign on bonus for interpreters, but a bonus should not be the reason to pick a job in the army, pick one you'd like to make a career out of in or after the army. If you want to become a nurse, look at the medical jobs for the army, they provide extensive training, and most states consider the training to be exceeding EMT-B licensing.
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Only ENLISTED personnel are linguists. and no they don't make $150K a year. for the Navy at least, they do NOT translate, they only transcribe. Few personnel are actually out there in the thick of things acting as translators. depending on when you lived in those countries and WHY you lived there, you may be ineligible for a Security Clearance, which means no Linguist job. Pay and bennies are the same across all five branches. as for adventure.. well,if you want to be in the desert Translating for the CO , then stick with Marines and Army..and even then, you may not be doing that.
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There are 3 entry level jobs in the U.S. Army that use language skills: 09L Translator/Interpreter 35M Human Intelligence Collector 35P Cryptologic Linguist 09L does not require a security clearance, but it requires a certain minimum proficiency in a middle eastern language. 35M does not actually require you to speak a foreign language at all; but if you do, the Army will take advantage of that, and pay you extra for it. Requires a Top Secret clearance. 35P (initially 35W) typically sends you to language school first, then you go out in the Army as a linguist. Requires a Top Secret clearance. All three of these jobs pay about the same, approximately $1,800 per months during training. The $150,000 is what you could potentially make as a civilian contractor after your service. I'm not sure if you will qualify for a clearance or not, the only person who can really tell you that is the Security Interviewer at the Military Entrance Processing Station. And, finally, I recommend the Army. I've been in the Army for 8.5 years, and I like it. My wife was in for 5 years as a linguist, and she liked it, too. Feel free to email me if you have any more questions. Good Luck By the way, if you do decide to go into the medical field later, the Army can train you as a Physician's Assistant, Physical Therapist, or Registered Nurse; regardless of what job you do in the Army.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Please help me
Please help me ??
I am a 14 years student in Malaysia.Our school has a free service for checking teeth.But since in the first year i have sign a letter between the nurse and me that i wil not accept any treatment.But after one year they go to modify my letter and say that i accept their treatment.Anyone can help me avoid them for checking my teeth ex:warning letter or law.If anyonr got any example of warning letter for this case please send to --------start---------kokwengkhin@live.com.my-------end-------Thank you
Law & Ethics - 1 Answers
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what's wrong with them checking your teeth, let them do it!!
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I am a 14 years student in Malaysia.Our school has a free service for checking teeth.But since in the first year i have sign a letter between the nurse and me that i wil not accept any treatment.But after one year they go to modify my letter and say that i accept their treatment.Anyone can help me avoid them for checking my teeth ex:warning letter or law.If anyonr got any example of warning letter for this case please send to --------start---------kokwengkhin@live.com.my-------end-------Thank you
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what's wrong with them checking your teeth, let them do it!!
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Co sleepers, how can I get my 6 month old to fall asleep in his crib without nursing to sleep
Co sleepers, how can I get my 6 month old to fall asleep in his crib without nursing to sleep?
My son had pretty bad jaundice and tracheal malaysia which caused him to gasp for breath every now and again. I have also had a difficult healing process including uterine infection, hemorrhage, and mastitis as a result of all this I chose to co sleep with my baby, he often nursed to sleep and now I cannot get him to sleep unless I nurse him and usually once I get out of bed he wakes up! I am returning to medical school in the fall and he will be in daycare so I need him to learn to sleep on his own. I still want to breastfeed and I dont mind if he wakes in the middle of the night to eat as long as he goes back to bed. The cry it out methods have said not to feed him at night but really I dont mind.
Newborn & Baby - 4 Answers
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well. really i just let my baby cry it out the dr said let them scream but for no longer than 15 minutes. so every fifteen minutes i went in, pput my hand on her tummy, told her it was oky, and gave her a binkie next night, fell asleep in crib with no porblem
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my son started sleeping all through the night at 2 months and what i would do just put him down and stay with him for a bit and rub his tummy, then slowly walk away little by little make sure he can still see you, then walk away out of the room and let him cry for a bit, dont worry they'll be fine...you can check on him every now and then just dont let him see you. And he'll be skeeping alone in no time. Good luck
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stick to a consistent bedtime routine with bedtime. feed the babe a nice meal and breastfeed him. put him in his crib, turn on the nightlight & sound soother, give him a book, and close the door. he will learn to self soothe. try a pacifier if your child is more oral -it helps.
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i breastfeed and also co slept with my daughter, shes almost 9 months and still needs to nurse to fall asleep, its a habit i guess, lol..but i dont mind,( she wont take pacifiers) i do put her in her crib now, so she does sleep in there for half of the night, but the other half she sleeps with me, just as soon as you are done feeding her, just lay her gently in her crib, until her next feeding and do it again, it will get easier...my daughter never stays up when she wants her middle of the night feeding, we got her on a scheduale when she was 2 months old, =] good luck and dont give up
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My son had pretty bad jaundice and tracheal malaysia which caused him to gasp for breath every now and again. I have also had a difficult healing process including uterine infection, hemorrhage, and mastitis as a result of all this I chose to co sleep with my baby, he often nursed to sleep and now I cannot get him to sleep unless I nurse him and usually once I get out of bed he wakes up! I am returning to medical school in the fall and he will be in daycare so I need him to learn to sleep on his own. I still want to breastfeed and I dont mind if he wakes in the middle of the night to eat as long as he goes back to bed. The cry it out methods have said not to feed him at night but really I dont mind.
Newborn & Baby - 4 Answers
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well. really i just let my baby cry it out the dr said let them scream but for no longer than 15 minutes. so every fifteen minutes i went in, pput my hand on her tummy, told her it was oky, and gave her a binkie next night, fell asleep in crib with no porblem
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my son started sleeping all through the night at 2 months and what i would do just put him down and stay with him for a bit and rub his tummy, then slowly walk away little by little make sure he can still see you, then walk away out of the room and let him cry for a bit, dont worry they'll be fine...you can check on him every now and then just dont let him see you. And he'll be skeeping alone in no time. Good luck
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stick to a consistent bedtime routine with bedtime. feed the babe a nice meal and breastfeed him. put him in his crib, turn on the nightlight & sound soother, give him a book, and close the door. he will learn to self soothe. try a pacifier if your child is more oral -it helps.
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i breastfeed and also co slept with my daughter, shes almost 9 months and still needs to nurse to fall asleep, its a habit i guess, lol..but i dont mind,( she wont take pacifiers) i do put her in her crib now, so she does sleep in there for half of the night, but the other half she sleeps with me, just as soon as you are done feeding her, just lay her gently in her crib, until her next feeding and do it again, it will get easier...my daughter never stays up when she wants her middle of the night feeding, we got her on a scheduale when she was 2 months old, =] good luck and dont give up
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Would you like to share your knowledge or experience as a dentist/dental therapist
Would you like to share your knowledge or experience as a dentist/dental therapist?
I am a dental therapist working in Malaysia. But here we are called dental nurse instead of therapist. Currently no male nurse yet :) As a dental nurse our duties is to treat patients under 18 years old. We give oral health educations to the kids and treatments including restoration for both deciduous and permanent teeth, sealants, fluoride therapy, extraction for deciduous teeth. In certain area the nurses are given the training for permanent tooth extraction due to lack of dentist. We don't take radiographs or do pulpotomies like what I read in Wikipedia. We work at clinics, school based clinics and in mobile dental service or MDS. We have a very challenging work environment here especially the MDS team that visit rural areas and use obsolete equipments like micromotors. Some areas do not have electricity so we use generators and have to stay there like a week. MDS team usually visit 30 schools and more for a year and treat all the schoolchildren. Hot weather no air-cond and carrying, packing heavy stuffs around. Treatments at school based clinics and MDS are free because we work for the government.
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I am a dental therapist working in Malaysia. But here we are called dental nurse instead of therapist. Currently no male nurse yet :) As a dental nurse our duties is to treat patients under 18 years old. We give oral health educations to the kids and treatments including restoration for both deciduous and permanent teeth, sealants, fluoride therapy, extraction for deciduous teeth. In certain area the nurses are given the training for permanent tooth extraction due to lack of dentist. We don't take radiographs or do pulpotomies like what I read in Wikipedia. We work at clinics, school based clinics and in mobile dental service or MDS. We have a very challenging work environment here especially the MDS team that visit rural areas and use obsolete equipments like micromotors. Some areas do not have electricity so we use generators and have to stay there like a week. MDS team usually visit 30 schools and more for a year and treat all the schoolchildren. Hot weather no air-cond and carrying, packing heavy stuffs around. Treatments at school based clinics and MDS are free because we work for the government.
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