Maybe I would like it, but I'm simply not sure. Something else that may be important to note is, I LOVE the ocean and the coast, but I don't know how much I would love spending long periods of time on a ship at sea. It is something I would like to obtain as soon as possible, and the Air Force seems to be the best option in this area. I also still don't have a degree which has been a goal of mine for many years. It seems as if the internet agrees that the Navy is the best opportunity to travel, and I've also heard a lot that it is common for linguists in the Air Force to be stationed in Bellevue, NE (I'm from Omaha and don't want to get stuck here). The main two reasons I am struggling between the Air Force and the Navy are travel opportunities and education opportunities. Basically I am trying to get across that I love languages and linguistics, so I would at least hope I would be successful on any tests I would have to take and at the DLI. Because I already have a head start on Spanish and French, would I most likely be sent to the DLI to study one of those (after passing everything of course), or if I received a high enough score on the DLAB, would I most likely be selected for a language in a higher category? Besides French and Spanish, I have studied Russian for awhile, and I know a little bit of Kanji.

I would say I am somewhere between a high beginner to conversational in Spanish and French, but I would love the opportunity to learn something drastically different such as Arabic, Korean, Farsi, Urdu, etc. I'm stuck on which of these two branches would be a better suit for me, so I hoped to get some opinions on my particular situation. I love languages, I love learning languages, and I love to travel and experience different cultures. I haven't met with any recruiters, but from what I've looked into, I'm thinking either the Air Force or the Navy would be the best options for me.

I am considering joining the military hopefully as a linguist.

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