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Question
I want to be a linguist in the navy. How long and how frequent are the deployments for this job, and is it hard to get stationed in San Diego or Hawaii?
Thanks,
Laura
Hi Laura,
The rating for "Navy Linguist" is "CTI." You can read about the rating (job) on my website at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlistedjob1/a/cti.htm
As it says in the article, CTI's are often assigned to Navy surface ships, submarines, and Navy aircraft. As a female (I assume you're "female," because of your name), you are not eligible to be assigned to a submarine.
If assigned to a ship, you would likely spend about six months out of every year at sea. You would be "assigned" to the base that your ship is "home-stationed" at. I'm afraid I have no information about the chances of being assigned to one home port, over another.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military Information Site at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers
Expertise
Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
Education/Credentials
Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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