US Army as Korean translator?

Question

I want to join the army as a Korean translator, but on the GoArmy website it only lists middle east languages as being able to enlist for. Would I be able to enlist as an infantryman or intelligence analyst with Korean translator as a secondary MOS? I'd also like to go through Mountain Warfare School and/or Air Assault School, and then their South Korean equivalent. Thanks for the help.

Answer 1

Do you speak, read and write Korean now?  If you score proficient on both the spoken and written tests you might be able to get it as a secondary MOS.  If not, there's little chance of the Army sending you to DLI for Korean at this time.

Answer 2

Tell your recruiter you want to be in INSCOM and go to the Defence Language Institute in Monterey CA to learn Korean.  You will have to take a battery of tests before you enlist and if you score high enough on the language aptitude test you have a chance.  One thing though.  No matter what the recruiter tells you, they will send you to the school, but they will not guarantee the language you want.  Still a good choice for the service.  if you want to stay in a good career.  If you want out after four, NSA or CIA are always available.

Answer 3

You didn't say if you already speak Korean.

To be a military linguist, you have to take and make a qualifying score on the DLAB test at meps.

What language you are trained in, is up to the Army, NOT YOU .

While you can go to the air assault school, you cannot get it in your enlistment contract.

Basicly your gonna have to be assigned to a post that has an air assault school.

Forget about going to foreign schools, that rarely happens for non special ops soldiers.