![]() It is such a huge foundation in our nation, and that’s important for trade, for success.īeing deployed here in Bahrain is an amazing experience. You have to be able to find that common ground, to find that respect and understanding for a difference, in order to be able to work together. But if you only know your way of life, you limit yourself in being successful with your interactions with people. It has been very hard for me to acclimate to living in a Middle Eastern country. We really steer all aspects of warfare and strategic decisions.Ī huge part of being a linguist or a CTI is knowing the culture, knowing the people, being able to kind of know and read the person speaking is just as important as knowing the language itself. We provide the intelligence for all major military operations. It may not appear glamorous, but what a lot of people don’t see is where all that hard work goes. It’s a little tricky, however, taking.Ī lot of times, the normal day of aCTI is sitting behind a computer. Take the Manama Way through Muharraq into the international airport. ![]() We also do one on one coordination with three letter agencies. We provide direct support and safety measures for ships, aircraft. Once you pass the Hidd Bridge, you’re going to pass by Hidd. Once you hop on the highway, you’re going to cross over the Hidd Bridge. We do everything that is language and culture for the Navy. A CTI is a cryptologic technician interpretive, and we are the Navy’s linguists. When the ship is in port in Bahrain, the member is released. At 18, right after high school graduation, I packed up all my stuff and I headed off to an amazing adventure as a CTI. When I got my D lab results, it was definitely kind of a self validation, like hey, not only is this something that I really enjoy, but it’s something I’m good at, this is a career. ![]() There was a lot of students at my high school that were looking into going into the Navy, and it just so happened that I was introduced to the recruiter, who really made an effort to sit down with me and say what do you want to do, what are you interested in, and the minute that I started talking about languages, he’s like, let’s get you in for a D lab. It teaches you how we are, and why interactions socially are so important socially to the success of a civilization. ![]() As you learn the language, you learn the people, you learn their history. Language acquisition was always easy for me, and that was fueled predominantly just by my interest in the culture, and my desire to learn and, and do well. It really set me up to go places and see things that people said that I shouldn’t. Growing up, I was really lucky to be exposed to all different kinds of people, and religions, and different cultures. ![]()
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