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23-533: DLAB may refer to: Defense Language Aptitude Battery , a test used by the United States Department of Defense to test an individual's potential for learning a foreign language DLab , Italian video game school Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title DLAB . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

46-703: A navy , coast guard , or other seagoing force are seamen or sailors . Naval infantry or marines are personnel who serve both on land and at sea, and may be part of a navy or a marine corps. Personnel who serve in air forces are airmen . Space force personnel typically do not have a specific term given how few exist, but in the U.S. Space Force personnel are referred to as guardians. Designated leaders of military personnel are officers . These include commissioned officers , warrant officers and non-commissioned officers . For naval forces, non-commissioned officers are referred to as petty officers . Military personnel may be conscripted (recruited by compulsion under

69-833: A pension . Some armed forces also subsidise recruits' education before, during and/or after military service; examples are the Royal Military College Saint-Jean in Canada, the Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College in the UK, and the GI Bill arrangements in the US Conditions for participation normally apply, including a minimum period of formal military employment. While on duty, military personnel are normally required to wear

92-399: A 2020 study suggests that U.S. Armed Forces personnel's socio-economic status are at parity or slightly higher than the civilian population, and that the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups are less likely to meet the requirements of the modern U.S. military. As an indication of the socio-economic background of British Army personnel, in 2015 three-quarters of its youngest recruits had

115-441: A bond of mutual loyalty, commonly experienced as an emotional commitment. It has been called a "we-feeling", and helps to commit recruits to their military organisation. Throughout their initial training, recruits are repeatedly instructed to stand, march, and respond to orders in a ritual known as foot drill , which trains recruits to obey orders without hesitation or question. According to Finnish Army regulations, for example,

138-751: A civilian job while training under military discipline for a minimum number of days per year in return for a financial bounty. Reserve recruits may be called out to deploy on operations to supplement the full-time personnel complement. After leaving the armed forces, for a fixed period (between four and six years is normal in the UK and U.S., for example ), former recruits may remain liable for compulsory return to full-time military employment in order to train or deploy on operations . Military law introduces offenses not recognized by civilian courts, such as absence without leave (AWOL) , desertion , political acts, malingering , behaving disrespectfully, and disobedience (see, for example, offences against military law in

161-452: A language, one needs a minimum score of 95. The Marines will waive it to 90 for Cat I and Cat II languages, and the Navy will waive it to 85 for Cat I languages, 90 for Cat II languages, and 95 for Cat III languages. The Air Force does not currently offer a waiver and requires all applicants to qualify for Cat IV languages, requiring a 110 or better. The Army National Guard is able to waive

184-623: A linguist field typically also must pass the DLAB. In a few select cases, the DLAB requirement may be waived if proficiency in a foreign language is already demonstrated via the DLPT . While these scores are required to enter a language program of that category, often placement is based upon need rather than score . For example, a service member who receives a score of 115 (good enough for Category IV) may be placed in Russian (Category III). Previously,

207-404: A number of study guides and practice tests. These resources give one the appropriate means by which to prepare for the test and gauge a possible outcome. However, a study guide for the DLAB is not like traditional studying - one will not learn content that will be on the DLAB, but rather the style of the DLAB. Someone who fails the test or gets a low score can always retake the DLAB, but only after

230-715: A score of 90 into a Cat. IV language. The DLAB is typically administered to new and prospective recruits at the United States Military Entrance Processing Command sometime after the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is taken but before a final job category (NEC, MOS, AFSC) is determined. Individuals may usually take the DLAB if they score high enough on the ASVAB for linguist training and are interested in doing so. The DLAB

253-557: A wait of 6 months. For most service members, this is too long and will cause them to miss the deadline for submitting their scores. Adequate preparation is thus a near-necessity. The languages are broken into tiers based on their difficulty level for a native English speaker as determined by the Defense Language Institute . The category into which a language is placed also determines the length of its basic course as taught at DLI. To qualify to pursue training in

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276-652: Is also administered to ROTC cadets while they still attend college. The DLAB was also used for the Australian Defence Force from 1998 to 2013. The DLAB is a required test for officers looking to either join the Foreign Area Officer program or the Olmsted Scholar Program . The required grade for these programs is 105, but the recommended grade is at least 122 or above. Military personnel interested in retraining into

299-428: Is designed to test and improve the physical fitness of recruits, although the heavy strain on the body also leads to a rate of injury. Recruits enter a binding contract of service, which may differ according to rank , military branch , and whether the employment is full-time or part-time . Full-time military employment normally requires a minimum period of service of several years; between two and six years

322-633: Is immoral or unlawful, or cannot in good conscience carry it out. Personnel may be posted to bases in their home country or overseas, according to operational need, and may be deployed from those bases on exercises or operations anywhere in the world. The length of postings and deployments are regulated. In the UK, for example, a soldier is expected to be on deployment for no more than six months in every 30 months. These regulations may be waived at times of high operational tempo, however. Benefits and perks of military service typically include adventurous training, subsidised accommodation, meals and travel, and

345-507: Is typical of armed forces in Australia, the UK and the US, for example, depending on role, branch, and rank. The exception to this rule is a short discharge window, which opens after the first few weeks of training and closes a few months later, and allows recruits to leave the armed force as of right. Part-time military employment, known as reserve service , allows a recruit to maintain

368-457: The literacy skills normally expected of an 11-year-old or younger, and 7% had a reading age of 5–7. Military personnel must be prepared to perform tasks that in civilian life would be highly unusual or absent. In particular, they must be capable of injuring and killing other people, and of facing mortal danger without fleeing. This is achieved in initial training, a physically and psychologically intensive process which resocializes recruits for

391-760: The UK, 13% in Sweden, 16% in the U.S., and 27% in South Africa. Many state armed forces that recruit women ban them from ground close-quarters combat roles. Personnel who join as officers tend to be upwardly mobile young adults from age 18. Most enlisted personnel have a childhood background of relative socio-economic deprivation .  For example, after the US suspended conscription in 1973, "the military disproportionately attracted African American men, men from lower-status socioeconomic backgrounds, men who had been in nonacademic high school programs, and men whose high school grades tended to be low". However,

414-467: The United Kingdom ). Penalties range from a summary reprimand to imprisonment for several years following a court martial . Certain fundamental rights are also restricted or suspended, including the freedom of association (e.g. union organizing) and freedom of speech (speaking to the media). Military personnel in some countries have a right of conscientious objection if they believe an order

437-408: The close-order drill: In order to ensure that recruits will kill if ordered to do so, they are taught to objectify (dehumanize) their opponent as an "enemy target" to "be engaged", which will "fall when hit". They are also taught the basic skills of their profession, such as military tactics , first aid , managing their affairs in the field, and the use of weaponry and other equipment. Training

460-455: The law) or recruited by attracting civilians to join the armed forces. Most personnel at the start of their military career are young adults. For example, in 2013 the average age of a United States Army soldier beginning initial training was 20.7 years. Most personnel are male. The proportion of female personnel varies internationally; for example, it is approximately 3% in India, 10% in

483-413: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DLAB&oldid=1233917408 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Defense Language Aptitude Battery Preparation for the DLAB includes

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506-846: The maximum score on the DLAB was 176, but as of 2016 has been lowered to 164. As of 2010, Category I languages had 26 weeks of study, Cat II had 35 weeks, Cat III had 48 weeks, and Cat IV had 64 weeks. By 2022, Cat I and II had 36 weeks of courses, Cat III had 48 weeks, and Cat IV had 64 weeks. Service member Military personnel or military service members are members of the state's armed forces . Their roles, pay, and obligations differ according to their military branch ( army , navy , marines , coast guard , air force , and space force ), rank ( officer , non-commissioned officer , or enlisted recruit ), and their military task when deployed on operations and on exercise . Military personnel who serve in an army or otherwise large land force are referred to as soldiers . Those who serve in

529-402: The unique nature of military demands. According to an expert in military training methods, Lt Col. Dave Grossman , initial training uses four conditioning techniques: role modeling , classical conditioning , operant conditioning , and brutalization . For example, throughout initial training: In conditions of continuous physical and psychological stress, the trainee group normally forms

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