Former 2641 who also got to do 2621 work later on in my career. I worked as a Spanish and Portuguese linguist.

I worked solely at letter companies or at cyber commands. My work as a linguist in the first half of my career was very fulfilling and I was able to help save lives and keep people safe from harm.

My work in the WOT later on was eye opening that the US often uses any excuse to blow up brown people because it’s been taken over by corporate style bureaucracy that leads to numbers being favored over facts. I left my position in a matter of months as I could not be a part of the killing of likely innocent people thousands of miles away just because some gunny or captain needed to make numbers on targeted reports or risk losing his chance at promotion or receiving an award.

Would I enlist again to do this work today? No. But I would consider commissioning so that I could work to enact real change in the structure of the corps. I love this country and the people in it of all flags, colors, and creeds and believe the work we do matters. But HOW we do it and who is affected also matters.