what chould a 14 year old boy do to be ready for the US Army as a Signals Intelligence Analyst?

Answer 1

Keep grades up, plan to go to college and perhaps a ROTC program. If you're really tough, look into getting into West Point. The key is getting on track to be an officer which you have to do through ROTC or West Point, otherwise you will have to enlist first and then go to OCS. ROTC is probably the easiest way to get a commission but be aware most ROTC programs are very weak, working at about the level of advanced Boy Scouts.

Answer 2

Signals Intelligence Analyst is an enlisted job so it is out of the question as long term job if you want to be an officer. First and foremost you have to graduate from high school (no GED!!!) and do well on the ASVAB. Then you will have to take the DLAB (Defense Aptitude Language Battery). You need to do well on this so make sure you understand as much about the English language as possible especially grammar. They will make you listen to a made-up language in some earphones after telling you what the verb and adjective and other various things sound like then you have to pick the right phrase. I screwed myself because I couldn't remember a lot of grammar rules from high school. I don't think there is a study guide so that kind of sucks. Lastly, you do not pick the language so I would hesitate to suggest you start learning it now. You could learn Arabic till you are blue in the face and then the Army will send you to learn Chinese!! Still doesn't hurt to know it though.

Make sure you are physically in shape and qualified. I have seen a ton of great candidates wash out of the Army before ever getting in due to being fat or having medical issues. Do not do any drugs or alcohol and do not associate with people who do. You will be required to have a Top Secret Clearance and prior drug use or underage drinking and any other criminal offense will keep you from getting your clearance.

Finally, I would suggest maybe a year or two of college after high school before joining in order to get your general education classes out of the way. I have seen too many Military Intelligence Soldiers get out of the Army to become officers, so already having the basics out of the way will help you either get promoted as an analyst or become an officer.

E-mail me if you have further questions.

Answer 3

Do you like word puzzles?

Do you ever solve cryptograms, codewords, or variations of those puzzles?

You can find them on the Internet, or on any store's magazine rack.

Have you experimented with creating any secret codes?

Try it - - - it'll give you good experience.

In school, REALLY study English grammar and spelling.

Increase your vocabulary.

Signals intelligence is all about language and culture - - - so, learn your own first, then learn everything you can about everything, especially about other people and other cultures.

Become a walking encyclopaedia.

Join an amateur radio club and get an amateur radio license.

The knowledge and skills will be useful later on.

Develop your listening and observation skills.

Watch other people and listen to them.

On the Internet, check out the official web sites for the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the United States Army Signal Center.

They'll have tips for you, and will be only too happy to help you prepare.

All of this will prepare you for the POSSIBILITY (no guarantee) that you'll get the job you want when the Army tests you.

Answer 4

Don't worry about specific training before hand. The Army will train you the way they think is best.
But there are three things I can think of to help you with Signals Intelligence Analyst:

1. Get overall good grades in school - work hard
2. Get physically fit - run, swim, whatever.
3. Study at least one foreign language - it doesn't matter which one - the ones the Army needs are probably not available in most public schools but any foreign language fluency will be looked at very favorably by the Army.

Good luck!

Answer 5

First and foremost... Graduate from High School.

Take JROTC during high school (It doesn't matter which branch you have in school).
After High School reassess your priorities. If the military is still your number 1 priority then see a recruiter. Decide if you want to be an Officer or an Enlisted Soldier.

At this time you could still talk with a recruiter and see what they recommend as far as which classes to take to help you excel in your possible future career. I was never in Signals so I can not assist you there.

Good Luck

Answer 6

I do that for the army. Do yourself a favor. Join the air force or the navy. You're less a warm body to those branches.

While it is certainly an option, analysts are not required to take the DLAB, as we are not required to speak a foreign language.

It's a great job, I just wouldn't recommend doing it for the army.

Answer 7

Learn a foreign language especially Arabic, Russian or Chinese. That would be a gigantic plus if you learn Arabic! Study history, cultures, and mathematics.

Answer 8

I already know how to speak arabic, and I know that learning arabic is very important in some cases in the military. A soldier told me this.

Answer 9

Little one,
Go back to school first.
Master whatever you can.
You are still far away from home.
Don't just get lost out there.
It's tough out there if you don't have the proper knowledge to survive and in advancing your self in planet of apes.
Appreciate your concern in helping your brothers and sisters out there.
Keep on learning until you are ready for it.
The job will always be there for you when you are ready.

Answer 10

You started dating in the sixth grade, have been with each other through the tough times, and you've never had such deep feelings for someone before? You're fourteen, not forty. No matter much drama you attach to this, you don't even have enough of life behind you yet to make these sort of statements. You have no clue about life yet. You also state that you think you "might" love him and that's not good enough for sex. For sex, you better love someone and you better damn well be sure you do. You are nowhere near ready for sex or you wouldn't be asking a bunch of strangers on the internet. Live some life first and wait until you are a lot more mature than you are now. You're still a kid and this will change you forever. What you have said indicates that you are nowhere near ready for this.