Thursday, October 20, 2011

Cryptologic Linguist

In the army there is a position called a cryptologic linguist.  This person is responsible for performing and supervising secret foreign communications with their own knowledge and the use of signals equipment.  Some of the duties are:

-identifying foreign communications within a specified geographic area and the categorization of these communications
-analysis of foreign communication looking for information that supports mission requirements
-recognition of changes in communication modes and letting a superior know
-translation duties
-operate communications systems
-provide significant translations or transcriptions of foreign communications 

Therefore this person is employed with the expertise of another language and the talent to recognize cryptologic tendencies in foreign communications.  

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