A good language choice to study?

SrA Andrea West — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:02:38 -0500

What, in your opinion, is a good strategic language choice for post-military life? Is Chinese a good thing to study, or does Spanish make more sense? Are there other possibilities, like Arabic? Please weigh in and say why you think your choice is most advantageous!

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Feb 16 at 2015 7:04 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:04:42 -0500

For use inside the US, you can't go wrong with Spanish, or even Arabic. Outside the US, French, Arabic, Farsi, Russian, Japanese, or Chinese.

Spanish is probably the second most popular language inside the states. French is the "diplomatic" language of the world. The rest are just hugely advantageous in their own right.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 16 at 2015 7:05 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:05:47 -0500

Chinese is always good. Spanish and Arabic are also good, IMO. Can't go wrong with Spanish really ... Could be the second official language of the USA.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 16 at 2015 7:27 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:27:27 -0500

SrA Andrea West it really depends. What do you want to do with your life? Are you looking to go overseas? What is spoken most in the area that you are either going to be working or that people working with you speak? If going up by Canada on the east side it would be French, but down south it would be Spanish.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 16 at 2015 8:18 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 20:18:25 -0500

SrA Andrea West This thread may interest you:

https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-languages-are-strategically-prevalent-at-the-moment