Emblem of the DLI, Defense Language Institute. Because of his gift of memory and intellect, Chris Johnson would be moved into the military’s Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey, California. There he would study and learn Russian and other Slavic dialects. DLI at the , , is the Department of Defense's primary foreign language school. Military service members study foreign languages at highly accelerated paces in courses ranging from twelve to 63 weeks in length. Although the Presidio is under the jurisdiction of the , there are,, and officers on post, and all four branches provide students and instructors. During his early military service training, the young soldier would take trips to Southern California to visit relatives living there. His first Thanksgiving included a visit to southern California to share the holiday with family. It was during his travel south that Chris first experienced the animosity of anti-Vietnam war activists, who actively mistreated any active military personnel simply because they had a uniform on. Chris’ next station was Goodfellow Air Base. Goodfellow Air Force Base was a non-flying base located in , . As part of (AETC), Goodfellow's main mission was and training for the Air Force, , and . This is where he received training in MOS 98G (Golf) or Voice Intercept Operator. At this post he learned that the Air Force has the best food. His next assignment was Ft. Devens, Massachusetts, starting in December of 1975. Learning how to live in a tent in Massachusetts in winter, the young trainee received additional classified training in MOS as an intercept operator. As training came to an end, the young soldier was guaranteed a station in Europe. However, by the time he was done with MOS, Army staff advised that so many soldiers were re-enlisting that he went to Europe he “if would be so low ranking he would end up washing trucks.” Given the choice to remain stateside, Chris was soon assigned to Ft. Mead, Maryland. A few weeks later he was at the National Security Agency. Intelligence Security Command US Army Security Agency emblems, dress and subdued.
Emblem of the DLI, Defense Language Institute. Because of his gift of memory and intellect, Chris Johnson would be moved into the military’s Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey, California. There he would study and learn Russian and other Slavic dialects. DLI at the , , is the Department of Defense's primary foreign language school. Military service members study foreign languages at highly accelerated paces in courses ranging from twelve to 63 weeks in length. Although the Presidio is under the jurisdiction of the , there are,, and officers on post, and all four branches provide students and instructors. During his early military service training, the young soldier would take trips to Southern California to visit relatives living there. His first Thanksgiving included a visit to southern California to share the holiday with family. It was during his travel south that Chris first experienced the animosity of anti-Vietnam war activists, who actively mistreated any active military personnel simply because they had a uniform on. Chris’ next station was Goodfellow Air Base. Goodfellow Air Force Base was a non-flying base located in , . As part of (AETC), Goodfellow's main mission was and training for the Air Force, , and . This is where he received training in MOS 98G (Golf) or Voice Intercept Operator. At this post he learned that the Air Force has the best food. His next assignment was Ft. Devens, Massachusetts, starting in December of 1975. Learning how to live in a tent in Massachusetts in winter, the young trainee received additional classified training in MOS as an intercept operator. As training came to an end, the young soldier was guaranteed a station in Europe. However, by the time he was done with MOS, Army staff advised that so many soldiers were re-enlisting that “if he went to Europe he would be so low ranking he would end up washing trucks.” Given the choice to remain stateside, Chris was soon assigned to Ft. Mead, Maryland. A few weeks later he was at the National Security Agency. Intelligence Security Command US Army Security Agency emblems, dress and subdued.