The Connecticut State Police graduated 73 new State Troopers, all members of the 117th Training Troop, on July 20, 2006.

Department of Public Safety Commissioner Leonard C. Boyle and Colonel Edward Lynch, Commanding Officer of the State Police, congratulated the graduating class during a ceremony at Jorgensen Auditorium at the University of Connecticut. Gov. M. Jodi Rell was the keynote speaker at the event.

The 117th training troop entered the Connecticut State Police Academy on January 20, 2006, and spent approximately 1,400 hours in the classroom. They also spent many more hours training in physical conditioning, water rescue, driving and other specialized areas of police work.

The 73 members of this class began the process of becoming State Troopers more than a year ago. They applied for the positions, took the written test and physical fitness assessment, along with observational tests and polygraph tests.(ed. –CT Department of Public Safety Press Release)

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Derren Brown uses NLP to influence Simon Pegg’s selection of a gift.

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It takes a troll to know one, and Sarah Palin looks like she belongs under a bridge. I am not saying she’s fugly. OK, I guess I am. Yet Conservatives pop wood whenever they see her witch-like face. Do you think they’ve all drunk the Sarah Palin kool aid? Connect the dots and you might conclude they are victims of group think.

Palin looks hot when she’s not speaking.And I think they all jumped on McCain’s ban wagon and went for an inexperience woman with no credentials at all and lets not forget the famous Joe the plumber (or was it bob?) What a douche! Palin sucks and has no chance of ever becoming President. She should just stick to beauty pageants. Fugly lipstick wearing sow.

It seems like the government wants to do a lot of that nowadays, and I wonder if the progressives will want to start electing people with education specifically designed for Social Engineering.

They already do. The cat has been out of the bag since Stalin.

Beatriz, a young psychiatrist, works in a sanatorium that specializes in hypnosis. On her first day, she makes contact with a little girl that has been in shock since her mother was murdered. Suddenly, Beatriz case becomes a nightmare when her first patient is found dead with her veins slashed. When a patient suffering from amnesia warns Beatriz that this was not a suicide, the beautiful psychiatrist is thrown in to a maze from which there is no return and reality and fantasy merge. The only thing that appears to be clear is that Beatriz will be the next to die. She will have to fight to keep her sanity or she will lose her life.

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The defense of any nation can depend on information collected from foreign language media and other sources. Therefore, it is essential that some members of the army are able to read and understand other languages. These days, it is particularly important in the Middle East. The United States Army has its units stationed overseas to protect Americas strategic interests and deter military aggression, as well as offer symbolic support to allied countries.

Translator Aides:

The army recruits Translator Aides in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). The Translator Aide is mainly responsible for translating spoken or written foreign languages into English. Some of the duties of a Translator Aide include non-technical translations into the target language, and sight translations from target languages into English, as well as oral interpretation. They may assist a military contracting officer with local purchases, provide interpretation at military traffic control points, and assist security personnel at checkpoints.

The job training for a Translator Aide requires demonstration of proficiency in English at the English Language Center, Defense Language Institute. Upon successful completion, one must also successfully complete Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT). At AIT, one learns the specific skills required to successfully perform as a Translator Aide.

Cryptologic Linguist:

A Cryptologic Linguist performs and supervises the detection, location, acquisition and identification of foreign communications. The duties include translating, transcribing or summarizing foreign language transmissions into English/target languages, identifying languages spoken in an assigned geographic area, scanning written foreign language material for key words and indicators, and providing records of intercepted communications etc.

The job training for a Cryptologic Linguist involves Basic Training, and 7 to 20 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, as well as on-the-job instruction, which includes interpretation practice.

Signals Collector/Analyst:

The Signals Collector/Analyst is the person primarily responsible for the detection, location, acquisition and identification of foreign electronic intelligence. Additionally, they may deploy, install and operate electronic intelligence collection systems, search the radio frequency spectrum to collect, identify, and record selected categories or classes of foreign instrumentation signals. The job training includes Basic Training and 11 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, including interpretation practice.

Electronic Warfare/Cryptologic Operations Specialist:

Learning what foreign governments and forces are up to helps experts to better plan a nation’s defense. Hence, Electronic Warfare/Cryptologic Operations Specialists are most valuable. They collect information from intercepted foreign radio transmissions and translated foreign language newspapers; this information produces intelligence reports. An Electronic Warfare/Cryptologic Operations Specialist could work in locations all over the world, in consulate offices, embassies, or in the White House Communications Agency.

The job training includes Basic Training and Language Proficiency Training for 6 to 12 months at the Defense Language Institute (DLI). If you already know a foreign language, you could become a skillful linguist, and progress through training and rank faster under the Army Civil Acquired Skills Program (ACASP).

PSYOPS:

Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) covers a wide variety of functions from conducting operations to conveying selected information to foreign audiences. The goal is to influence the behavior of foreign governments and individuals. A PSYOPS officer must maintain a critical knowledge and skills set associated with a specific region of the world, including foreign language expertise, cross-cultural communications, and political-military awareness. The responsibilities include commanding and controlling PSYOPS operations during ground combat, coordinating employment, actions and activities at all levels of command, in unilateral, joint and multi-national operations.

PSYOPS Officers training includes completion of the PSYOPS Officer Qualification Course (POQC), for acquiring PSYOPS tactics, techniques and procedures. The qualification is culminated via a situational field-training exercise.

Kris Koonar
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