Recently I was asked to give an interview to a Canadian BBS operator so he would have a bit of content for his board. While it ain’t exactly “Meet the Press” I thought roughly 2 of you might enjoy reading it…. Posted intact with only a few formatting changes…
Greywar,
Thank you for volunteering to be interviewed by myself in a
new project I've started on this BBS which gives each member a chance to get
to know about other peoples "unusual / out of the ordinary" job!
Please take your time in answering the questions below. You
may submit all your answers at your own convenience and at that time it will be
reviewed by myself and edited (if need be).
*** Interview Start ***
User - Greywar
Job Title - Electronic Warfare Operator / Korean Linguist [Military]
Q1 - Greywar, so, what exactly is an Electronic Warfare Operator?
A: Without going too much into specifics, Electronics Warfare involves the wartime capture of foreign signals of interest and the jamming of the same. The rest is mainly classified.
Q2 - How long have you been in this field?
A: Almost 13 years
Q3 - How long have you been in the military?
A: Almost 13 years 
Q4 - What would you say was the most memorable moment you've had
in your current position / military?
A: The day our troops crossed the border into Iraq ranks very high up there.
Q5 - What's the most frustrating part of your job?
A: It involves tremendous amounts of patience, much like fishing but without beer.
Q6 - What's the most difficult part of your job?
A: My language skills are definitely the hardest to keep any level of expertise with.
Q7 - What's the most enjoyable part of your job?
A: I love the people I work with and I like being able to serve the nation in some fashion
Q8 - If I were to apply to have the same position as you, what 3
tips would you give me to make me a good Electronic Warfare Operator?
A: Take a speed reading course, get an engineering degree, and a history of mental illness seems to help.
Q9 - What's the most unusual part about your job?
A: The secrecy and weird hours.
Q10 - Describe a typical day in your job from start to finish?
A: Ohh that’s a tough one, I am sorry but I gotta hide behind National Defense on that.
Q11 - Here in Canada, someone who first starts out in the military
is called a "grunt" (rookie). What would you call someone first starting out
in the military where you are?
A: Honestly? In my MOS we either call them the "n00bs" or something else suitably obscene and preferably homo-erotic. We are an eccentric and not tremendously mature lot of geeks.
Q12 - When you first started out in the military until now,can you
give me 5out of the ordinary experiences you've had with the military?
A: Flying at night near the DMZ in South Korea, drinking bad Soju with a Scottish guy who taught English in Seoul (I never understood a word he said, not even his name), falling off a 2d story balcony with a 270 lb drunken guy following me down, attending a language school filled with 1800 kids fresh out of high school with no parental supervision for the first time, and working with a former Kurdish rebel (well I suppose he still is one). also many others I just cant talk about.
Q13 - What's the most disgusting experience you've had with the
military?
A: Being vomited on repeatedly (mainly by my soldiers)
Q14 - What's the most traumatic experience you've had with the
military?
A: A decade of watching my closest friends leave the Army and me behind.
Greywar, that's all the questions. You can pick 10 of the 14
that I've asked you (if you want to answer all 14, you can as well but
that's entirely up to you). I recommend trying to be very informative in your
answers as the more information the reader has, the more interesting the read
will be.
If you have any questions, please feel free and send them over
to me.
Thanks for your time, friend.
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