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A 35P (pronounced thirty-five papa, previously 98G) or cryptologic linguist is a military occupational specialty (MOS) in the United States Army military intelligence branch. This MOS requires a workable knowledge of a modern language other than English.

Qualifications
DA PAM 611-21 requires that 98G/35P students must possess the following qualifications*:


 * A physical demands rating of very heavy.
 * A physical profile PULHES rating of 222121 or better and normal color vision
 * A minimum score of 91 in aptitude area ST on Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) tests administered on and after 1 July 2004 (or a 92 between 2 January 2002 and 1 July 2004 or a 95 prior to 2 January 2002).
 * The Soldier must be eligible for TOP SECRET (TS) Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
 * Take a counterintelligence scope polygraph (CSP).
 * High school diploma or equivalent.
 * Pass a hearing test in accordance with AR 40-501 (table 7-1).
 * Have clear enunciation and comprehension of English and good grammar skills.
 * Qualifying Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) score or a L2-R2 on the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT).
 * Never been a member of the U.S. Peace Corps, unless an exception is stated in AR 614-200(para 3-2).
 * No record of conviction by court-martial.
 * No record of conviction by a civil court for any offense other than minor traffic violations.
 * Must be a U.S. citizen.
 * Soldier and spouse must not have immediate family members who reside in a country within whose boundaries physical or mental coercion is known to be common practice, either against-
 * Persons accused of or acting in the interest of the U.S. or
 * The relatives of such persons to whom they may reasonably be considered to be bound by ties of affection, kinship, or obligation. Immediate family for both Soldier and spouse includes both blood and step-: parents, spouse, children, sisters, brothers, any sole living blood relative, or a person in loco parentis per AR 600-8-10.
 * Have neither commercial nor vested interest in a country within whose boundaries physical or mental coercion is known to be a common practice against persons acting in the interests of the U.S. This requirement applies to the Soldier's spouse as well.
 * Must be fully deployable to all locations and echelons.
 * Staff Sergeant (SSG) and below or no prior service.
 * Formal training to include formal language training and/or a minimum of a L2-R2 on the DLPT and Advanced Individual Training (AIT).

Responsibilities
The Cryptologic Linguist is primarily responsible for performing and supervising the detection, acquisition, geolocation, identification and exploitation of foreign communications using signals equipment. Some duties as a Cryptologic Linguist may include:

* Identify foreign communications from an assigned geographic area and categorizing signals by activity type * Analyze foreign communication for information to support mission reporting requirements * Recognize changes in transmission modes and tipping the appropriate analytical or intercept authority * Provide translation expertise to analysts * Operate systems as needed to support Signals Intelligence tasking, reporting and coordination * Provide gists, transcriptions, or translations of foreign communications

Advanced Responsibilities
* Lead independent team-level foreign communications processing operations * Supervise the language training of subordinates

Language Training
Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), Presidio of Monterey, California. Six to eighteen months of intensive language studies covering listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Students are taught how to use the target language at a skill level of L2-R2 or higher on the DLPT. Class length depends on language.

AIT
Goodfellow AFB, Texas.

History
On 1 October 2007, the 98G designation was renamed to 35P to group all Military Intelligence MOSs in the same 35 series.


 * Be advised that due to the nature of training and assignments, temporary restrictions may be placed on foreign travel both during and after the term of service.

sources so far are goarmy.com DA PAM 611-21 and DLIFLC.edu