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Russian linguist marines8/15/2023 ![]() ![]() “In the Marines I was an Arabic linguist, so I gave it a try. ![]() Morgan encouraged me to study the Russian language with him - which I did, for the whole time I was at Scholastica,” Olson said. Tom Morgan, who also served as the Russian language professor - noticed. In the first semester of his freshman year, Olson took a freshman honors course on the literature of social change, and when Russian works came up, he came alive. “But both countries have this parallel sense of national identity, and Russian literature dealt deeply with ideas.” Noticed and nurtured “I grew up during the Cold War, and Russia was seen as this place that was completely opposed to what America stood for,” Olson said. His interests shifted from American classics to Russian literature, a genre that captivated him. In the Marines, Olson spent countless hours of downtime on Navy ships with his nose in books. Marine Corps, he served proudly for six years before settling back in Duluth. Scholastica age 24, he’d already traveled the world. When Jamie Olson ’02 arrived at The College of St. Jamie Olson holds context and content in high regard ![]() Being able to speak to these communities in their language is necessary to improve community and government relations.In his professional life and academic pursuit, Dr. They are traditionally resistant to government requirements, stemming from their mistrust of government in Russian. A recent measles outbreak was partially a result of such a community in southern Washington, where Russian-born families reside. Understanding cultural differences can enhance law enforcement's ability to help communities with a lot of Russian-born people and their families. The language skills are coupled with practical scenarios involving drug-related traffic stops, smuggling interdictions and organized crime syndicate analysis to provide the student with a Russian language survival guide for law enforcement operations. "It creates an incentive to find continued learning avenues, like this course, if you are a law enforcement officer and reserve component service member." Sharon Gold, command language program manager for the Washington National Guard. "The benefits of improving your score can be a significant increase in special language pay, in this case almost doubling," said Sgt. He improved his score from a 2/2 - able to use the language in a professional environment only - to 3/3 - able to converse with native speakers in most settings easily. Kirill Shamin, assistant federal security director - law enforcement and Army Reserve Soldier, attended a course and took the Defense Language Proficiency Test for the first time since 1992. That increased proficiency can be helpful in areas of the country like the Puget Sound region, with more than 16,000 Russian-born people. "They will also leave the course with a greater understanding of Russian-speaking culture and societal norms." ![]() Kurt Erickson, course instructor and Russian linguist with the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion. "Students are taught a foundation of the Russian language upon which to build for future use," said Staff Sgt. The Russian Language Survival Guide for Law Enforcement is available through the Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center on Camp Murray. A new Russian language course provided by the Washington National Guard's Counterdrug Program helps law enforcement officers interact with the Russian-speaking community to deter, interdict and counteract drug activity. The exercise is part of a Washington National Guard Russian language course geared to law enforcement.ĬAMP MURRAY, Wash. Students look over a sand table during a Russian language terrain feature module at the Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center on Camp Murray. ![]()
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