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Blackanthem Military News, CAMP TAJI, Iraq - One of the newest military occupational specialties offered in the Army is 09L-Translator Aide.
Translator Aides translate and interpret for other Soldiers and locals in the combat zone.
Spc. Sherif Shalaby, a 15th Support Brigade Soldier, originally from Egypt, opens up the communication line between Soldiers and locals.
"I wanted to express my appreciation and my best way of expressing it was by joining the Army reserves." said Spc. Shalaby.
After basic training, Shalaby went to Advanced Individual Training at Camp McCreedy, located at Ft. Jackson, Sc. He spent six weeks getting trained on how to become a translator and how to conduct interpretation in military language.
"I was excited to join the Army, Basic Training was tough but after that I began to get used to it." said the specialist.
Two weeks out in the field were dedicated to learning how to work outside the wire. He learned how to clear houses, interrogate, interpret and be an educator for Soldiers in units to give them information on cultures.
The first two years of working as a Translator Aide requires him to be deployed overseas for two years. He works exclusively with high ranking officers and the enlisted. Before every mission he goes out on, he gets briefed on who he will be working with.
"I was scared at first when the sectarian violence began. After awhile I focused on a daily basis and got used to it." said Spc Shalaby.
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Blackanthem Military News, CAMP TAJI, Iraq - One of the newest military occupational specialties offered in the Army is 09L-Translator Aide. 
