DLAB...uhh....what the freak?

[Achped]

Wow, what an interesting....absolutely positively.....retarded test! I feel sorry for the guys who had to make it.

I seriously can't even explain what its like, imagine listening to a guy speak Jibberish, like, literally say "owenashani" and translate it into English haha.

Anyways, I got a 93, the Corps requires a 100 but all the other branches only need an 85...

What irritates me isn't the Corps' high standards (Thats why it is the best...) what irritates me is that every single section, I didn't understand what was being asked of me until like the 10th question, and since its an audio-given test I couldn't go back over my answers.

I know for a fact I can pass it the next time I take it though, absolutely positive. I will take it again in 30 days... if I don't decide to keep my UH (infantry) contract.

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

They made me take it at boot camp. I was so tired I couldn't concentrate at all, but from what I remember I agree- retarded test no doubt.

[Wolfman07]

I thought it was kinda cool, but thats probably because I got a 106. lol. Its just meant to test your short term memory and knowledge of english grammar. I was surprised that I passed because the entire way through I was like "what the hell am I doing?". The written portion was the most confusing for me.

[jackson07]

I didn't think it was that bad. The test is used to test how well you can quickly learn another language. You must be able to grasp the new grammer rules as quickly as possible and then apply them.

[Achped]

Jackson, I understood the rules, but I didn't understand what it was asking me to do, mainly the subject-verb-object part.

I don't exactly know what I can and can't say, and being on a USMC website and signing a paper saying I wouldnt tell anyone what was on it, so I won't.

But I understood the rules perfectly, like how the verb would have something in front of it, and the object woudl have something after it, etc. I just didn't understand what they were asking me to do until mid-way through each section.

And I figure if I got a 93, and missed at least 30 questions because I didn't even know what the question was, I have a decent shot of passing next month.

The girl I was with got a 122 by the way, and she said she Christmas treed alot of it. !!!.

[Black Heart]

whats the purpose of taking this test?...for 03 field only or something?
and whats christmas treeing?

[HurricaneRJ]

Christmas treeing is when folks don't know the answers or really don't wanna bother taking a test, and you just simply mark any answer.

A little secret I learned is that 70% of the answers on standard test are "c" so if you don't know just put "c"

[Achped]

A little secret I learned is that 70% of the answers on standard test are "c" so if you don't know just put "c"

And how did you "learn" this?

[Achped]

whats the purpose of taking this test?...for 03 field only or something?
and whats christmas treeing?
Defense Language Aptitutue Battery

It measures your ability to quickly learn a foreign language. Its not for infantry, its for intel/cryptology/linguistics etc

[Black Heart]

yea... i rather not take that advice lol ^_^ all test are different.

[Black Heart]

oooooo i see. makes sense. cool. i wouldve taken it but my intell didnt go through.

[davblay]

Christmas treeing is when folks don't know the answers or really don't wanna bother taking a test, and you just simply mark any answer.

A little secret I learned is that 70% of the answers on standard test are "c" so if you don't know just put "c"

WTF did you hear that garbage? Did the tooth fairy tell you?

[Wolfman07]

Ive heard that stat also, but I tend to go with my own answers because like previously stated all tests are different. The test is not for intell, its specificly for DC linguistics because it measures your ability to learn a language.

[HurricaneRJ]

WTF did you hear that garbage? Did the tooth fairy tell you?
My brother's recruiter said it,must have worked, he got a 87. I got a 32. (we took the ASVAB the same day.)

I've tried it on my college finals and I got a 91 on both of them this past term.

It might not work on every single test, but the people I know have tried it, all passed.

[ggyoung]

On all multable choise questions if there is a "c or d" that says all of the above that is about 80% right. This is from a MGYSGT. that I had a lot of respect for.

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

You shouldn't just go answer every question C, but it is effective to use it if you don't know the answer. Some tests are geared more towards C, some are not. The important thing is to answer the same letter every time. You're bound to get some of them right like that. If you change between letters you are lowering your odds.

[Achped]

lol I didn't know there was a strategy, I usually try to pick out the answer which is the correct one...not the letter :)

[poolee18]

Never heard of that test.

[Achped]

I look at it this way, I would rather fail it and kick in doors, than pass it by chance and struggle, and be kicked out of the Language School then be stuck being something lame, like a Comm guy.

Right Echo_4_bravo? :) :)

[Achped]

The DLAB consists of 126 multiple choice questions. Applicable service policies require that each candidate for attendance at the Defense Language Institute be a high school graduate. For admission to a Basic Language Program, the following minimum DLAB scores are required:

85 for a Category I language (Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish)
90 for a Category II language (German)
95 for a Category III language (Belorussian, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian/Croatian, Slovak, Tagalog [Filipino], Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese)
100 for a Category IV language (Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) Individual services or agencies may demand higher qualifying scores, at their discretion. For example, the Air Force and Marine Corps require a minimum score of 100 on the DLAB for all languages, although the Marine Corps will waiver it to a 90 for Cat I and II languages.

I got a 93, I can converse pretty well in German. Its too bad I can't get a waiver. I really don't feel like going to MEPS for like a 5th time in my life...that place is horrible haha.

[poolee18]

I hate meps with a passion.

[coplepk04]

My brother's recruiter said it,must have worked, he got a 87. I got a 32. (we took the ASVAB the same day.)

I've tried it on my college finals and I got a 91 on both of them this past term.

It might not work on every single test, but the people I know have tried it, all passed.

Even better than that is actually knowing the answers.

[DeJayP]

I hate meps with a passion.

On the night of 20070716 you will be making deals with the devil:evilgrin: to be back at meps!:marine:

[jetztodernie]

I know for a fact I can pass it the next time I take it though, absolutely positive. I will take it again in 30 days... if I don't decide to keep my UH (infantry) contract.
How are you going to retake it after 30 days? I was told by my recruiter that you can only retake it after 6 months. I too wanted to retake it.

[poolee18]

On the night of 20070716 you will be making deals with the devil:evilgrin: to be back at meps!:marine:
That is true I always make deals with the devil lol.

poolee18
chris
20070716

[killerinstinct]

Wow, what an interesting....absolutely positively.....retarded test! I feel sorry for the guys who had to make it.

I seriously can't even explain what its like, imagine listening to a guy speak Jibberish, like, literally say "owenashani" and translate it into English haha.

Anyways, I got a 93, the Corps requires a 100 but all the other branches only need an 85...

What irritates me isn't the Corps' high standards (Thats why it is the best...) what irritates me is that every single section, I didn't understand what was being asked of me until like the 10th question, and since its an audio-given test I couldn't go back over my answers.

I know for a fact I can pass it the next time I take it though, absolutely positive. I will take it again in 30 days... if I don't decide to keep my UH (infantry) contract.


HAHAH yea i took that test too... the one thing that sticks in my head to THIS DAY is the word

which is.. oo-ee blu-ee


i was laughign so hard i didnt do too well on that but the morse code i was awesome... just like i can navigate in the daytime like no other but night nav i suck...

[osborned]

I took it this morning at MEPS, looking into changing to the Cryptologic Linguist MOS. I was told I needed 100 for it, I got a 121.

[gutstotake]

My DLAB score was 119..at first i was disappointed in not scoring a perfect 126, but I figure i'll take the top 1% score and carry on.