It's all over!
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He's been through 15 months of 7 hour days in class followed by two hour evening classes, periods of overnight immersion, seemingly constant testing, and 30 days in Egypt -
(this picture was taken in honor of Justin's brother Josh, who took a similar picture while studying this summer - he is currently in medical school. DANG them boys are smart!)
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On Thursday, Justin graduated from the Defense Language Institute Middle Eastern School. He is officially an Arabic linguist. It was a very happy day for our family - it has been a very tough experience, and we are so glad to be done!
On Thursday, Justin graduated from the Defense Language Institute Middle Eastern School. He is officially an Arabic linguist. It was a very happy day for our family - it has been a very tough experience, and we are so glad to be done!
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To put things in perspective - less than half of Justin's original class made it to the DLTP (the final exam), and a few people did not pass that. Justin not only made it to the end, he made it through while maintaining a 3.6-3.8 gpa.
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Justin, with the only other Marines in his class
Justin, with the only other Marines in his class
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BZ Sgt.Batt, we are so proud of you!
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So it's time to close this chapter and begin a new one - on to Texas we go...
Once again, we are terribly proud of your accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteAnd I laughed as soon as I saw your picture, knowing how similar it looked. At first I thought, "well he doesn't have a beverage in the background," and then I found yours. Thinking it was just a coincidence that you posed like that, I was going to see if you saw mine. After reading the commentary, I had to laugh some more. I could go on, but... Seriously awesome. Way to go, sorry we couldn't be there to celebrate.
http://lifeasamedicalstudent.blogspot.com/2010/06/medical-boards.html