What do they test people on?

personality and general aptitude

Thanks.

What if all goes well and eventually I make it to training. Does anyone know what's good to study for that. I've got the whole alpha, bravo, charlie thing down pat. Something tells me there's more to the job that that though.

Guzen wrote:Thanks.

What if all goes well and eventually I make it to training. Does anyone know what's good to study for that. I've got the whole alpha, bravo, charlie thing down pat. Something tells me there's more to the job that that though.

Nah, once you've got the phonetic alphabet down you're in the clear!

Unless you're on a terminal course, I don't think you need to do any significant amount of preparation outside of the material they give you. Everything is initially based on the provided pre-course material, and thereafter on the lesson plans and specified text they want you to memorize. And oh yeah, there seems to be some controlling involved with this as well. Despite the extensive entry process, I feel there's no way to effectively measure your proficiency until you actually get here. Being highly intelligent seems to help, but is no guarantee... you've got to have "it" and "it" is impossible to describe.