Is it true while attending DLI, midway through you are sent to a country speaking your TL for two weeks as “in country training”?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 03:11:09 -0500

Heading to DLI soon.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 17 at 2022 5:39 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 05:39:44 -0500

There are programs know as LET - think it stands for Language Enhancement Training, if I remember correctly - where the unit may send you to a language school in a country where the language is spoken. Usually for two weeks. This is something the unit pays for after you've already trained at DLI.

I'm certain DLI is not coordinating international travels for thousands of students across multiple branches of the military, along with passports, visas, and country clearance requests.

Response by COL Randall C. made Dec 17 at 2022 7:43 AM

COL Randall C. — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 07:43:18 -0500

** EDIT ** - Apparently they DO send a number of students overseas .. according to their site, "approximately 700 students" each year. See comments below. However, it's not everyone since they have thousands of students each year.
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I'm familiar with multi-day events where they do immersion training as a field training exercise, but that's done at Ft. Ord - not in another country.

They are conducted very similar to what you'd expect in a MOUT exercise (i.e., urban training environment) with play actors speaking only the targeted language.

DLI DOES offer to send a few of the top students overseas, budget allowing, but I don't believe it's open to the entire class.