I haven't finished the video yet, but I'm going to assume that a highly structured, disciplined environment with excellent instructors is what helps. They are also getting paid for it, so it isn't just a hobby or side interest for them.
So you mean to tell me that green berets go harder at learning a foreign language than I go at learning to be “willing”…? Willing to do personal house chores no doubt! Wow I’m humbled!
There was this girl I had met but that beside the point I’m trying to learn Karen or more important Karenii She speaks Karenii so she said Sounds horrific the politics with their situation but for me I can’t find this language anywhere
Hello, Thank you for sharing your method with us, it’s very inspiring. I will apply this method to learn languages. Can you make a video how the British army learns foreign language.
The men who qualify for US special forces are also probably above average in intelligence as well, and the more intelligent you are, the easier it is to learn and absorb new information.
@@gezza18 Hard working yes, but a "hard working" soldier who doesn't score high enough on the ASVAB, and the DLAB test, is NOT going to be permitted to even tryout for an SOF program.
@@What_If_We_Tried I've never taken the DLAB but I have taken the ASVAB (technically it was a knockoff but it was given to me by a military recruiter) and it's ridiculously easy I'm a pretty average inteligence guy and this was in my last year of high school Basically I'm tryna say I think they're above the average military intelligence but not above the average person intelligence Obviously idk for usre though
@@samstromberg5593 You have your opinion, and I have mine, and it would be interesting to actually read studies that discuss this. However, I think it's funny that you think someone who scores highly in the ASVAB is NOT above an average level of intelligence for society in general. So, are you saying that the majority of enlisted personal are of a lower IQ than the majority of people who choose not to go into the military? Have you listened to any psychologists on RUclips, or read any articles discussing IQ levels, and what the average IQ is for students entering university programs in the STEM fields? There has been a trend over the last 20 years or so, for people to say that anyone can do anything if they just try hard enough, and I know many people believe that, but it's not true IMO (- all else being equal). Going back to the ASVAB and IQ levels, during the buildup push in the Vietnam War, the military was having a hard time obtaining enough bodies to drop into the jungles with M-16's, so SECDEF McNamara lowered the ASVAB threshold down to 65 or thereabouts, instead of leaving at the normal cutoff levels, and this is reflected in the character of Pvt Pyle in the movie, Full Metal Jacket. This lowered IQ (ASVAB) standard was known as, Project 100,00, and aka: McNamara's Folly, McNamara's Morons, or McNamara's Misfits, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_100,000
hi Olly. I've been having trouble remembering vocabulary, especially when trying to recall it to speak. Not only that, I've had words that I've learned and 100% know but find myself struggling for the meaning when listening in a sentence. Do you have any tips to rectify this problem? it's very frustrating. I speak Chinese to an intermediate level by the way.
The *British* military and diplomatic staff follow a very different approach-get ugly drunk and try to beat up everybody who dresses funny or doesn't speak English. The approach was fairly successful until about 80 years ago.
I am quite surprised that Indonesian is taught in this ultra-elite task force, given that I have never heard of any guerrilla fighters in the country, unlike countries like Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen.
I don't think the "out of sight, out of mind" story is true. I've heard a couple of variations on it ("blind and insane" and "invisible idiot") with a different backstory (a translating computer).
It's highly likely both are true. Idiomatic expressions do tend to be translated literally when either the translator is unaware he's reading a saying, or the computer is old-school.
About every 7 months you re-do a videos you've already posted, just slightly different to not get caught reuploading youtube videos. This is annoying. Youve made this video 4 times already. Yes, we noticed. #former-green-beret
Dude, they go to DLI-FLC with the MI linguists only they get handled with kid gloves because their intellect is nowhere close to the MI linguists who are blasted through the training at light speed. Special ops guys are in the classrooms with the foreign service and officers, the babies that have to be hand held through the whole process.
Guantanamo bay, need to be mozlem to qualify. There was a little child. He was tortured there. How did he get there. Well, CIA expert in Arabic, thought he was a terrorist because the child was saying he knew where to buy salad.
Yes it is a shame on both our military and government for removing Hebrew from the list of languages available to learns. Israel will always be at war until Jesus comes back so we're going to need those soldiers to learn Hebrew. Resources list Duolingo for the basics Babadum language picture games Busuu Quality lessons Reverso dictionary translator Clozemaster best spaced repetition Drops for word base Amazon flashcards bilingual crosswords and word searches
@@nexypl what's the point in learning any language? I guess the point to learning the language of God's people would be so that maybe we (the gentiles) can adapt some of their customs that are pleasing unto God into our cultures? Imagine if society built like the kibbutz to more areas around the world. It would be a better place than it is today.
@@annettg1202 another good one that's a lot of fun is called Lingo Play you can do language battles like choosing terms or matching pairs against anybody around the world.
![I.N "HALLUCINATION" | [Stray Kids : SKZ-PLAYER]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/n5B5q1Hwt_U/mqdefault.jpg)
![Seungmin "그렇게, 천천히, 우리(As we are)" | [Stray Kids : SKZ-PLAYER]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kAzmhLHePqU/mqdefault.jpg)
Want to see how the French Foreign Legion teaches languages? 👉
ruclips.net/video/KBZxE_RUabM/видео.html
I'd quite like to see Hungarian added to Story Learning :( can you make it happen?
I thought this was a "how you can learn a language fast by how the army does it" kind of thing.
8 hours everyday! Exhausting is putting it lightly. I couldn't imagine even though I love learning languages. Fantastic Video
Glad you enjoyed it!
I haven't finished the video yet, but I'm going to assume that a highly structured, disciplined environment with excellent instructors is what helps. They are also getting paid for it, so it isn't just a hobby or side interest for them.
So you mean to tell me that green berets go harder at learning a foreign language than I go at learning to be “willing”…?
Willing to do personal house chores no doubt!
Wow
I’m humbled!
There was this girl I had met but that beside the point
I’m trying to learn Karen or more important Karenii
She speaks Karenii so she said
Sounds horrific the politics with their situation but for me
I can’t find this language anywhere
Green beret chronicles, Valhalla training, SRS. All the best channels. This is definitely a sign
These types of videos are always my favorite. Keep it up man!
What's up skid Marks?😮
Thanks for making these kind of videos. They always motivate me to study.
That's awesome.
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I get the impression that Olly doesn't plan on taking skydiving lessons anytime soon.
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Ich glaube daran, dass ich bereits mindestens dreimal Videos über dieses Thema angeschauen habe :) Vielleich finde ich etwas Neues. Danke im Voraus.
Nice tips, Olly, i'm started learning Turkish and i want to apply them.
Thanks, friend
Teşekkür ederim, mahalli 👏👏🇹🇷
Hello,
Thank you for sharing your method with us, it’s very inspiring.
I will apply this method to learn languages.
Can you make a video how the British army learns foreign language.
The key to learn a language fast is to have a girlfriend in that target language! Thank me later !
Note that this works best if you're only learning one language at a time
Man, you're not kidding. That helped me learn Spanish quickly.
the key to having a girlfriend is to learn another language
@@belstar1128 Also true. Lol
Unless she speaks a Romance language (both in either French, Italian or Spanish, or in a sexy language), best to speak to her to grab her attention
Great video. Amazing research on your part.
It's too interesting. I was watching your RUclips videos the whole day.
Love your videos, very informative and enjoyable.
The men who qualify for US special forces are also probably above average in intelligence as well, and the more intelligent you are, the easier it is to learn and absorb new information.
They're certainly intelligent!
Not necessarily. Most are just relentlessly hard working and well disciplined
@@gezza18 Hard working yes, but a "hard working" soldier who doesn't score high enough on the ASVAB, and the DLAB test, is NOT going to be permitted to even tryout for an SOF program.
@@What_If_We_Tried I've never taken the DLAB but I have taken the ASVAB (technically it was a knockoff but it was given to me by a military recruiter) and it's ridiculously easy
I'm a pretty average inteligence guy and this was in my last year of high school
Basically I'm tryna say I think they're above the average military intelligence but not above the average person intelligence
Obviously idk for usre though
@@samstromberg5593 You have your opinion, and I have mine, and it would be interesting to actually read studies that discuss this.
However, I think it's funny that you think someone who scores highly in the ASVAB is NOT above an average level of intelligence for society in general.
So, are you saying that the majority of enlisted personal are of a lower IQ than the majority of people who choose not to go into the military?
Have you listened to any psychologists on RUclips, or read any articles discussing IQ levels, and what the average IQ is for students entering university programs in the STEM fields?
There has been a trend over the last 20 years or so, for people to say that anyone can do anything if they just try hard enough, and I know many people believe that, but it's not true IMO (- all else being equal).
Going back to the ASVAB and IQ levels, during the buildup push in the Vietnam War, the military was having a hard time obtaining enough bodies to drop into the jungles with M-16's, so SECDEF McNamara lowered the ASVAB threshold down to 65 or thereabouts, instead of leaving at the normal cutoff levels, and this is reflected in the character of Pvt Pyle in the movie, Full Metal Jacket.
This lowered IQ (ASVAB) standard was known as, Project 100,00, and aka: McNamara's Folly, McNamara's Morons, or McNamara's Misfits, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_100,000
Maybe, they are better than others at language learning because they do it as part of their job but not in free time and being tired after a job?
5:18 you have to take this test in my highschool if you want to study in the bilingual section
hi Olly. I've been having trouble remembering vocabulary, especially when trying to recall it to speak. Not only that, I've had words that I've learned and 100% know but find myself struggling for the meaning when listening in a sentence. Do you have any tips to rectify this problem? it's very frustrating. I speak Chinese to an intermediate level by the way.
do you know space repetition tecnique like anki, the key is to meet the word like people name.
It is really amazing how this job is so tough and they still need to learn foreign languages. Well, at least they got Olly!!!! 😃
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Day 8 of asking Olly to make a video about if Vietnamese is really a hard language to learn?
🎉
Try day nine
While I'd also like a video, the answer is yes absolutely. Those tones are no joke
@@itsmeagain966 fr bro
According to my old man (who funny enough, learned it in SF training! haha) it definitely is, but he loved it.
Bravo!!! 🎉
The *British* military and diplomatic staff follow a very different approach-get ugly drunk and try to beat up everybody who dresses funny or doesn't speak English.
The approach was fairly successful until about 80 years ago.
lol
Why do I feel like I've seen this video before😜
Or have you😏
Olly has done videos on US military (non-SF) linguists, language learning for foreign diplomats, and French military linguists as well.
Is there an online version of that first test to see if they have the aptitude for learning languages. I'd like to take it for fun.
I believe there is. I think it's linked in the DLI video description (How US Military Linguists Learn Languages Fast).
PS You definitely have an aptitude for learning languages! :)
Love love love!! 🪂 🛩 💚
I LOVE YOU OLLY! SIGN MY FOREHEAD
Ahhh, gawd! SERE is the literal best and worst school in the U.S. military. The most fun none of us want to EVER have again.
The story learning link email isn't sending.
I am quite surprised that Indonesian is taught in this ultra-elite task force, given that I have never heard of any guerrilla fighters in the country, unlike countries like Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen.
I don't think the "out of sight, out of mind" story is true. I've heard a couple of variations on it ("blind and insane" and "invisible idiot") with a different backstory (a translating computer).
It's highly likely both are true. Idiomatic expressions do tend to be translated literally when either the translator is unaware he's reading a saying, or the computer is old-school.
Didn't u do this already Olly?
No, he's done Military linguists at DLI, not Green Berets. It's a different school and different type of soldier.
Hey Olly, it's not called Ft. Bragg anymore, it's called Ft. Liberty. Don't agree with the choice but that's the reality.
interesting
+1 for spy languages/training
im guessing this is a sponsored video for the US military
It isn't :)
Maybe multilingual skills are not for everyone. 🙃
The key to learn a language fast is to have a girlfriend in that target language! Thank me later !
Literally anybody can
A lot of them arent as proficient as you think they are and they forget the language fast.
About every 7 months you re-do a videos you've already posted, just slightly different to not get caught reuploading youtube videos. This is annoying. Youve made this video 4 times already. Yes, we noticed. #former-green-beret
Second!
The key to learn a language fast is to have a girlfriend in that target language! Thank me later !
Yeahhhhhh I'll stick to the normal boring civilian methods 😅
Dude, they go to DLI-FLC with the MI linguists only they get handled with kid gloves because their intellect is nowhere close to the MI linguists who are blasted through the training at light speed. Special ops guys are in the classrooms with the foreign service and officers, the babies that have to be hand held through the whole process.
Guantanamo bay, need to be mozlem to qualify. There was a little child. He was tortured there. How did he get there. Well, CIA expert in Arabic, thought he was a terrorist because the child was saying he knew where to buy salad.
So what?
Ironic that they're "some of the fastest language learners" but they screwed up the translation of their motto.
FIRSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Congrats
Free Palestine and Julian Assange!
this just isn't true. Sorry.
Ok, what's the truth?
I think you should speak a little bit slower.
😂why African would teach French,doesn't make sense at all.
*Colonialism has entered the chat*
They do it by staying away from learning language through short stories.
Aren’t you hilarious? Not.
@jenniferwilson9579 it is not a joke. it is a fact that they don't use storylearning methods or short stories. This is done to speed up learning.
Yes it is a shame on both our military and government for removing Hebrew from the list of languages available to learns. Israel will always be at war until Jesus comes back so we're going to need those soldiers to learn Hebrew.
Resources list
Duolingo for the basics
Babadum language picture games
Busuu Quality lessons
Reverso dictionary translator
Clozemaster best spaced repetition
Drops for word base
Amazon flashcards bilingual crosswords and word searches
The key to learn a language fast is to have a girlfriend in that target language! Thank me later !
@@nexypl what's the point in learning any language?
I guess the point to learning the language of God's people would be so that maybe we (the gentiles) can
adapt some of their customs that are pleasing unto God into our cultures?
Imagine if society built like the kibbutz to more areas around the world. It would be a better place than it is today.
Were imagine if people built synagogues better places of worship maybe they would be more in tune with what way father wants them to live.
Thanks for the resources. Babadum is a nice resource I didn’t know.
@@annettg1202 another good one that's a lot of fun is called Lingo Play you can do language battles like choosing terms or matching pairs against anybody around the world.
Languages should be taught in grade school because children pick it up easy! 💙🇺🇸🫡
this is the Babel syndrom, different language for separate population and believe. The humanity curse.