Bo Barron
speaker
2,585 appearances
5 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 21 Jul
Bo Barron’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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So it was always really in my mind, I'm gonna serve my n my initial contract and then get out.
I had no idea what I was gonna do.
But when I was in boot camp I got a lot of clarity on some things, one of which was
how important family was or is.
And so really from boot camp on, my plan was to get out and go work with that.
Which is what I did.
When uh
You know, I was an Arabic linguist in the Marine Corps.
And at the when it's time to re enlist, they throw some money at you.
They want you to stay.
I did a um
I I competed.
I'm such a nerd.
I competed in the sergeant major of the Marine Corps writing competition while I was in.
And I think I might have won it.
why the Marine Corps should do more to retain linguists.
Because they spend almost two years and a quarter of a million dollars getting us to the point where we can just do the job.
And then at that point we have five year contracts because the language schools are so long.
I spend two years getting ready to do the job do the job.
Spent three years doing the job.
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