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Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

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Bad place to work if you are young. This place is for old people with no future or expectation. - Assitant Professor Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Employee Review

1.0
22 Jul 2023
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Pros

The benefits are the only good thing about this place if you are a civilian. The average age in the institute is 57 since everyone want to retire there for the salary.

Cons

Bad place is you are a young professional. You won't have any opportunity to growth. Management is bad BUT the worst part is the system that allows supervisor to do whatever they want with their subordinate. If you don't like your supervisor, well, now they can be in that position forever. It used to be 5 years but now it's indefinite. This is a very toxic place where everyone does the minimum and if you are over 40, most likely you will retired from there. Everyone just count the years until they retire or find another job.

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5.0
13 Mar 2025
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Pros

Good Salary for my first job in US

Cons

Expensive area to live in.

1.0
25 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Location is the only good thing about DLI

Cons

Horrible leadership, pay isn’t nearly enough given location. Persian Farsi school is full of former IRGC members, most toxic work environment I’ve ever seen; many professors do not even have a green card, yet have a DoD CAC- and freely travel back to Iran. Cannot stress en how bad this place is- do not apply!

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