Mr. Ofstein. I was stationed in Germany for the active part of my tour. I was stationed in California for my training and at the various and sundry other little towns for basic training and temporary status.
Mr. Jenner. Did you take any work in the language school out in California at Monterey?
Mr. Ofstein. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. What language did you study there?
Mr. Ofstein. Russian.
Mr. Jenner. Tell me how that came about?
Mr. Ofstein. Well, when I went in the service I was interested in radio—I was a disc jockey at the time, and the closest thing my recruiting sergeant said that I could get to radio would be possibly with the Army security agency, so I signed up, and after basic training I went to Fort Devens, Mass., and was held there on a temporary status while the agency determined what type training I should have, and I was given a language ability test and passed that and had a choice of three languages to take, and Russian was my first choice and I was sent to Monterey to study.
Mr. Jenner. And how long were you at Monterey?
Mr. Ofstein. One year.
Mr. Jenner. And was that entire year spent in the study of the Russian language?