During 1928 Kennan considered quitting the Foreign Service to attend college, but was selected for a linguist training program that would give him three years of graduate-level study without having to quit the service.
Kennan considered quitting the Foreign Service to attend college. This was during 1928. Kennan was selected for a linguist training program. This was during 1928. This linguist training program would give him three years of graduate-level study without having to quit the service.