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Language Enabled Airmen Program: Language Intensive Training Events 2011 Results
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Predicting Proficiency without Direct Assessment: Can Speaking Ratings be Inferred from Non-participatory Listening and Reading Ratings?
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In: DTIC (2013)
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Special Operations Forces Mission-related Language Requirements: What Skills Should Be Tested?
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In: DTIC (2013)
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Sustaining Foreign Language and Cultural Competence Among U.S. Army Officers
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In: DTIC (2012)
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Integrating Language and Cultural Knowledge into the Army Officer Corps
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In: DTIC (2008)
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As the Contemporary Operating Environment (COE) has shifted away from a necessity to apply conventional tactics towards a counterinsurgency fight, culture has become increasingly important to the U.S. Army. In the wake of such a tremendous tactical policy change, the U.S. Army must find a way to increase the cultural knowledge and strategic language capabilities within its Officer Corps. The Army's Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) recognizes this need and is seeking innovative ways to tackle such a challenge. By promoting the acquisition of culture and language comprehension before individuals become commissioned, the Army can save both time and money in training officers to prepare for the COIN fight. The author proposes implementing Order of Merit Score (OMS) and financial incentives for ROTC cadets who study abroad and/or demonstrate a proficiency in a strategic language. General William S. Wallace, the current TRADOC Commander, hosted a media roundtable in October of 2007 in which he discussed his plan to improve language skills within the Army through doctrinal changes. GEN Wallace said, "I, for example, think that every one of our ROTC scholarship recipients ought to be required to take a strategic language for some period of time." Such a change in the ROTC curriculum would certainly benefit both the COIN fight and diplomatic relations with other nations. Compared to today, significantly more officers would speak a strategic language proficiently. Furthermore, this requirement would enable the Army to conserve training time and DoD funding, as cadets would learn the languages while still in college before they become commissioned.
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Keyword:
*ARMY PERSONNEL; *AWARENESS; *CADETS; *CULTURAL AWARENESS; *CULTURE; *FOREIGN LANGUAGES; *LANGUAGE SKILLS; *OMS(ORDER OF MERIT SCORE); *RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS; *SKILLS; *STUDY ABROAD; ARMY; COMPENSATION; COUNTERINSURGENCY; DLPT(DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST); FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; LANGUAGE AND STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS; LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY; LEARNING; Linguistics; Military Forces and Organizations; MILITARY REQUIREMENTS; NATIONAL ORDER OF MERIT LIST; RECRUITING; Sociology and Law; STRATEGIC LANGUAGES; UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY; UNIVERSITIES
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URL: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA494924
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA494924
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CADRE Quick-Look: Foreign Language Posture in the US Air Force
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In: DTIC (2004)
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CADRE Quick-Look: Suggestions for Language Transformation in the US Air Force
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In: DTIC (2004)
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Analysis of Defense Language Institute Automated Student Questionnaire Data.
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In: DTIC AND NTIS (1996)
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