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Military Training: DOD Needs a Strategic Plan and Better Inventory and Requirements Data to Guide Development of Language Skills and Regional Proficiency

Jun-2009

31 pages

Authors: Gregory Marchand; Chad Reed; MacKenzie Cooper; Gabrielle A Carrington; John Bumgarner; Patricia Lentini; Catherine H Brown; Jay Smale; Kathryn Smith; Joanne Landesman; Sharon Pickup; Traye Smith; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

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Violent extremist movements and ongoing military operations have prompted the Department of Defense (DoD) to place greater emphasis on improving language and regional proficiency, which includes cultural awareness. GAO was asked to assess the extent to which DoD has done the following: (1) developed a strategic plan to guide its language and regional proficiency transformation efforts, and (2) obtained the information it needs to identify potential language and regional proficiency ...