Book Description:
Although challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan have certainly brought the importance of language and cultural competency to the fore, the lack of service member proficiency in critically-needed foreign languages is not a new problem. This book identifies some of the challenges that military personnel face, including identifying which language and cultural capabilities are needed and where and when the military need them. This book also examines the Department's efforts and progress in addressing, in a systematic, comprehensive manner, difficulties in what it promises will be a "transformation" in its capabilities in language proficiency and cultural competence. While it is clear that the Department appreciates the importance of language and culture even to the point of investing in K-16 programs, much work remains.

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Table of Contents:
Preface

Building Language Skills and Cultural Competencies in the Military: DOD's Challenge in Today's Educational Environment
(U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, November 2008)

Statement of Robert O. Slater, National Security Education Program before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, September 23, 2008

Statement of Gail H. McGinn, Deputy under Secretary of Defense for Plans and the Dept. of Defense, Senior Language Authority before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, September 10, 2008

Presentation to the Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, United States House of Representatives, Language and Culture Transformation Efforts
(Joseph M. McDade, Jr., Force Development, United States Air Force, September 10, 2008)

Statement by BG Richard C. Longo, U.S. Army Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, and the U.S. Army Before the House Armed Services Committee, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Second Session, 110th Congress, September 10, 2008

Statement of BG Gary S. Patton, Manpower and Personnel, before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee on Foreign Language and Cultural Awareness Transformation on 10 September 2008

Statement of Brigadier General Richard M. Lake, USMC, Director of Intelligence and Senior Language Authority, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on 10 September 2008 Concerning United States Marine Corps, Foreign Language and Cultural Awareness Efforts

"The End State of Language Capability for the U.S. Dept. of Defense: The Country's First 'Globalized' Workforce" Prepared Statement before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, July 9, 2008
(Richard D. Brecht, Univ. of Maryland, Center for Advanced Study of Language)

Testimony, Department of Defense Language and Cultural Awareness Transformation
(Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments)

Statement of Rear Admiral Daniel P. Holloway, U.S. Navy, Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division (OPNAV N13) before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee on Foreign Language and Cultural Awareness Transformation, 10 September 2008

Statement of: Montgomery McFate, before the House Armed Services Committee, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives, 110th Congress, 2nd Session, Hearings on the Importance of Socio-Cultural Knowledge to the US Military, 9 July 2008

Statement of Amy Zalman, Science Applications International Corporation before the Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, United States House of Representatives, July 9, 2008 on the topic of Dept. of Defense Language and Cultural Awareness Transformation

Index