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Title | Article: Translation in the Military |
Body | From http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htintel/articles/20100710.aspx The U.S. military has had some success in finding troops who speak foreign languages well enough to operate as battlefield translators. This was a major boost for intelligence gathering, since a lot of what you want to know can be found in what the locals are saying. But after five years of effort, there are still problems in identifying troops who can speak specific dialects. Meanwhile, the Department of Defense has created several programs to get more translators. The U.S. Department of Defense believes it needs 140,000 translators, for over 60 languages. A survey of the entire Department of Defense found that 217,000 people (about eight percent of all active duty reserve and civilian personnel) could speak a foreign language. But it's taken a lot of effort, and new programs, to get the translators for the right languages, to the places where they are needed most. Read the full article at http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htintel/articles/20100710.aspx |
Source | Strategy Page |
Inputdate | 2010-07-18 10:43:29 |
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Publishdate | 2010-07-19 00:00:00 |
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