Special Operations Forces: enhanced training, analysis, and monitoring could improve foreign language proficiency : report to the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives / United States Government Accountability Office.
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Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2023.
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1 online resource (iii, 44 pages) : color illustrations, color map
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"October 2023."
"GAO-24-105849."
In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
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Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Background -- Training and analysis could improve SCOM's process for determining foreign language requirements -- USASOC and MARSOC have foreign language standards, but do not monitor training completion -- Conclusions -- Recommendations for executive action -- Agency comments and our evaluation -- Appendices.
Summary
SOF play an integral part of activities carried out below the level of armed conflict. These activities often demand that SOF personnel be able to communicate in foreign languages when working with allies and partners. GAO's report evaluates the extent to which (1) SOCOM determines SOF foreign language capability requirements and associated training needs; and (2) relevant SOF Service Components have established standards and monitor training efforts to sustain and enhance foreign language skills. GAO is making four recommendations to DOD to train personnel on how to determine SOF foreign language capability requirements; monitor the relevancy of assigned languages at deployment locations; establish and enforce consistent procedures that specify consequences when foreign language proficiency standards are not met; and hold unit commanders accountable for monitoring and reporting on completion of required foreign language training.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed November 11, 2023).
