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Originally Posted by WarriorDiplomat
We as a regiment do not do a good job of predicting language requirements and sustainment for future areas we will be sending soldiers to. I am on my 3rd language from 10th Group first was Turkish then it changed to German and now French and now we are getting involved with the Turks again 5th or 10th?? not sure since Turkey never made it into the EU. I am of the opinion that the language rating is nothing more than a selling point to congress as a capability than an actual competency they let it go for so long as a nuisance to our DA training during GWOT.
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Completely agree, and currently feeling this first hand.
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There is only one tactical principal which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wounds, death and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.
Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
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