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Originally Posted by BMT
This increase ... will be focused on languages that are strategically important to DoD, such as Middle Eastern languages and Chinese Mandarin, said Air Force Lt. Col. Ellen Krenke, a Pentagon spokeswoman.
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Considering how perishable and difficult to maintain foreign language proficiency is, isn't it good to know how prescient the DoD is to know which languages are and will be strategically important now, 5 years from now, 10 years from now, etc.