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Very good Monkeydan: Neither do I say language is not important, but in a list of Methods of Instruction, Special Forces specific training, MOS and Tactical Proficiency, I would place it at the bottom. As I said before: if I had a choice between a proficient instructor teaching through an interpretor, and a linguist who is not proficient and a poor instructor, I will pick the proficient soldier.
{QUOTE]Originally posted by monkeydan
I'm gonna try not to get stomped on jumping in here with the big boys. I'm not gonna say that language doesn't matter. Language can mean the difference between getting by and doing something well. But a big part of being accepted by a different culture is just being humble and trying to observe local customs. This is where a SF soldier in an unfamiliar AO is gonna have a leg up on any given Joe who finds himself in the same place. In my own (very limited) experience I've gotten along rather well with just an interpreter. Of course I wasn't conducting military operations, so they not be relevant. Anyway, just something I was thinking about. [/QUOTE]
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