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Old 12-22-2014, 07:08   #15
MtnGoat
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Originally Posted by Jgood View Post
I really think Host nation immersion is key to really understanding language, with 3rd Group doing the language swap still it makes it very difficult to do that. I was lucky and my new language required a LET nothing like living it 24/7 with a host family. Cant see group footing the bill for every team guy going on a 6 week LET.

I recently was able to take a Russian Slang class at NCS and it was great training, currently looking at Middlebury for some advance language training
Well IMO it is good to see and hear that Groups, especially 3rd Group, is getting back into LET. Nothing better to learn a language than living and breathing it. One of my biggest issues with guys that were Pashto, Dari and Urdu language speakers. Being in AFG they should have done a lot better in their OPI.

Rebuilding Language skillsets will be a lot like rebuilding our UW Skills.
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