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.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services, sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

U.S. Special Operations Command--Personnel management.

U.S. Special Operations Command.

Special forces (Military science)--Training--United States.

Special forces (Military science).

Language and languages--Study and teaching--United States.

Language and languages.

Military education--United States--Evaluation.

Military education.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Military education--Evaluation.

Personnel management--Evaluation.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 44 pages) : color illustrations, color map

Other Title:

GAO-24-105849 Special Operations Forces

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2023.

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.

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.

Notes:

"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).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed November 11, 2023).

OCLC:

1409033778