The Pentagon and the services have taken steps to boost the military's foreign-language prowess and cultural competencies -- skills that save lives on the battlefield -- but different goals and approaches are stalling the effort, a congressional committee warns in a new report. The services' strategies for cultivating language and cultural skills should better align with the department's for creating foundational language and cultural expertise, the House Armed Services oversight and investigations subcommittee states in its Nov. 20 report, "Building...
