Service 'still has work to do'

Report Finds Army Struggles To Document And Sustain Language Training

/ November 4, 2011 at 9:15 PM
The Army struggles to maintain and update records on language and culture training and has yet to develop a solid plan to sustain language skills among soldiers, according to a Government Accountability Office report issued last week. The service admitted to these difficulties at a Nov. 3 House Armed Services emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee hearing. "We think the GAO report [is] not untrue in terms of there is work to do, but we believe we have grown substantially," the...

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