Posted on Apr 11, 2024
Army Special Forces students are learning Ukrainian in new language course
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“The commanding general of SWCS, Brig. Gen. Guillaume Beaurpere said the Ukrainian language was not previously taught to Special Forces candidates. But, due to the demands of the modern battlefield, it’s an essential skill set for the U.S. Military to work with its Ukrainian partners.“
Army Special Forces students are learning Ukrainian in new language course
Posted from taskandpurpose.com
Posted 21 d ago
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Posted 21 d ago
LTC Eugene Chu I'm Good! I Can Say Inappropriate things in Russian and French! I can Follow a Bit of German Too!
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CPT (Join to see) - I would have loved to have had one of these when I was traveling more
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LTC (Join to see) --> One of the many non-standard (self) issue resources used by [NAMES still REDACTED] in 12th SFG(A).
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1SG Dean Mcbride (MPER) (CPHR)
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The first words in any language that I learn. I am fairly proficient in Italian cursing and know enough Russian and German to get by! While formally trained in the military in Vietnamese and Korean, my profanity level is rather low in both languages!
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Posted 21 d ago
SF-speak = plenty of languages. Signing and other types of non-verbal communication notwithstanding.
https://www.gao.gov/assets/d24105849.pdf
https://www.gao.gov/assets/d24105849.pdf
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And ---> helpful street-speak, I mean gestures that are instantly understood. Plenty of excellent resources on the web and elsewhere. Scored a copy of this gem @ SFO before an overseas flight.
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1SG Dean Mcbride (MPER) (CPHR)
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During my Special Forces service, I received formal training in Vietnamese and Korean. From your map, it looks like Vietnamese is no longer important...
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1SG Dean Mcbride (MPER) (CPHR)
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Rude Hand Gestures was part of my post-military training during the time I worked for the Italian Oil Company - ENI and I learned many of them! Italian hand gestures is just as useful as their spoken language. They have a gesture for pretty much everything, and they don’t hold back when demonstrating them. However, you need to be very careful when using hand gestures throughout the world. In the US, the okay sign means okay... In Iraq, it means "Up Yours!". In Brazil it means your calling someone an "A-Hole"!
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