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088    TR-1192-OSD 
245 03 An assessment of the ability of U.S. Department of Defense
       and the services to measure and track language and culture
       training and capabilities among general purpose forces /
       |cJennifer DeCamp [and others]. 
264  1 Santa Monica, CA :|bRAND :|c[2012] 
264  1 |bMITRE,|c[2012] 
264  4 |c©2012 
300    1 online resource (xxi, 61 pages) :|bcolor illustrations. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
490 1  RAND Corporation technical report series ;|vTR-1192-OSD 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-61). 
505 2  Introduction. -- Methodology and data. -- Impact of LREC 
       training and capabilities on mission readiness and 
       accomplishment. -- The U.S. Department of Defense's 
       ability to track LREC training and capabilities. -- 
       Conclusions and recommendations. -- Appendixes. -- 
       References. 
520    "The purpose of this research was to assess the ability of
       the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to measure and track 
       language, regional expertise, and culture (LREC) 
       capabilities and training among general purpose forces 
       (GPF). The research tasks addressed four specific 
       questions: 1. According to the best available data, what 
       is the relevance of LREC training and capabilities to 
       overall unit readiness and mission accomplishment? 2. How 
       does DoD currently track the LREC training and 
       capabilities of GPF? 3. Does this tracking adequately 
       reflect unit readiness and the ability to accomplish 
       missions? 4. If not, how can DoD improve tracking of LREC 
       training and capabilities to adequately reflect unit 
       readiness? To address these questions, the study team 
       reviewed DoD policies and directives and the available 
       academic literature, conducted interviews of practitioners
       and policymakers, and analyzed available survey data. This
       report presents the results of the study. This research 
       should be of interest to policymakers interested in LREC 
       skills and training, as well as those interested in 
       readiness requirements."--Preface. 
536    The research described in this report was prepared for the
       Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) ... under 
       Contract W74V8H-06-C-0002. 
588 0  Online resource; title from PDF title screen (viewed on 
       Oct. 18, 2012). 
610 10 United States.|bDepartment of Defense|xPersonnel 
       management|xEvaluation. 
650  0 Soldiers|xEducation, Non-military|zUnited States. 
650  0 Language and languages|xStudy and teaching|zUnited States.
650  0 Military education|zUnited States|xEvaluation. 
650  0 Cultural competence|xGovernment policy|zUnited States
       |xEvaluation. 
650  7 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING|xMilitary Science.|2bisacsh 
651  0 United States|xArmed Forces|xOfficials and employees
       |xEducation. 
651  0 United States|xArmed Forces|xPersonnel management
       |xEvaluation. 
700 1  DeCamp, Jennifer. 
710 2  National Defense Research Institute (U.S.) 
710 2  Rand Corporation. 
710 2  Mitre Corporation. 
830  0 Technical report (Rand Corporation) ;|vTR-1192-OSD. 
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