Special Operations Forces Language and Culture Needs Assessment: Special Operations Forces Culture and Language Office (SOFCLO) Support

Abstract

This report examines the extent to which Special Operations Forces (SOF) unit leaders, Command Language Program Managers (CLPMs), and language office personnel know about the Special Operations Forces Language Office (SOFLO), contact and receive support from the SOFLO, and find its support helpful. Respondents were first asked about their awareness of the SOFLO. Findings indicate that unit leaders in the SOF community are largely unaware that the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has a language office. For the most part, those who are aware of the SOFLO have neither contacted nor received support from the SOFLO. The respondents who have received support find it helpful, suggesting that the support that the SOFLO is currently providing is meeting the needs of current users. Implications and recommendations are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 25, 2010
Accession Number
ADA634222

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Communities
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Distance Learning
  • Foreign Languages
  • Job Analysis
  • Language
  • Office Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Students
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Occupational Health and Safety.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control