A study of foreign languages in Naval psychological operations has been performed with the purpose of beginning to define research problems in the areas of training and operational utilization. Currently, about 1, 000 officers and enlisted personnel are annually receiving at least some foreign language training. An analysis of the decisions made in the administration of this training revealed that information about the use of languages in missions was not being systematically employed because such knowledge does not generally exist. An obstacle to the de-velopment of this information is the view that skill in a foreign language is a tool in mission performance.
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