Accession Number:

AD1112526

Title:

Language, Cultural, and Education Barriers in the Global War on Terrorism

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Research Paper]

Corporate Author:

ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY FORT BLISS TX

Personal Author(s):

• Cervantez, Martin J.

Report Date:

2007-11-13

Pagination or Media Count:

8

Abstract:

The Global War on Terrorism has specific challenges that persist to impede our progress in defeating terrorism. The large challenges we face are language, cultural, and education barriers among United States joint forces, and coalition forces. The inability to effectively communicate on the battlefield has not only hampered our success, but cost many friendly force lives. It is imperative that a universal method of communicating be established to defeat an enemy that is out numbered and out resourced, but persists to exist and cause both terror and death.

Descriptors:

• iraqi-war
• united states
• department of defense
• education
• joint military activities
• training
• warfare
• defense systems
• military organizations
• congress
• fratricide
• language
• students
• terrorism
• war
• afghanistan
• battlefields
• combat operations
• foreign languages
• friendly fire

Subject Categories:

• Personnel Management and Labor Relations
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]