Should the military implement a program like this to insure clarity?

PO3 Steven Sherrill — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:20:13 -0400

http://www.duffelblog.com/2015/10/military-to-translate-military-instructions/?utm_source=Duffel+Blog+Fans&utm_campaign=c2f88609c1-Duffel_Blog_Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6d392bc034-c2f88609c1-23803917&goal=0_6d392bc034-c2f88609c1-23803917&mc_cid=c2f88609c1&mc_eid=a900ecfa17

Military Hiring Linguists To Translate Military Instructions

It's the most challenging course DLI has ever offered.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 29 at 2015 9:41 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:41:59 -0400

It is not possible to translate ANY military instructions

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Oct 29 at 2015 10:17 AM

LTC Stephen F. — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:17:59 -0400

Virtual braille might be a great linguistics specialty PO3 Steven Sherrill :-)
Translating training manuals could serve as a sleep aid and alternately staying awake fro the seemingly endless droning on of the reading of a technical manual or two could be useful in sleep deprivation studies for those poor souls tagged to be sleep deprived :-)
When I was staying at a commune in London in 1983 one of the hosts was a physical esperanto teacher - I don't think the concept took off though :-)

Response by PO1 John Miller made Oct 29 at 2015 12:39 PM

PO1 John Miller — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:39:44 -0400

Did you ever perform PMS when you were in the Navy? Those MRC's, while pretty long, are also pretty straight forward. I liked to say they were just about idiot proof and written on an elementary level.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Oct 29 at 2015 12:44 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:44:41 -0400

If you don't know what it means, no explanation is possible.
If you do know what it means, no explanation is needed.
;-)

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 30 at 2015 7:36 AM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 07:36:39 -0400

!!!! why can't they LEARN English!?!?!?!?!? or they want to make it easy for the "spy" to just copy and paste to send it back home?