Arabic: Why Is It Important For The Military?

1) Arabic Letters


Why might Arabic be crucial to not only the United States Military but as well as the entire world?
Arabic is a language that is not only written backwards, compared to the English language, but is also written in different letters. This seems extremely difficult for anyone to learn. Not only learning another language, I'm talking about completely taking yourself out of your comfort zone! Talk about exercising your brain!

An article, written in 2008 about why Arabic is important in the military, is posted in New York Times. There are many reasons why it's significant.

2)“ 'Having a soldier who speaks Arabic is a huge asset,' ” Captain Nelson said in an e-mail message from an outpost near Baghdad."

"Figures from the department indicate that only 1.2 percent of the military receives a bonus paid to those who can speak languages judged to be of critical importance for the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as other areas of strategic concern."

Even though Arabic is not only important, but it offers more pay to soldiers who are willing to learn the challenging language. However, there are some tough areas to pass to fully grasp it. 

"The military has struggled for years to develop a clear objective for language training."



3) Call for Consultants: GRI Certified Training Program quality control in Middle East Arabic Speaking Countries


So why is it essential? In another article, someones on to explain their own opinion about it as as well as facts.

4) "Arabic is becoming an important language when it comes to operating a international business that’s trying to break into foreign markets. Learning Arabic opens up many employment possibilities in a number of different industries such as oil, travel, fiance, and translation to name a few. Arabic speakers have been in very high demand by the CIA and FBI for that ongoing conflicts in Iraqi as well as Afghanistan."




5) LINGUISTS 

Let's now apply this to the United States Military Jobs. People, who are in the military that translate languages, are either called Linguists or Translators. So what do they do? Well according to the U.S. Army they:

• Perform oral interpretations.
• Assist military officers in proving information with translations as well as aiding in certain missions.
• Provide aid to the Public Affairs Office during local media events or translations for newspapers or even pamphlets.
• Assist in locating certain check points around certain areas. 

This is vital for the U.S. Military in certain reports, missions, or even transportation. Even if you don't translate as a job, it's important to be aware of certain phrases you can learn. Examples would be as if you're lost and you're asking a local for directions. The only thing is that you don't understand what they're saying! Simple phrases such as:

1. "How can I get there?"
2. "Do you know where this is?"

There can even be everyday questions you could ask such as:

1. "Where is the nearest restroom?"
2. "Where can I eat?"
3. "Where is the nearest hotel?"
4. "How are you?"
5. "What is your name?

Even learning to speak  a little bit of a language is even courteous! Words and phrases like theses are respond:

1. "Hello!"
2. "Nice to meet you!"
3. "Thank you!"
4. "Goodbye!" 

Learning a language can take you a long way! Think about that next time you get an opportunity to expand your vocabulary in a different way! 








Sources: 1) "A Hotchpotch Hijabi in Italy: Squiggles, Snails, and Tadpoles: The Arabic Alphabet." A Hotchpotch Hijabi in Italy: Squiggles, Snails, and Tadpoles: The Arabic Alphabet.SaritaAgerman 2014.  Web. 13 Feb. 2015.
http://saritaagerman.blogspot.com/2013/07/squiggles-snails-and-tadpoles-arabic.html

2) Bardenwerper, Will. "For Military, Slow Progress in Foreign Language Push."The New York Times. The New York Times, 21 Sept. 2008. Web. 13 Feb. 2015.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/22/washington/22language.html?_r=0

3) "Call for Consultants: GRI Certified Training Program Quality Control in Middle East Arabic Speaking Countries." Call for Consultants: GRI Certified Training Program Quality Control in Middle East Arabic Speaking Countries. Global Reporting Initiative., March 2011. Web. 13 Feb. 2015.
https://www.globalreporting.org/information/news-and-press-center/Pages/Call-for-Consultants-GRI-Certified-Training-Program-quality-control-in-Middle-East-Arabic-Speaking-Countries.aspx

4)  "Importance of Arabic." Importance of Arabic. Sayontan Sinha., May 6, 2014. Web. 13 Feb. 2015.
http://www.importanceoflanguages.com/LearnArabic/arabic-phrases/

5) "Interpreter/Translator." Goarmy.com. U.S. Army., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015.
http://www.goarmy.com/linguist/about/interpreter-translator.html

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Military Police Officer/Jobs Opening to Women

1)"Here is an Military (Army) Police Officer meeting with other local police officers."



My 20% blog post this week will be about Army Police Officers. Since I want to be an Army Officer and Major in Criminal Justice as my degree. As seen on my 20% project in my power point. Also Arabic is going to be my Minor so I can have other job opportunities like being an Civil Affairs Officer. There are many things to do in the Army as well as other branches but like I said, the college I want to attend only offer Army ROTC.

The nice thing about this position about being a Military Police Officer is that it is open to women. Jobs like that are sometimes closed to women because of combat reasons. There are, however more jobs opening up to women. In an article posted in U.S. Military.com stating that the,

"The U.S. military will open on May 11 more than 6,200 new jobs to women in the Army and Marine Corps, but none of those positions include the frontline combat positions that have garnered the most attention since the Pentagon eliminated gender barriers in January."


It also explains in there how,

"The Marine Corps will also consider female service members for the position of ground intelligence officer."




2)"Female Marines." 


Military Police do things such as preventing crime from happening, respond appropriately to emergencies, and also help with control traffic. These men and women are usually enlisted and are either Active Duty or Army Reserve. Military Police Officers are men and women who have some sort of degree and are over the enlisted. They over see positions as well as lead in other jobs as a leader. Other duties would be things such as:

• Interviewing witnesses in investigations
• Crime scene security as well as processing 
• Arrest and charge criminal suspects 
• Military area patriols

3)"Military Police (enlisted man) holding a rifle."



Sources: 1) "Military Police Officer (31A)." Goarmy.com. U.S. Amry, 2015. Web. 04 Feb. 2015.
http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/legal-and-law-enforcement/military-police-officer.html
2) "US Military to Open 6,200 New Jobs to Women." Military.com. .,By Brendan McGarry and Michael HoffmanWeb. 06 Feb. 2015.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/04/18/us-military-to-open-6200-new-jobs-to-women.html
3) "Army Military Police Jobs (31B)." Goarmy.com. U.S. Army., 2015. Web. 05 Feb. 2015.
http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/legal-and-law-enforcement/military-police.html
Video: "U.S. Women Military Police." YouTube. YouTube, 2015. Web. 06 Feb. 2015.