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Defense Operational Languages Support Unit Project Overview

Learn about the DOLSU Project Team's work to establish a fully operational language support unit by Spring 2009 to enhance joint operations.

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Defense Operational Languages Support Unit Project Overview

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  1. THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT PROJECT TEAM LT COL A J PARROTT RLC SO1 DOLSU PT

  2. WHAT LANGUAGE CAPABILITY WHEN?

  3. 1 = High Standard, Low Numbers 2 = Medium Standard and Numbers 3 = Low Standard, High Numbers QUANTITY + QUALITY HOW MANY? 3 TO WHAT STANDARD? WHICH LANGUAGES? 2 1 WHEN? NOW TIME

  4. 1 = High Standard, Low Numbers 2 = Medium Standard and Numbers 3 = Low Standard, High Numbers QUANTITY + QUALITY HOW MANY? 3 TO WHAT STANDARD? WHICH LANGUAGES? 2 1 1 WHEN? NOW TIME

  5. WHICH LANGUAGES?

  6. WHICH LANGUAGES? To meet present operational requirements To meet probable future operational requirements To meet possible future operational requirements

  7. MAJOR WORLD LANGUAGES? Mandarin 880m English 510m Hindi / Urdu 360m Spanish 330m Arabic 210m Portuguese 180m Bengali 170m Russian 150m Malay / Indonesian 140m Japanese 130m German 100m French 70m Italian 70m 13 languages spoken by 3.3bn (50%+ of world population?) people as a 1st or 2nd language

  8. 1 = High Standard, Low Numbers 2 = Medium Standard and Numbers 3 = Low Standard, High Numbers QUANTITY + QUALITY HOW MANY? 3 TO WHAT STANDARD? WHICH LANGUAGES? 2 1 2 WHEN? NOW TIME

  9. HOW MANY? TO WHAT STANDARD

  10. HOW MANY TO WHAT STANDARD? • MILITARY AND / OR CIVILIANS? • Basic Level Language Skills for all deploying Military Personnel • Survival Level Language Skills for some deploying Military Personnel • High Level Language Skills for a very limited number of deploying Military Personnel • In Theatre contracted Civilian Personnel • 5 Out of Theatre contracted Civilian Personnel

  11. 1 = High Standard, Low Numbers 2 = Medium Standard and Numbers 3 = Low Standard, High Numbers QUANTITY + QUALITY HOW MANY? 3 TO WHAT STANDARD? WHICH LANGUAGES? 2 1 WHEN? NOW 3 TIME

  12. WHEN?

  13. WHEN? • REGULARS or RESERVES? • Basic • Survival • High • In Theatre contracted Civilian Personnel • 5 Out of Theatre contracted Civilian Personnel

  14. High Level Skills Courses Review Civilian Skill Pool Recruit Reserve Linguists Review TACOS + Trg Policy for Civilians Review Lang Services Availability Prep of Basic Skills Packages Survival Skills Courses Basic Skills Courses High Level Refresher Trg REQUIREMENT TIME 4 YEARS 2 YEARS 1 YEAR NOW

  15. THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT PROJECT TEAM ANY QUESTIONS ?

  16. PRESENTATION AIM To inform you of the work being carried forward by the DOLSU Project Team in order to create a fully operational DOLSU by Spring 2009

  17. THE DOLSU MISSION The DOLSU will generate in a timely way, sustain and manage operational language capability in order to support joint operations.

  18. WHY THE DOLSU ? Lessons identified on OPERATION TELIC House of Commons Defence Committee Report Directorate of Operational Capability – Appraisal of Defence Language Capability PROJECT GALLIARD – Review of the Operational Language Capability Requirement

  19. LANGUAGE CAPABILITY IS “THE FORGOTTEN FORCE MULTIPLIER”

  20. THE DOLSU TASKS LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT LANGUAGE INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER

  21. LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION (LCG) Maintain Language Skills Database Co-ordinate Maintenance / Refresher Training Language Skills Financial Incentives Scheme High Level Language Skills Generation Survival Level Language Skills Generation Reserve Forces Language Skills Generation Wider Language Capability Generation Management of Deployed Reserve Linguists

  22. LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT (LCM) Language Estimates and Reconnaissance Deployment of LCM teams to support operations Home based support to LCM teams Prepare Basic Level Language Skills Packages Prepare Basic Level Cultural Awareness Packages Training Packages for LCM Personnel Training Packages for Interpreters / Translators

  23. LANGUAGE INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER (LIC) Advice to Formations and Units Statements of Training Requirement MoD Language Examination Board / Westminster University Contract Training Needs Analysis Training Evaluation

  24. DOLSU TIMELINES Sep 06 - Set Up Team complete Mar 07 - Move to Permanent Location Apr 07 - Initial Operating Capability Team complete Sep 07 - Initial Operating Capability established Apr 08 - Full Operating Capability authorised Sep 08 - Full Operating Capability Team complete Apr 09 - Full Operating Capability established

  25. THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT (DOLSU) A PROPOSED STRUCTURE DOLSU PT DOLSU MANAGEMENT TEAM SO1 ARMY DOLSU IT SO2 RAF WO2 SP ARMY DLCC FULL OPERATING CAPABILITY CIV E DOLSU LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT SECTION LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION SECTION LANGUAGE INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER CELL SO2 RN SO2 ARMY SO2 ARMY MSF C2 SO2 ARMY CIV D SO3 ARMY WO RN HIO 1 C2 CIV D SO3 RAF CIV C2 HIO 2 C2 CIV E

  26. THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT (DOLSU) KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF POSTS DOLSU MANAGEMENT TEAM PERSONNEL SUMMARY DOLSU Ex DLCC RN 2 POSTS ARMY 5 POSTS 1 POST RAF 2 POSTS CIV 2 POSTS 6 POSTS SO1 ARMY, CO DOLSU *SO2 RAF, 2IC DOLSU & 5th LCM SECT MEMBER WO2 ARMY, CHIEF CLERK *CIV CLK ‘E’, CLERICAL SP LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT SECTION LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION SECTION LANGUAGE INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER CELL *SO2 RN, OC SECT & LANG TEAM LEADER +SO2 ARMY, SOTR, MAINT, FIN, DATABASE SO2 ARMY, TEAM LEADER & MODLEB *MSF ‘C2’, RESERVES & OUTSOURCING SO2 ARMY, CA TEAM LEADER CIV ‘D’, HIGH LEVEL EXAMS *SO3 ARMY, LANG TEAM MEMBER WO RN, CURRENT OPS CIV ‘D’, LOW LEVEL EXAMS HIO 1 ‘C2’, TNA CIV ‘C2’, CONTINGENT OPS SO3 RAF, CA TEAM MEMBER CIV ‘E’, EXAM ADMIN HIO 2 ‘C2’, TRG EVAL

  27. THE DOLSU SOME OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Command Location Attitudes

  28. Command MoD – Directorate of Joint Capability Control of Scarce Resources at the Highest Level

  29. Location Choice constrained by available space Political constraints Working Relationships with MoD, PJHQ, DSL, FLEET, LAND and STRIKE. RAF NORTHOLT?

  30. Attitudes The DOLSU is the structural component of addressing the Operational Language Capability issue Considerable attitudinal shift is also required in many personnel at all ranks

  31. THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT PROJECT TEAM ANY QUESTIONS ?

  32. WHICH LANGUAGES? To meet present operational requirements To meet probable future operational requirements To meet possible future operational requirements

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