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Department of the Army
Pamphlet 11–8
Army Programs
Army Foreign
Language
Program
Handbook
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
8 January 2016
UNCLASSIFIED

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SUMMARY
DA PAM 11–8
Army Foreign Language Program Handbook
This new Department of the Army pamphlet, dated 8 January 2016--
o Implements the procedures necessary to manage an effective Army Foreign
Language Program (throughout).
o Details the Army Foreign Language Program functions (throughout).

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Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
8 January 2016
Army Programs
Army Foreign Language Program Handbook
Department of the Army
Pamphlet 11–8
H i s t o r y .
T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s a n e w
Department of the Army pamphlet.
S u m m a r y .
T h i s p a m p h l e t e s t a b l i s h e s
procedures for enabling linguist support to
military operations. Linguist support in-
c l u d e s e s t a b l i s h i n g C o m m a n d L a n g u a g e
Programs; identifying, testing, reporting,
evaluating, reevaluating, training, and as-
signing Army linguists; and the use of
c o n t r a c t l i n g u i s t s t o s u p p o r t m i l i t a r y
operations.
Applicability. 
This pamphlet applies to
t h e A c t i v e A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a l
Guard/Army National Guard of the United
States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless
otherwise stated. During mobilization, the
p r o p o n e n t m a y m o d i f y p r o c e d u r e s c o n -
tained in this pamphlet.