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THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT
PROJECT TEAM
LT COL A J PARROTT RLC
SO1 DOLSU PT
WHAT
LANGUAGE CAPABILITY
WHEN?
TIME
QUANTITY +
QUALITY
NOW WHEN?
HOW MANY?
TO WHAT STANDARD? WHICH LANGUAGES?
12
3
1 = High Standard, Low Numbers
2 = Medium Standard and Numbers
3 = Low Standard, High Numbers
TIME
QUANTITY +
QUALITY
NOW WHEN?
HOW MANY?
TO WHAT STANDARD? WHICH LANGUAGES?
12
3
1 = High Standard, Low Numbers
2 = Medium Standard and Numbers
3 = Low Standard, High Numbers
1
WHICH
LANGUAGES?
WHICH LANGUAGES?
To meet present operational requirements
To meet probable future operational requirements
To meet possible future operational requirements
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
TIME
QUANTITY +
QUALITY
NOW WHEN?
HOW MANY?
TO WHAT STANDARD? WHICH LANGUAGES?
12
3
1 = High Standard, Low Numbers
2 = Medium Standard and Numbers
3 = Low Standard, High Numbers
2
HOW MANY?
TO WHAT STANDARD
HOW MANY TO WHAT STANDARD?
MILITARY AND / OR CIVILIANS?
1 Basic Level Language Skills for all deploying Military Personnel
2 Survival Level Language Skills for some deploying Military Personnel
3 High Level Language Skills for a very limited number of deploying Military Personnel
4 In Theatre contracted Civilian Personnel
5 Out of Theatre contracted Civilian Personnel
TIME
QUANTITY +
QUALITY
NOW WHEN?
HOW MANY?
TO WHAT STANDARD? WHICH LANGUAGES?
12
3
1 = High Standard, Low Numbers
2 = Medium Standard and Numbers
3 = Low Standard, High Numbers
3
WHEN?
WHEN?
REGULARS or RESERVES?
1 Basic
2 Survival
3 High
4 In Theatre contracted Civilian Personnel
5 Out of Theatre contracted Civilian Personnel
NOW
4 YEARS 1 YEAR REQUIREMENT
TIME
2 YEARS
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THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT
PROJECT TEAM
ANY QUESTIONS ?
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
THE DOLSU
MISSION
The DOLSU will generate in a timely way, sustain and manage operational language capability in order to
support joint operations.
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
LANGUAGE CAPABILITY
IS
“THE FORGOTTEN FORCE MULTIPLIER”
THE DOLSU TASKS
LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION
LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT
LANGUAGE INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER
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
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
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
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
THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT (DOLSU)
A PROPOSED STRUCTURE
DOLSU PTSO1 ARMY
WO2 SP ARMY
SO2 ARMY
DOLSU IT
SO2 ARMY
WO RN
LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION SECTION
LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT SECTION
LANGUAGE INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER CELL
DOLSU MANAGEMENT TEAM
SO3 RAF
FULL OPERATING CAPABILITY
DLCC
CIV C2
SO2 ARMY
HIO 1 C2
HIO 2 C2
CIV D
CIV D
CIV E
DOLSU
SO2 RAF
CIV E
MSF C2
SO2 RN
SO3 ARMY
THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT (DOLSU)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF POSTS
SO1 ARMY, CO DOLSU
WO2 ARMY, CHIEF CLERK
+SO2 ARMY, SOTR, MAINT, FIN, DATABASE
SO2 ARMY, CA TEAM LEADER
SO3 RAF, CA TEAM MEMBER
WO RN, CURRENT OPS
*SO2 RAF, 2IC DOLSU & 5th LCM SECT MEMBER
*CIV CLK ‘E’, CLERICAL SP
*SO2 RN, OC SECT & LANG TEAM LEADER
*SO3 ARMY, LANG TEAM MEMBER
*MSF ‘C2’, RESERVES &
OUTSOURCING
CIV ‘C2’, CONTINGENT OPS
SO2 ARMY, TEAM LEADER & MODLEB
HIO 1 ‘C2’, TNA
HIO 2 ‘C2’, TRG EVAL
CIV ‘D’, HIGH LEVEL EXAMS
CIV ‘D’, LOW LEVEL EXAMS
CIV ‘E’, EXAM ADMIN
LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION SECTION
LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT SECTION
LANGUAGE INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER CELL
DOLSU MANAGEMENT TEAM
PERSONNEL SUMMARY
DOLSU Ex DLCC
RN 2 POSTS
ARMY 5 POSTS 1 POST
RAF 2 POSTS
CIV 2 POSTS 6 POSTS
THE DOLSU
SOME OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Command
Location
Attitudes
Command
MoD – Directorate of Joint Capability
Control of Scarce Resources at the Highest Level
Location
Choice constrained by available space
Political constraints
Working Relationships with MoD, PJHQ, DSL, FLEET, LAND and STRIKE.
RAF NORTHOLT?
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
THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT
PROJECT TEAM
ANY QUESTIONS ?
WHICH LANGUAGES?
To meet present operational requirements
To meet probable future operational requirements
To meet possible future operational requirements