09L
09L (pronounced "Zero-Nine Lima") is a Military Occupational Specialty in the United States army involving translators/interpreters.
History
09L began in Feb 2003 as a pilot program for recruiting Arabic, Dari Persian, and Pashto speakers. It became an official Military Occupational Specialty in March 2006.[1]
Current demand
The languages/dialects needed are:
- Pushtu/Pashto/Pachto
- Pushtu-Afghan
- Persian-Afghan (Dari)
- Persian-Iranian (Farsi)
- Arabic-Modern Standard
- Arabic-Gulf-Iraqi
- Arabic-Egyptian
- Arabic-Levantine
- Arabic-Libyan
- Arabic-Moroccan
- Arabic-Tunisian[2]
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See also
- List of United States Army MOS
- Defense Language Institute
- Defense Language Proficiency Tests
- Fort Irwin, CA - 51st Translator/Interpreter Company
- Fort Polk, LA - 52nd Translator/Interpreter Company
References
- "Interpreter/Translator Jobs (09L)". goarmy.com.
- "Interpreter/Translator Jobs (09L)". goarmy.com.
External links
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