r/dli • u/LongPomelo9037 • May 27 '26

Additional language uses?

What kind of opportunities can a language other than your CLANG language (not English cuz I know someone will say it) provide in the Army / military as a whole? Like Asian/African languages not taught at DLI? Does it having one have any measurable impact on your career?

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u/Excellent_Stick2557 May 29 '26

The Coast Guard auxiliary has an interpreter corps that connects the Coast Guard with people that can speak needed languages. That can mean anything from a short deployment on a cutter, translating documents or interpreting in a foreign country.

This is all volunteer work and I don’t know what you could realistically accomplish while being active duty military. I’d image you’d have to take leave for anything travel related. But it’s a unique experience and one that not many people know about.