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[Leprechaun]

Hi from alevel of one through 10 how helpful is it to be bilingual? I speak french and english and about to start learning Irish gaelic

 

[Memphis9489]

Hi from alevel of one through 10 how helpful is it to be bilingual? I speak french and english and about to start learning Irish gaelic

I'm sure it helps to speak other languages. It probably adds a few points to your overall "score." But I think the TYPE of language weighs heavily. For instance, it would probably be better to be fluent in Arabic as opposed to Irish gaelic - I'm just guessing.

The emphasis in diversity has a lot to do with officers relating to the enlisted personnel - and vise versa. I think speaking Spanish would probably more valuable than French since there is a large number of Hispanics within the enlisted ranks.

Speaking multiple languages may be a good tie-breaker, however.

 

[navy2016]

does the military consider bilingual means able to speak/read/write in 2 languages or able to speak in at least 2?

I'm still fluent in mandarin chinese but cannot read or write much of it at all

 

[SteveHolt243]

I don't think Gaelic is going to help very much.