Civilian Language Corps to launch
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The Pentagon is setting up a civilian Language Corps, a cadre of about 1,000 foreign-language speakers who can help the government in times of war and national emergencies.
In a three-year pilot program, the Defense Department will recruit volunteers and do testing to see whether such a program would work. If successful, a permanent corps could be developed, officials said.
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