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**Screw_The_Nut** · 01-05-2012, 16:42

Originally Posted by Glad_its_all_over

Good point. Mandarin is very useful in Africa, if only to know what the little bastards are saying about you while they're taking your pants down and raping you (in a business context, versteht sich).

Give it another 10 years, Mandarin will be the official tongue of sub-saharan Africa. Empire building... what.. eh?

**Boumer** · 01-05-2012, 16:52

Originally Posted by Screw_The_Nut

Give it another 10 years, Mandarin will be the official tongue of sub-saharan Africa. Empire building... what.. eh?

Subhan'allah!

That such a thing should happen!

Is is said the Prophet said "Seek knowledge though it be in China", how ironic can you get!

**Negligent-Discharge** · 01-05-2012, 17:01

I haven't read all the posts, but may I suggest Scouse as a language to be used by Int. Corps.? The Septics used some sort of Navajo in WWII with the Japs being very confused. Nobody understands Scouse so why NOT?

**Boumer** · 01-05-2012, 22:26

Originally Posted by Negligent-Discharge

I haven't read all the posts, but may I suggest Scouse as a language to be used by Int. Corps.? The Septics used some sort of Navajo in WWII with the Japs being very confused. Nobody understands Scouse so why NOT?

RWF used their Welsh speakers to avoid local SIGINT capablility in FRY.

Can't remember when that was, it was "Go Dragon's Teeth" or something like that.

Of course, you have to make sure they were all Goggs otherwise no one would understand them......

**Brotherton Lad** · 01-05-2012, 22:32

Originally Posted by Boumer

RWF used their Welsh speakers to avoid local SIGINT capablility in FRY.

Can't remember when that was, it was "Go Dragon's Teeth" or something like that.

Of course, you have to make sure they were all Goggs otherwise no one would understand them......

Scouse wouldn't have been secure in Bosnia. We met at least one fighting on the Croat side.

**CRmeansCeilingReached** · 02-05-2012, 08:13

Originally Posted by Boumer

RWF used their Welsh speakers to avoid local SIGINT capablility in FRY.

Can't remember when that was, it was "Go Dragon's Teeth" or something like that.

spring / summer of '95, esp. around the Gorazde enclave IIRC.

**yukikashima** · 02-05-2012, 09:31

Forgive my ignorance but, would the army fund you to learn another language?

**Brotherton Lad** · 02-05-2012, 09:36

Originally Posted by yukikashima

Forgive my ignorance but, would the army fund you to learn another language?

Definitely if it's needed for a posting. You can also apply to do shorter courses if you can get off work.

Courses range from a 5 day basic (Hello, where is the bus station? sort of thing), to 4 week colloquial through linguist to 18 month interpreter level (or, at least, in my day they did).

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Ab...Exercises/DSL/

**eodmatt** · 02-05-2012, 09:38

Originally Posted by Negligent-Discharge

I haven't read all the posts, but may I suggest Scouse as a language to be used by Int. Corps.? The Septics used some sort of Navajo in WWII with the Japs being very confused. Nobody understands Scouse so why NOT?

Better off with Jockingese.

**yukikashima** · 02-05-2012, 10:12

Originally Posted by Brotherton Lad

Definitely if it's needed for a posting. You can also apply to do shorter courses if you can get off work.

Courses range from a 5 day basic (Hello, where is the bus station? sort of thing), to 4 week colloquial through linguist to 18 month interpreter level (or, at least, in my day they did).

Ministry of Defence | About Defence | What we do | Training and Exercises | DSL | Defence School of Languages, Beaconsfield (DSL)

Call me a geek but that is dead exciting! I've always wanted to get another language under my belt. Thank you