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Vol. 15 · No. 132 · Wednesday, 4 November 2026

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Military hiring linguists to translate military instructions

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MONTEREY, Calif. — The Defense Language Institute is teaching its first class of linguists to understand military instructions and regulations, sources report.

“This is the first time we’ve created a formal course to teach native English speakers how to read and write Regulation,” said school commander, Col. Phil Deppert. “It may be the toughest challenge we’ve ever faced. Translating Regulation has always been an art, not a science.”

The DLI has stepped up recruitment to meet their Regulation speaker quotas,and so far have signed dozens of the hugest nerds.

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