UTILIZING INTERPERTERS

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UTILIZING INTERPERTERS

• SSG TURNER
• 561 MILITARY POLICE COMPANY

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TASK BE INSTRUCTED ON HOW BEST TO UTILIZE
INTERPERTERSCONDITION GIVEN A CLASSROOM
ENVIROMENT, MOTIVATED SOLDIER, PEN AND
PAPERSTANDARD LEARN HOW TO AFFECTLY UTILIZE
AND COMMUNICATE WITH DOD INTERPERTER, COMPLETE
CHECK ON LEARNING
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AGENDAPART I

• CATEGORIES
• TYPES
• RESPONSIBILITIES
• CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS CONSIDERATIONS
• BEHAVIOR
• OPSEC
• BATTLEFIELD ACQUISTION

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BACKGROUND

• MOST US MILITARY OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED ON
  FOREIGN SOIL AND SERVICE MEMBERS TYPICALLY LACK
  THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE
  LOCAL POPULACE WITHIN THE AREA OF OPERATIONS
  (AO). THE USE OF INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS IS
  OFTEN THE BEST OR ONLY OPTION BUT MUST BE
  CONSIDERED A LESS THAN SATISFACTORY SUBSTITUTE
  FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATION. THEREFORE, THE PRPER
  USE AND SUPERVISION OF INTERPRETERS AND
  TRANSLATORS CAN PLAY A DECISIVE ROLE IN THE
  MISSION.

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CATEGORIES

• CATEGORY I (CAT I) CAT I INTERPRETERS ARE
  USUALLY LOCAL NATIONALS, BUT MAY BE U.S. CITIZENS
  WHO CANNOT BE CLEARED FOR SECURITY. ALL CAT I
  TERPS WILL BE RESCREENED BY CI EVERY SIX MONTHS
  AT A MINIMUM. CAT I TERPS ARE PROFICIENT IN A
  PARTICULAR LANGUAGE AND POSSESS AN ADVANCED
  WORKIN KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH.
• CAT I TERPS MAY BE ALLOWED MEDICAL CARE AND PX
  PRIVILEGES
• CAT I TERPS ARE NOT ALLOWED MILITARY POSTAL
  PRIVILEGES

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CATEGORIES

• CATEGORY II (CAT II) CAT II TERPS ARE U.S.
  CITIZENS (OFTEN CONTRACTOR PROVIDED) WHO HAVE A
  SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE OR ACCESS MEMORANDUM.
• CAT II TERPS ARE PROFICIENT IN A PARTICULAR
  TARGET LANGUAGE AND POSSESS AN ADVANCED WORKING
  KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH
• CAT II TERPS MAY BE AUTHORIZED HOUSING, CHOW,
  MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE, PX PRIVILEGES, MWR, AND
  MILITARY POSTAL SERVICE.

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CATEGORIES

• CATEGORY III (CAT III) CAT III TERPS ARE U.S.
  CITIZENS WHO HAVE A TOP SECRET SECURITY
  CLEARANCE.
• CAT III TERPS ARE PROFICIENT IN A PARTICULAR
  TARGET LANGUAGE AND POSSESS AN ADVANCED WORKING
  KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH
• CAT III TERPS MAY BE AUTHORIZED HOUSING, CHOW,
  MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE, PX PRIVILEGES, MWR, AND
  MILITARY POSTAL SERVICE.

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TYPES OF INTERPRETERS

• CONTRACTOR PROVIDED
• MILITARY LINGUISTS
• UNOFFICIAL

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CONTRACTOR PROVIDED

• ALL CATEGORIES MAY BE CONTRACTOR PROVIDED.
  OCCASIONALLY CAT I TERPS ARE PROVIDED UNDER A
  CONTRACT ADMINISTERED BY A MILITARY ORGANIZATION.
  CAT I TERPS CAN ALSO BE LOCALS HIRED BY UNIT
  FIELD ORDERING OFFICERS OR CONTRACTING OFFICERS
  TO MEET AN IMMEDIATE NEED.

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CONTRACTOR PROVIDED

• UNITS SHOULD BE PROVIDED A CONTRACTOR POC WITHIN
  THE REGION FOR CONTRACTOR PROVIDED TERPS AND
  TRANSLATORS. THE POC CAN ASSIST IN RESOLVING
  ISSUES CONCERNING THE TERPS PERFORMANCE,
  BEHAVIOR, SECURITY ISSUES, PAY, AND REMOVAL
  PROCESS. THESE PERSONNEL DO NOT GOVERN THE
  ACTUAL DAY TO DAY USE OF THE TERPS, HOWEVER, THE
  CONTRACTOR SUPERVISOR SHOULD BE VERY INVOLVED IN
  THE DAY TO DAY USE OF TERPS. THE CONTRACTOR
  PROVIDES A MANAGEMENT TEAM TO MANAGE THE
  CONTRACTOR PROVIDED TERPS.

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MILITARY LINGUISTS

• LINGUISTS ARE MEMBERS OF THE DOD, FORMALLY
  TRAINED IN A LANGUAGE. MILITARY LINGUISTS
  CAPABILITIES RANGE FROM A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF
  THE LANGUAGE TO FLUENCY IN THAT LANGUAGE.
  MILITARY LINGUISTS ARE TESTED AND RECEICE A
  RATING FROM ZERO TO FIVE IN READING, LISTENING,
  AND SPEAKING SKILLS.

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UNOFFICIAL

• UNOFFICIAL TERPS ARE PERSONNEL WITH THE DOD WHO
  ARE SERVING IN SOME OTHER CAPACITY AND ARE
  HERITAGE OR NATIVE SPEAKERS OF A LANGUAGE.
  SUCH PERSONNEL HAVE GENERALLY OBTAINED THEIR
  LANGUAGE SKILLS FROM THEIR FAMILY HERITAGE AND
  CULTURE. SUCH PERSONNEL OFTEN WORK IN OTHER
  SPECIALTIES AND MAY NOT HAVE PROFICIENCY IN
  SPECIFIC LOCAL DIALECTS.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• REMEMBER THAT THE TERPS WORK FOR THE CONTRACTOR
  AND ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT.
  SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WORK
  DEFINED IN THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENTS AND
  CONTRACT.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• IAW THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR
  37.104) UNITS WILL NOT DEIRECTLY COUNSEL OR
  PROVIDE TERPS WITH ANY TYPE OF COUNSELING OR
  EVALUATION.
• UNITS WILL PROVIDE FOR THE TERPS SAFETY AND
  SECURITY. TERPS WILL NOT CARRY WEAPONS OR
  OPERATE MILITARY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• UNITS WILL GENERALLY PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED
  SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE TERPS SERVICES
  INCLUDING NOTEBOOKS AND PENS, COMPUTERS, AND
  OFFICE SPACE.
• UNITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WELCOME NEW TERPS BY
  PROVIDING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THEIR
  RESPONSIBILITIES, AS WELL AS UNIT AND BASE CAMP
  POLICIES.
• UNITS ARE ENCOURAGE TO PROVIDE NBC TRAINING AND
  FORCE PROTECTION TRAINING.

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CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS CONSIDERATIONS

• WHEN SUPPLYING TERPS, UNITS SHOULD BE AWARE OF
  CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES AND LOCAL
  POPULACE SENSITIVITIES TO CERTAIN NATIONALITIES /
  ETHNICITIES.

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BEHAVIOR

• CERTAIN BEHAVIOR PATTERNS OF U.S. AND WESTERN
  NATIONS MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO OTHER CULTURES.
  UNITS CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY USE THE TERPS IF THEY
  IDENTIFY AND AVOID ANY POTENTIAL OFFENSIVE
  BEHAVIORS.

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OPSEC

• TERPS ARE A PRIMARY SECURITY RISK
• ONCE BRIEFED, ISOLATE THE TERP UNTIL THE MISSION
  IS COMPLETE
• TERPS SHOULD REMAIN WITH THE SOLDIER AT ALL TIMES
• TERP SHOULD COMMUNICATE ONLY IN ENGLISH
• TERPS SHOULD NOT ENGATGE IN CONVERSATION WITH
  OTHER LOCALS
• TERPS SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PHONE OR EMAIL
• CAT I AND CAT II TERPS SHOULD HAVE SERPERATE
  LIVING QUARTERS

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ADMIN NOTE

• UNLESS WAR IS FORMALLY DECLARED, CONTRACTORS ARE
  NOT GOVERNED BY THE UCMJ AND MAY FALL UNDER HOST
  NATION LAWS AND PROCEDURES.

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BATTLEFIELD ACQUISTION

• ENSURE THAT UNIT MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THAT SUCH
  INDIVIDUALS HAVE NOT BEEN SCREENED AND MAY HAVE
  OTHER MOTIVES
• KEEP LOCALLY HIRED AND UNSCREENED TERPS AWAY FROM
  WEAPONS, SINSITIVE AREAS, AND CLASSIFIED INFO.
  YOU MAY NOT BE SURE WHOM THIS PERSON TRULY IS
  WORKING FOR
• ASSIGN ARMED ESCORTS TO SUCH TERPS TO PROTECT HIM
  FROM REPRISALS AND PROTECT YOUR FELLOW SOLDIERS
• INSIST THAT TERPS ASK FOR CLARIFICATION IF THEY
  ARE UNSURE OF THE COMMUNICATION. IN SOME
  CULTURES, IT IS EMBARRASSING TO ADMIT THAT YOU DO
  NOT KNOW SOMETHING
• NEVER, NEVER, EVER ALLOW TERPS TO OPERATE ON
  THEIR OWN

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10 MINUTE BREAK
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AGENDAPART II

• CHARACTERISTICS
• ORIENTATION AND TRAINING
• MEETINGS
• BEHAVIORS
• POST MEETING ACTIONS
• OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

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CHARACTERISTICS

• GENDER AND RACE
• GENDER AND RACE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SERIOUSLY
  AFFECT THE MISSION. FOR EXAMPLE, IN PREDOMINANTLY
  MUSLIM COUNTRIES, CULTURAL PROHIBITIONS MAY MAKE
  A FEMALE TERP INEFFECTIVE UNDER CERTAIN
  CIRCUMSTANCES. ADDITIONALLY, ETHNIC DIVISIONS
  MAY LIMIT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A TERP FROM
  OUTSIDE THE TARGET AUDIENCES GROUP. SINCE
  TRADITIONS, VALUES, AND BIASES VARY FROM COUNTRY
  TO COUNTRY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE AWARE OF
  SPECIFIC TABOOS OR CULTURAL NORMS.

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CHARACTERISTICS

• COMPATIBILITY
• THE SERVICE MEMBER AND THE TERP WILL WORK AS A
  TEAM. THE TARGET AUDIENCE WILL BE QUICK TO
  RECOGNIZE PERSONALITY CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE
  SOLDIER AND THE TERP, WHICH CAN UNDERMINE THE
  EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMUNICATION EFFORT. IF
  POSSIBLE, WHEN SELECTING AN INTERPRETER, THE
  SOLDIER SHOULD LOOK FOR COMPATIBLE TRAITS AND
  STRIVE FOR A HARMONIOUS WORKING RELATIONSHIP.

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ORIENTATION AND TRAINING

• ORIENTATION
• EARLY IN THE RELATINSHIP WITH TERPS, THE SOLDIER
  SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE TEDRPS ARE BRIEFED ON
  THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. THE SOLDIER
  SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE TERP UNDERSTANDS THE
  NATURE OF THE DUTIES.

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ORIENTATION AND TRAINING

• ORIENTATION
• THE ORIENTATION SHOULD CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING
• CURRENT TACTICAL SITUATION
• METHOD OF INTERPRETATION TO BE USED
• SIMULTANEOUS TERP LISTENS AND TRANSLATES AT THE
  SAME TIME
• CONSECUTIVE TERP LISTENS THE TRANSLATES
• NEED FOR TERP TO AVOID INJECTING THEIR OWN
  PERSONALITY, IDEAS, OR QUESTIONS INTO THE
  COMMUNICATION

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ORIENTATION AND TRAINING

• TRAINING
• THE SOLDIER MUST UNDERSTAND THAT SOME TERPS,
  BECAUSE OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, MAY ATTEMPT TO
  SAVE FACE BY PURPOSELY CONCEALING THEIR LACK OF
  ENDERSTANDING. THEY MAY ATTEMPT TO TRANSLATE
  WHAT THEY THINK THE SOLDIER SAID OR MEANT WITHOUT
  ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION OF THE STATEMENT.
  BECAUSE THIS CAN RESULT IN MISINFORMATION AND
  CONFUSION, AND IMPACT ON CREDIBILITY THE SOLDIER
  SHOULD LET THE TERP KNOW THAT WHEN IN DOUBT HE
  SHOULD ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS ASK FOR
  CLARIFICATION. THE SOLDERI SHOULD CREATE A SAFE
  ENVIRONMENT FOR CLARIFICATION AS EARLY IN THE
  RELATIONSHIP AS POSSIBLE.

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ORIENTATION AND TRAINING

• TRAINING
• CONSULT WITH YOUR TERPS AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT HE
  / SHE CAN GAIN FAMILIARITY WITH YOUR
• ACCENT
• RATE OF SPEECH
• VOCABULARY
• SENTENCE STRUCTURE

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MEETINGS

• POSITIONING THE TERP
• THE TERP SHOULD BE PHYSICALLY POSITIONED IN A
  SUBORDINATE LOCATION IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE
  SOLDIER. FOR EXAMPLE HAVE THE TERP SIT ALONGSIDE
  AND JUST BEHIND THE SOLDIER. IF STANDING, THE
  TERP SHOULD BE ALONGSIDE AND ONE STEP BEHIND THE
  SOLDIER. THE SOLDIER SHOULD ALWAYS BE IN A
  POSITION TO MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT AND ADDRESS THE
  TARGET AUDIENCE.

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MEETINGS

• EXECUTING THE MEETING
• THE SOLDIER SHOULD ALWAYS TRY TO AVOID
  SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATIONS, THAT IS, BOTH THE
  SOLDIER AND THE TERP TALKING AT THE SAME TIME.
  THE SOLDIER SHOULD SPEAK FOR A MINUTE OR LESS IN
  A NEUTRAL, RELAXED MANNER, DIRECTLY TO THE
  INDIVIDUAL. THE TERP SHOULD WATCH THE SOLDIER
  CAREFULLY AND DURING THE TRANSLATION, MIMIC THE
  SOLDIERS BODY LANGUAGE AS WELL AND INTERPRET THE
  VERBAL MEANING. THE SOLDIER SHOULD OBSERVE THE
  TERP CLOSELY TO DETECT ANY INCONSISTENCIES
  BETWEEN THE TERPS AND HIS OWN MANNERISMS. THE
  SOLDIER SHOULD PROVIDE THE TPER SUFFIVIENT TIME
  TO INTERPRET COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY. THE
  SOLDIER SHOULD PRESENT ONE THOUGHT IN ITS
  INTIRETY AND ALLOW THE TERP TO TRANSLATE.

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MEETINGS

• EXECUTING THE MEETING
• DURING A MEETING, IF QUESTIONS ARE ASKED, THE
  TERP SHOULD IMMEDIATELY TRANSLATE TO THE TARGET
  AUDIENCE. THE TERP SHOULD NEVER TRY TO ANSWER
  THE QUESTION ON HIS OWN, EVEN IF HE KNOWS THE
  CORRECT ANSWER

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MEETINGS

• EXECUTING THE MEETING
• AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP FOR SOLDIERS IN
  COMMUNICATING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IS TO POLISH
  THEIR ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS. THIS IS TRY EVEN
  IF NO ATTEMPT IS MAD E TO LEARN THE INDIGENOUS
  LANGUAGE. THE CLEARER THE SOLDIER SPEAKS IN
  ENGLISH, THE EASIER IT WILL BE TO TRANSLATE.
  OTHER FACOTRS TO CONSIDER IS TO DROP THE USE OF
  SLANG TERMS, SWEAR WORDS OR MILITARY ACRONYMS.

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BEHAVIORS

• UNDERSTANDING THE TARGET POPLULATION IS THE FIRST
  STEP TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. THE FOLLOWING
  FACTORS AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH
  THE TARGET AUDIENCE
• PERCEPTION
• THE INTERNAL REPRESENTATION OF SENSORY INPUT FROM
  SEEING, SMELLIN, HEARING, TASTIN, OR TOUCHING,
  SUCH THAT WE PRODUCE AN INTERNAL REPRESENTATION
  OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD

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BEHAVIORS

• MOTIVATION
• THOSE PHYSIOLOGICAL, COGNITIVE, OR EMOTIONAL
  FACTORS ARISING FROM BIOLOGY, TEMPERAMENT, OR
  LEARNING WHICH DRIVES BEHAVIOR
• ATTITUDE
• CONSISTENT, LEARNED, EMOTIONAL PREDISPOSITIONED
  TO RESPOND IN A PARTICULAR WAY TO A GIVEN OBJECT,
  PERSON, OR SITUATION

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BEHAVIORS

• PREJUDICES
• AN UNFAVORABLE OPINION OR FEELING FORMED
  BEFOREHAND WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE, THOUGHT, OR
  REASON. PREJUDICE IS A BEHAVIOR THAT
• IS LEARNED INDIRECTLY RATHER THAN DIRECTLY FROM
  OBJECTS OF PREJUDICE
• IS HIGHLY EMOTIONAL AS OPPOSED TO RATIONAL
• IS RIGID AND UNLIKELY TO LISTEN TO DIFFERING
  PERSPECTIVES
• IS TYPICALLY NEGATIVE, TENDS TO DEHUMANIZE,
  MISTREAT, OR DISCRIMINATE AGAINST OBJECT OF
  PREJUDICE
• MAY FOLLOW FROM INSTITUTIONAL / CULTURAL OPINIONS
  AND ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY WHERE CONFORMITY TO GROUP
  NORMS ARE HIGHLY VALUED

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BEHAVIORS

• UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURAL ASPECTS OF
  COMMUNICATION IS THE SECOND STEP IN UNDERSTANDING
  THE TARGET AUDIENCE. TO THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND
  THE CULTURE
• STUDY THE CULTURE AND HISTORY
• OBSERVE ALL ASPECTS OF THE CULTURE IF POSSIBLE
• ACCEPT THE CULTURE
• RESPECT THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
• IDENTIFY ANY CULTURAL RESTRICTIONS BEFORE
  MEETING, INSTRUCTING, OR CONFERRING WITH
  PARTICULAR FOREIGN NATIONALS

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BEHAVIORS

• NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION IS AN IUMPORTANT ASPECT
  OF THE COMMUNICATION PRECESS. USER AND TERP MUST
  PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING NONVERBAL ACTIONS
• COMMUNICATION SETTING
• PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
• DRESS
• PERSONAL SPACE
• LEVEL OF INTIMACY
• EMOTIONAL STATE
• TYPE OF INTERACTION CONFRONTATIONAL,
  COOPERATIVE, COMPETITIVE, FRIENDLY, OR
  TERRITORIALITY
• VOCAL CUES
• EYE CONTACT AND EYE MOVEMENT
• GESTURES AND POSTURE
• TOUCHING
• FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

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BEHAVIORS

• COLLOQUIALISMS, HUMOR, ACRONYMS AND JARGON
• COLLOQUIALISMS TEND TO CONFUSE AND WASTE VALUABLE
  TIME
• BE CAUTIOUS OF USING AMERCAN HUMOR. CULTURAL AND
  LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES CAN LEAD TO
  MISINTERPRETATIONS BY FOREIGNERS. DETERMINE
  EARLY ON WHAT THE TERP FINDS EASIEST TO
  UNDERSTAND AND TRANSLATE MEANINGFULLY

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BEHAVIORS

• AVOID USING ACRONYMS IF POSSIBLE. ADDRESS ANY
  ACRONMYS BEING USED WITH YOUR TERP BEFORE MEETING
• JARGON IS LANGUAGE USED BY ONLY A SPECIFIC GROUP
  OR OCCUPATION AND SHOULD BE CLEARED WITH THE TERP
  PRIOR TO THE MEETING

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BEHAVIORS

• THE SOLDIER SHOULD
• POSITION THE TERP SO AS TO KEEP THE SUBJECT OR
  AUDIENCE FROM SHIFTING THEIR ATTENTION TO FROM
  THE SOLDIER TO THE TERP
• ALWAYS LOOK AT THE TARGET AUDIENCE WHEN SPEAKING,
  FIGHT THE URGE TO LOOK AT THE TERP WHILE SPEAKING
• SPEAK SLOWLY AND CONCISE, AND REPEAT AS MANY
  TIMES AS NEEDED

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BEHAVIORS

• SPEAK TO THE TARGET AUDIENCE AS IF THEY
  UNDERSTAND ENGLISH. USE HAND GESTURES AND SPEAK
  WITH MOTIVATION AS THIS IS A SORT OF NONVERBAL
  COMMUNICATION
• PERIODICALLY CHECK THE TERPS ACCURACY,
  CONSISTENCY, AND CLARITY
• HAVE THE TARGET AUDIENCE BACK BRIEF THE SOLDIER
  PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE THAT THE MESSAGE IS BEING
  TRANSLATED IN THE PROPER MANNER
• DO NOT ADDRESS THE TARGET AUDIENCE AS HIM, THEM,
  HER, THEY OR ANY THIRD PERSON VERBAGE. INSTEAD,
  USE YOU, ME, I AND OTHER FIRST PERSON NARRATIVES
• MAKE THE TERP FEEL AS THOUGH HE IS A VALUEABLE
  MEMBER OF THE TEAM GIVE THE TERP RECOGNITION

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BEHAVIORS

• KEEP THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION AS SIMPLE AS
  POSSIBLE
• USE SHORT SENTENCES AND SIMPLE WORDS THAT EASY TO
  TRANSLATE
• AVOID IDOMATIC ENGLISH
• AVOID TENDENCY TOWARD FLOWERY LANGUAGE
• AVOID SLANG TERMS
• ASSUME THAT LESS THAN 100 OF YOUR MESSAGE IS
  GETTING ACROSS. LIKEWISE ASSUME THAT YOU ARE
  GETTING LESS THAN 100 OF THE TARGET AUDIENCES
  COMMUNICATION

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BEHAVIORS

• THE SOLDIER SHOULD NOT
• ADDRESS THE SUBJECT IN THE THIRD PERSON
  THROUGHOUT THE INTERPRETATION
• MAKE SIDE COMMENTS TO THE TERP THAT ARE NOT
  TRANSLATED
• BE A DISTRACTION THILE THE TERP IS TRANSLATING
  AND THE SUBJECT IS LISTENING

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10 MINUTE BREAK
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POST MEETING ACTIONS

• VERIFY INFORMATION
• CONFIRM WITH YOUR TERP THAT WHAT YOU HEARD WAS
  WHAT WAS MEANT. WAS THE QUESTION STATED
  CORRECTLY?
• IDENTIFY DISAGREEMENTS
• IDENTIFY MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND PREPARE A WAY TO
  RESOLVE THOSE AT THE NEXT MEETING
• PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON TERP PERFORMANCE
• PREPARE FOR NEXT MEETING WHILE THE INFO IS STILL
  FRESH

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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• GENDER
• ETHNICITY
• WEAR OF UNIFORMS
• THERE IS NOT A STANDARD AS TO WHETHER TERPS HAVE
  TO WEAR A MILITARY UNIFORM TAKE THESE
  CONSIDERATIONS INTO THOUGHT
• ADVANTAGES
• BUILDS A SENSE OF BELONGING WITH THE SOLDIERS IN
  THE UNIT
• TERP FORCE PROTECTION INCREASES
• MILITARY FORCES ABLE TO IDENTIFY TERP AS A
  FRIENDLY FORCE

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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• DISADVANTAGES
• MAY LOWER LOCAL POPULACE RECEPTIVENESS TO
  INTERPRETER
• TERP LESS ABLE TO BLEND IN WITH LOCALS
• MAY INCITE OVERT HOSTILITY TOWARDS TERP
• THINGS TO REMEMBER
• TERPS SHOULD MIRROR THE TONE AND PERSONALITY OF
  THE USER
• TERPS SHOULD NOT INTERJECT THEIR OWN QUESTIONS OR
  PERSONALITY

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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• TERPS SHOULD INFORM THE USER IF THEY NOTICE ANY
  INCONSISTENCIES OR PECULIARITIES FORM SOURCES
• PERIODICALLY CHECK WITH YOUR TERP TO ENSURE THAT
  HE OR SHE
• UNDERSTAND CONCEPTS
• IS COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY WITH YOUR COUNTERPART

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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• PRIOR TO THE MEETING, INSIST THAT THE TERP
• SPEAK IN THE FIRST PERSON
• REMAIN IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE USER
• CARRY A NOTEPAD AND TAKE NOTES AS NEEDED
• ASK QUESTIONS WHEN CLEAR OF A TERM, CONCEPT, OR
  ACRONYM
• PREJECT CLEARLY AND MIRROR BOTH YOUR VOCAL
  STESSES AND OVERALL TONE

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• QUESTIONS