Archive Record

Metadata

Collection

1988 Annual Command History Collection

Object ID

RG 21.13-02

Accession Number

RG 21.13

Title

1988 Annual Command History Collection

Year Range from

1989

Year Range to

1992

Creator

Command History Office

Scope & Content

This box of the 1988 Annual Command History contains records regarding chapters one through five.

Input for chapter one includes summary reports from the Defense Foreign Language Program (DFLP) General Officer Steering Committee (GOSC). Highlights of the report include, the negative growth of the Army budget during FY89, the issuing of the cryptologic linguist final learning objectives (FLO's), increased instructor-to-section ratio, management of the Military Language Instructor program (MLIP), and development of a core curriculum.

Also included in chapter one is information regarding the Defense Advanced Language and Area Studies Program (DALASP) and Department of the Army Foreign Language Program (DAFLP). It describes the program, training and academic studies available, outlines application and management procedures, and expands the field of eligible participants.

Chapter one also includes the assessment of foreign language resources in the intelligence community, and current issues. Current issues include team teaching, the new personnel system, graduation standards, military vocabulary, military language instructors, construction program, funding, language proficiency pay, and language requirements.

Chapter two contains information regarding the management of DLIFLC. One item discussed in The Presidian is the new personnel system (NPS), which was not supported by employees because it affected their faculty, working conditions, and salary. Numerous significant activities reports are included, "significant activities" include OSD coordination concerning the NPS, and TRADOC acceptance of the DLIFLC reclama to 1988 manpower survey. Other items discussed include the support to the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, criminal investigation against Army Col. Todd Robert Poch (commandant of the DLI), command transition survey, TDA report, and the Bureau for international language coordination (BILC) 1988 conference report.

Chapter three includes information regarding teaching at DLIFLC. Included is a list of DLI professional publications, status of Cryptologic FLO (final learning objectives) implementation, mentor positions, and memo's and reports regarding the Foreign Language Learning System. Also included is a draft of legislation to ament title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Defense Language Institute to adopt personnel practices for civilian faculty members similar to those used at comparable Federal educational institutions.

Chapter four includes information regarding students at DLIFLC. Included is information regarding student incidents (AWOL, alcohol, drug, etc), HIV testing, student remediation, and staff member dependents who want to enroll in classes. Also included in the Chapter 3 folder is comments on the Jun 1990 draft of the 1988 DLI Command History.

Chapter five includes information regarding support of the DLIFLC. Included is the historical report of the protocol office, facilities branch, and other historical summaries. The facilities branch historical summary documents the reallocation of DLI office space, construction of the logistic warehouse complex, construction of the physical fitness center, academic library, enlisted recreation center, dining facility, and military personnel center. Also discussed is the closing of the Spanish & German Department at the San Francisco Branch, and the first Training Instructor (Intern) Program. Information regarding water conservation, and DLI Information Systems Plan (ISP) initiation. The multi-year Affirmation Employment Program Plan from 1988-1992 is also included.

The date of these records is 1987-1990.

People

Todd Robert Poch

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