Advantages of Language Proficiency in the Military Environment

Abstract Multilingualism describes the fact of using several living languages, understanding them, and mastering their nuances. Languages apprenticeship is long, tedious, but rewarding. Worldwide, 60-75% population speaks at least two languages. To be monolingual to part a minority. For new generations military leaders, speaking languages huge advantage, socially, professionally neurologically. After briefly reviewing some scientific data on advantages bilingual brain, paper discusses how bilingualism positively affects cognitive development as future Army leaders. Indeed, obligation juggle between mother tongue language learned, offers people better control executive functions brain. In other words, faculties attention, memory, reasoning developed by learning are reinforced. This an advantage for leader, who can thus process each piece information more quickly adapt effectively evolution situation in theatre operations, example. Cognitive skills, mental flexibility, ability perform tasks requiring change, monitoring conflict easier army officer.