1 Introduction

The paper explores the importance of military foreign language proficiency in international military struggles, emphasizing its crucial role in both foreign and non war military operations. The article points out that military foreign language proficiency is the key to enhancing a country's military soft power and combat effectiveness, and is crucial for the military to effectively fulfill its mission. The study analyzed the current situation of foreign language capability construction in China's military, including resource base, planning and management, training system, and reflected on the existing problems from the aspects of top-level strategy, management system, training system, technical support, etc., and proposed improvement measures.

The connotation of military foreign language proficiency

In depth exploration of the connotation of military foreign language proficiency, including military foreign language proficiency and military foreign language proficiency. Wen Qiufang and Su Jing (2011) proposed that the types and quantities of foreign language resources in the military are constituent elements, and divided them into potential, present, and future capabilities. Zhang Tianwei (2013) distinguished between military foreign language proficiency and military foreign language proficiency. Ma Xiaolei and Pang Chaowei (2019) defined the military's foreign language proficiency from four dimensions: strategy, tasks, resources, and management. The cultivation of foreign language proficiency in foreign armies, especially the experience of the United States, has attracted attention from the domestic academic community. The US military has developed a language strategic plan based on the Defense Language Transformation Roadmap, emphasizing language proficiency, regional knowledge, target country culture, and cross-cultural communication skills. Li Hongqian and Zhou Dajun (2019) proposed that language proficiency in foreign-related military operations consists of four modules: language skills, cross-cultural communication skills, language practice experience, and military professional knowledge. Military foreign language proficiency is the comprehensive ability of the military to use foreign languages to perform military functions, while military foreign language proficiency is the ability of individual members to learn and use foreign languages to serve foreign-related military tasks, including language proficiency, cross-cultural communication skills, regional knowledge, and military professional knowledge.

The current situation of military foreign language capability construction in our army

The resource foundation for the construction of military foreign language capabilities includes foreign language ontology resources, foreign language human resources, and foreign language derived resources. Foreign language ontology resources cover both universal and non universal foreign language types, mainly composed of military foreign language resources and national foreign language resources. Foreign language human resources are mainly distributed in military academies, branch research institutes, technical service units, foreign military research units, and foreign affairs management departments. Foreign language derived resources include dictionaries, textbooks, corpora, etc. The military has compiled and published multiple military professional dictionaries and textbooks, and established multiple foreign language corpora.

The Problems and Countermeasures of Building Military Foreign Language Capability in Our Army

Our military's foreign language capability building has achieved initial results in serving the military's external exchanges and preparing for war, but there are systemic problems in top-level strategy, capability development, management system, and technical support. To enhance military foreign language proficiency, it is necessary to establish a strategic system, formulate medium - and long-term plans, and improve regulations and policies; Establish a scientific and efficient management system, form a vertical management structure, improve the management of foreign language talents, and establish a national defense mobilization mechanism; Improve the training system, establish a pre service and post service training system, and strengthen military professional and regional cultural competence training; Strengthen language technology support, increase research and development investment, promote technological innovation, and develop practical language learning and application products.