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Monday, June 13, 2011

Royal Navy pilots forced to learn French

Charles de GaulleThe Naval aviators are training with the French, whose jets they may have to use while they await the arrival of the new Joint Strike Fighters, which are unlikely to be delivered before 2020.

The first five of 30 Royal Navy pilots have begun French language training at the defence college in Paris before they join the carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, where they will fly Rafale jets.

They will spend 16 weeks studying French so that they are able to communicate with their colleagues on board the vessel.

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1 comment:

  1. Patto14/6/11 08:10

    regrets to the poor blogger; there is nothing in the linked piece about anyone being "forced" to learn any language. Most educated people in the world speak more than their native language

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