09L (pronounced "Oh Nine Lima") is a Military Occupational Specialty in the United States army involving translators/interpreters.
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09L began in February 2003 as a pilot program for recruiting Arabic, Dari Persian, and Pashto speakers. It became an official Military Occupational Specialty in February 2006.
The languages/dialects needed are:
As of 2011 the Army is just recruiting 09L who can speak Pashto languge, due to the end of operations in Iraq the Army has stopped recruiting Arabic speaking 09L.