Foreign Culture Guide

The Foreign Culture Guide app, formerly known as CLREC Navy Global Deployer, is a Ready Relevant Learning tool to help Sailors meet cultural awareness and language familiarization requirements. It offers Sailors and their families detailed information on language, history, geography, people, ethnic groups, religious institutions, and social norms for more than 150 countries and territories. WHAT’S INCLUDED? -- Every Deployment a Global Engagement (EDGE) Courses - Cross-cultural learning to prepare for overseas assignments and interactions with people from foreign countries -- Cultural Orientation Training (COT) Courses – Culture specific video-based training -- Culture Cards – Quick reference guide for each country’s language and culture -- Professional Etiquette Guide – Executive summary of a country’s culture -- Language Guides – Links to online foreign language familiarization -- Language Phrases – Frequently used phrases with audio -- Language Jumpstart Guides – Basic information on each specific language and its grammar Whether you are an experienced traveler returning to a foreign port, a new Sailor going abroad for the first time, or simply interested in learning about other cultures and places, the Foreign Culture Guide app has the resources you need!