Note: The following text is a quote: Officials Plan Cross-cultural Competence Training By Gerry J. Gilmore American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2009 – Defense Department officials are developing a new training program that will teach military members and civilians how to be culturally competent and aware when interacting with people from different lands, a senior official told reporters here today. Cross-cultural competence is “something that we want to bring to the department as a critical piece of training that we think needs to be incorporated into our overall training establishment,” Gail H. McGinn, deputy undersecretary of defense for...