Generolo Jono Žemaičio Lietuvos karo akademija

English serves as the primary operational language of NATO, with proficiency assessed through the STANAG 6001 examination. This study analyses 240 authentic texts produced during the STANAG 6001 Level 2 writing examination at the University of Defence using corpus-based error analysis. Results indicate that failure to achieve Level 2 is mainly caused by systematic morphosyntactic errors and omission of obligatory language elements. Level 2 texts demonstrate greater grammatical accuracy and complexity, with implications for targeted English language instruction in military higher education.

Foreign language competences for the military personnel of Lithuania and NATO are essential in sustaining National Security of the alliance especially by effectively performing their military duties that include not only specific military art but also administrative and managemental. The Military Academy of Lithuania is a unique higher educational institution that prepares specialists in administration, management, and other fields. Therefore, being a cadet of the Academy, he/she acquires all the necessary competences to obtain proficiency in these fields. However, the cadets of the Academy considerably need foreign language competences so that they could actively, successfully, and professionally conduct their duties not only locally but also participating internationally in various military organizations and missions. Thus, in many cases military’s success in multinational operations very often depends on soldiers’ ability to communicate and express themselves in English or any other foreign language. In this “global village” it is practically inconceivable to make career without the knowledge of the English or any other foreign language. Thus, the aim of the research is to analyze the role of foreign language competencies acquired at the Lithuanian Military Academy where cadets obtain qualifications and foreign language competences needed for successful career making, National and International security. Therefore, the objective of the research is how theoretically and practically resolve the issue of developing new linguistic competences in foreign languages necessary for MAL cadets through analyses of the results of the questionnaire.