European and Latin American Language School
he European and Latin American (ELA) Language School is responsible for teaching Spanish and Russian
to the four military services and Coast Guard. We also teach languages to civilian students from the
Department of Defense and from other U.S. government agencies such as the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. The school also trains employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Law
Enforcement Agency. ELA conducts resident foreign language training in Spanish for the duration of 25
weeks. The length of the Russian resident program is 47 weeks.
Intermediate, Advanced, Sustainment, and Refresher courses are taught under the supervision of the
Continuing Education department, located at Ft. Ord, Seaside, CA.
To contact this school, call (831) 242-5240, DSN: 768