Skilled Sergeant

" Sergeant Kelly Carlin has a nighttime meeting we have an Iraqi Army unit at camp matter in southeastern Iraq. Is -- 25 year old from Houston explains tonight's game plan in Arabic. "

" Sound like -- From. The format -- plan that is that I am proud -- again I -- learn Arabic so. -- setting with a friend and I think that Baghdad for about six months stunning brand we're reading writing -- my pronunciation. Senator and it would stated. Panic."

" The military has a shortage of Arabic speakers and -- qualified for army language programs and -- the cabinet -- That she chose to learn Arabic on her own instead of sitting in language -- she wanted the adventure of a truck driving job."

" Dep -- that heavy equipment transporter. Katz forty Wales and we get calls that at 3 in the morning it got down aircrafts down tanks in Vienna I'll I hear any sad as sometimes. So wedding in any event this."

" This deployment Carlin serves as a go between for joint US Iraqi patrols. And manages a staff of civilian interpreter -- her -- in dealing with a male soldiers may be a byproduct of growing up with three Brothers in Texas. Her drive to excel goes far beyond language. She's a pathfinder part of an exclusive unit that sets up aircraft drop zones skydiving is a hobby. A certified fitness trainer she needs exercise classes on the base and she's also a champion ballroom dancer. Happily married to another soldier Sargent Carlin is now working to -- a college degree in French and Arabic. Languages are her passion but she says it's being a soldier that has changed her life."

" It is you're feeling of of pride to know that in have to join -- come but you feel like you're actually doing some important working hard splitting. Kind of -- Educating your kids you know at camp -- Melanie Wilkes Fox News."