ALARACT 065/2009 FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS (FLPB) PROGRAM
CHANGES, DTG 102128Z MAR 09. The Acting Under Secretary of Defense approved changes to
the current language lists for FLPB. The effective date of the change is 12 Mar 09. See the
message for specifics.
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SUBJECT: FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS (FLPB) PROGRAM CHANGES
A. TITLE 37, UNITED STATES CODE, SEC 316.
B. NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA) FOR FY 2005.
C. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION (DODI) 7280.3, FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY
BONUS (FLPB) DATED 20 AUGUST 2007.
D. ARMY REGULATION 11-6, ARMY FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM, DATED 14 DECEMBER
2007.
E. MILPER MSG NR 08-114, SUBJ: FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS (FLPB)
REVISION, EFFECTIVE 25 APRIL 2008.
1. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL CDRS AND FINANCE AND
ACCOUNTING OFFICES (FAO). FLPB CANDIDATES, SERVICING PERSONNEL OFFICES, AND
FINANCE OPERATING AGENCIES MUST REFERENCE AR 11-6 AND MILPER MESSAGE 08-114
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS MESSAGE TO ENSURE FULL COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION
AND STATUTE.
2. THE ACTING UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE APPROVED CHANGES TO THE CURRENT
LANGUAGE LISTS FOR FLPB. THE FOLLOWING TABLE SUPERSEDES THE LANGUAGE
PAYMENT LISTS, TABLE 6-3 REFERENCED IN PARAGRAPH E ABOVE. THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THE CHANGE IS 12 MARCH 2009.
TABLE 6-3 LANGUAGE PAYMENT LISTS (THIS TABLE SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS
PAYMENT
LISTS)
PAYMENT LIST “A” (IMMEDIATE INVESTMENT LANGUAGES)
LANGUAGE NOTES DIALECT CODE
DIALECTS OF ARABIC SEE NOTE #1 AD/AE/AP/DG/DH
DIALECTS OF CHINESE SEE NOTE #2 CC/CM
FRENCH SEE NOTE #13 FR
LANGUAGES OF INDIA SEE NOTE #3 HJ/PJ/TC/TE
LANGUAGES OF INDONESIA SEE NOTE #4 JN/JV
JAPANESE NONE JA
KOREAN NONE KP
DIALECTS OF PERSIAN SEE NOTE #5 PG/PF
DIALECTS OF PORTUGUESE SEE NOTE #6 & #13 PQ/PT
DIALECTS OF PUSHTU SEE NOTE #7 PU/PV/PW
RUSSIAN SEE NOTE #13 RU
SPANISH SEE NOTE #13 QB
TURKIC LANGUAGES SEE NOTE #8 TU/UB
URDU NONE UR
PAYMENT LIST “B” (STRONGHOLD LANGUAGES)
LANGUAGE NOTES DIALECT CODE
AZERI / AZERBAIJANI NONE AX
BENGALI NONE BN
CAMBODIAN-KHMER NONE CA
CZECH NONE CX
GEORGIAN NONE GG
HEBREW NONE HE
KAZAKH NONE KE
DIALECTS OF KURDISH SEE NOTE #9 KU, XK, XS
LANGUAGES OF AFRICA SEE NOTE #10 HS/JB/SM/SW/YQ
MALAY NONE ML
SERBO-CROATIAN NONE SC
DIALECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES SEE NOTE #11 JL/TA/VB
THAI NONE TH
UZBEK NONE UX
DIALECTS OF VIETNAMESE SEE NOTE #12 VC/VN/VS
ARMY SELECTED LANGUAGES FOR PAYMENT LIST ?B?
LANGUAGE NOTES DIALECT CODE
ALBANIAN NONE AB
KYRGHZ NONE KM
TAJIK NONE TB
PAYMENT LIST “C”
LANGUAGE NOTES DIALECT CODE
AMHARIC NONE AC
ARMENIAN NONE AR
CHECHEN NONE CK
HAITIAN-CREOLE NONE HC
KIKONGO NONE KG
LINGALA NONE LJ
TIGRINYA NONE TL
NOTE:
1. INCLUDES ONLY MODERN STANDARD ARABIC, ALGERIAN, EGYPTIAN, GULF (IRAQI), AND
LEVANTINE DIALECTS.
2. INCLUDES ONLY MANDARIN AND CANTONESE DIALECTS.
3. INCLUDES ONLY HINDI, PUNJABI, TAMIL, AND TELUGU.
4. INCLUDES ONLY INDONESIAN AND JAVANESE.
5. PERSIAN-AFGHAN (DARI) AND PERSIAN-IRANIAN (FARSI) ARE NOW COUNTED AS
DIALECTS
OF THE PERSIAN LANGUAGE. SOLDIERS MAY ONLY BE PAID FLPB FOR ONE OF THE
DIALECTS.
6. INCLUDES BRAZILIAN AND EUROPEAN DIALECTS.
7. INCLUDES ALL PUSHTU DIALECTS.
8. INCLUDES ONLY TURKISH AND TURKMEN.
9. INCLUDES KURDISH, KURMANJI, AND SORANI DIALECTS.
10. INCLUDES ONLY HAUSA, IGBO, SOMALI, SWAHILI AND YORUBA.
11. INCLUDES TAGALOG, CEBUANO AND ILOCANO. DIALECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES ARE
PAID
AT THE PAYMENT LIST "A" RATE. SOLDIERS MAY ONLY BE PAID FLPB FOR ONE OF THE
DIALECTS.
12. INCLUDES VIETNAMESE-CENTRAL, VIETNAMESE-HANOI, AND VIETNAMESE-SAIGON
DIALECTS.
13. DOMINANT LANGUAGES. ONLY THE FOLLOWING THREE EXCEPTIONS ALLOW FOR
ENTITLEMENT
OF FLPB FOR SOLDIERS WHO ARE PROFICIENT IN A DOMINANT LANGUAGE:
(1) SOLDIERS WHO HAVE A LANGUAGE DEPENDANT MOS OR SPECIALTY AND THEIR
CONTROL
LANGUAGE (CLANG)/PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS THAT PARTICULAR DOMINANT LANGUAGE.
(2) SOLDIERS WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO A LANGUAGE CODED BILLET THAT REQUIRES THAT
PARTICULAR DOMINANT LANGUAGE AND THEY ARE PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF THAT
POSITION.
(3) SOLDIERS WHO ARE ATTENDING OR INSTRUCTING AT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
EDUCATION
(PME) OR EQUIVALENT COURSES, OTHER THAN INITIAL TRAINING, CONDUCTED IN THAT
DOMINANT LANGUAGE.
(A) ARMY SELECTED LANGUAGES FOR PAYMENT LIST “B” LISTED IN THE PAYMENT TABLE
ABOVE WILL BE PAID AT THE PAYMENT LIST “B” (STRONGHOLD LANGUAGES) RATE.
(B) SOLDIERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING FLPB FOR A LANGUAGE THAT IS NO
LONGER
ON THE LANGUAGE PAYMENT LIST WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE ENTITLEMENT FOR THAT
LANGUAGE UNTIL THEIR CURRENT CERTIFICATION EXPIRES, WHICH TERMINATES THEIR
FLPB.
(C) TESTING AVAILABILITY IS LIMITED IN SOME LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS.
DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT), DEFENSE LANGUAGE READING
PROFICIENCY
TEST (DLRPT), AND/OR ORAL PROFICIENCY INTERVIEW (OPI?S) MAY NOT BE OFFERED
FOR
EVERY LANGUAGE AND DIALECT ON THE LANGUAGE PAYMENT LISTS AND/OR DOD
OTHER
APPROVED LANGUAGE LIST. IF NO TEST METHOD IS AVAILABLE, THE ARMY WILL NOT
AUTHORIZE FLPB IN THAT LANGUAGE.
(D) SOLDIERS CAN ONLY BE PAID FOR ONE DIALECT OF A LANGUAGE. FOR EXAMPLE, A
SOLDIER IS PROFICIENT IN BOTH CHINESE DIALECTS (MANDARIN AND CANTONESE), THE
SOLDIER WILL ONLY BE PAID FOR ONE DIALECT.
(E) SOLDIERS WHO TEST AND QUALIFY FOR MULTIPLE LANGUAGES OF A COUNTRY,
REGION OR
CONTINENT LISTED ON PAYMENT LIST “A” AND “B”, CAN BE PAID FOR ALL LANGUAGES
LISTED. FOR EXAMPLE, A SOLDIER WHO IS PROFICIENT IN HINDI AND PUNJABI MAY BE
PAID FOR BOTH LANGUAGES. THIS APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING: LANGUAGES OF AFRICA,
LANGUAGES OF INDIA, LANGUAGES OF INDONESIA, AND TURKIC LANGUAGES. THE
MONTHLY AMOUNT FOR MULTIPLE LANGUAGES MAY NOT EXCEED $1000.
3. NO CHANGE TO ANNEX B, DOD OTHER APPROVED LANGUAGE LIST, WHICH IS POSTED
ON
THE LINGUIST KNOWLEDGE NETWORK ON THE ARMY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE
(AKO) (HTTPS://WWW.US.ARMY.MIL/SUITE/PAGE/1790065).
4. COMPENSATION/ENTITLEMENT, G1 POC ON POLICY ISSUES CONTAINED IN THIS
MESSAGE: MS. KHAIR, JANE.F.KHAIR@US.ARMY.MIL, (703) 692-6888 (DSN:
222); FLPB PROGRAM POLICY/ELIGIBILITY POC, HUMAN RESOURCES COMMAND (HRC),
INCENTIVE PAY BRANCH, HRCFLPB@CONUS.ARMY.MIL, (703) 325-4169 (DSN: 221).
5. EXPIRATION CANNOT BE DETERMINED.