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MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/FY2024 MARINE CORPS LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AND
COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS//
REF A/FY2024 DOD COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
MEMORANDUM//
REF B/FY2024 DOD LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
MEMORANDUM//
NARR/REF A, DATED 9 DECEMBER 2024, PROVIDES DOD GUIDANCE FOR SERVICE
PROGRAM MANAGER NOMINATIONS OF COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS TO THE
DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER TO RECOGNIZE
OUTSTANDING COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. REF B, DATED 6 DECEMBER 2024,
PROVIDES DOD GUIDANCE FOR SERVICE PROGRAM MANAGER NOMINATIONS OF
LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS TO THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN
LANGUAGE CENTER TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS.
POC/I. G. GEBHART/GYSGT/MCFLP, DC I/EMAIL: 
FOREIGNLANGUAGEPROGRAM@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  Per the references, this MARADMIN
solicits nominations for Fiscal Year 2024 Marine Corps Language
Professional of the Year (LPoY) and the Marine Corps Command
Language Program of the Year (CLPoY).
2.  Background.  The LPoY and CLPoY awards recognize the
contributions of Marine Corps language professional and language
capable Marines and Command Language Programs (CLPs) during FY24.
The Marine LPoY and CLPoY winners will also be the Marine Corps
nominees for Department of Defense (DoD) LPoY and CLPoY.  The DoD
LPoY and CLPoY boards will occur at the Defense Language
Institute-Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), Monterey, CA during
July 2025.
3.  Execution.  LPoY and CLPoY nomination packages from the FMF
require endorsement from the first O-6 in the nominee’s chain of
command.  An awards board comprised of a diverse panel of language
professionals within DC I will convene during June 2025 to review
nominations and select winners.
3.a. Marine Corps Language Professional of the Year (LPoY).
3.a.1. The Marine Corps LPoY award is designed to identify and
recognize outstanding Marine language professionals and their
accomplishments as well as highlight the critical role that Marine
linguists play in supporting the warfighter mission.  LPoY 
nominations are open to active-duty and reserve Marines who meet
the criteria below and whose linguistic knowledge and abilities 
provided outstanding support directly to operating forces.  Marines
from any MOS who meet the criteria are eligible and encouraged to
apply.  Eligibility for this award is as follows:
3.a.1.a. Nominees must be in grade E-6 or below and a member of the
active or reserve component.
3.a.1.b. Nominees must have certified language proficiency of
Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) level 2 or higher on at least
two modalities (listening, reading, speaking) via the Defense
Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) or Oral Proficiency Interview
(OPI).
3.a.1.c. Nominees must meet Marine Corps height, weight and physical
fitness standards.
3.a.2. Nominations for Marine LPOY must be unclassified and received
by HQMC Intelligence Division NLT 16 May 2025.  Nominee’s actions
must have taken place from 1 October 2023 – 30 September 2024.
Actions outside this date range will not be considered.  Packages
must include: 
3.a.2.a. Unit Commander nomination memorandum, endorsed by
subsequent members of the chain of command.  The memoranda should
detail the nominee’s accomplishments and contributions to the
mission as well as to the Command Language Program.  The nomination
will specifically address the criteria that qualify the candidate
for this esteemed award.
3.a.2.b. A copy of the nominee's current Foreign Language
Proficiency 118 remarks, Basic Training Record (BTR), or similar
official documentation of FY24 DLPT scores for each language tested.
Test scores not valid during FY24 will not be considered.
3.a.2.c. An essay (not a research paper -- footnotes/references are
not required) by the nominee, not to exceed five double-spaced
typewritten pages, 11 point Arial font, addressing the following
topic: "Describe a strategy to train and sustain military language
professionals in your organization to a proficiency level of 3/3 or
higher in their assigned language within the first ten years of
their careers."
3.a.3. Submission guidelines, package template, and previous example
packages can be found at https:(slash)(slash)go.intelink.gov/FLP or
by emailing the Foreign Language Program organizational mailbox
(foreignlanguageprogram@usmc.mil).
3.b. Marine Corps Command Language Program of the Year (CLPoY).
3.b.1. The Command Language Program (CLP) of the Year competition is
designed to recognize outstanding CLPs, and to reward them for their
accomplishments.  CLPoY nominations are open to any command wishing
to recognize outstanding CLPs for accomplishments during FY24.
3.b.2. CLPoY nomination packages must be unclassified, shall not
exceed 12 pages, and must be received by HQMC Intelligence Division
NLT 16 May 2025.  Nominee’s actions must have taken place from 1
October 2023 – 30 September 2024.  Actions outside this date range
will not be considered.
3.b.3. Packages must include the following information and adhere to
the nomination package template:
3.b.3.a. Commander's Description of the Unit’s Program.
3.b.3.b. Command Language Program Council.
3.b.3.c. Regulatory Guidance.
3.b.3.d. Linguist Database and Record Keeping.
3.b.3.e. Training Resources.
3.b.3.f. Instructional Methodology and DLPT Results.
3.b.3.g. Training Opportunities.
3.b.3.h. Program Evaluation.
3.b.3.i. Linguist Retention and Incentives.
3.b.3.j. Marketing the Command Language Program.
3.b.3.k. The Command Language Program Manager.
3.b.4. The basic document which will be used to evaluate the
nominations and the CLPs, is DLIFLC Pam 351-1, Evaluation Guidelines
for DoD Command Language Programs, 28 November 1995. A copy of this
document, the package template, and previous example packages can be
found at https:(slash)(slash)go.intelink.gov/FLP or by emailing the 
Foreign Language Program organizational mailbox
(foreignlanguageprogram@usmc.mil).
3.c. Per the references, the Marine Corps LPoY awardee and CLPoY
awardee representative will be present at the DoD LPoY/CLPoY 
recognition ceremony during the 2025 Advanced Command Language
Program Manager Workshop (ACLPM), which will take place 9-11
September 2025 at DLIFLC, Monterey, CA.
3.d. Submit all nomination packets via email in PDF format to
ForeignLanguageProgram@usmc.mil.
4. Direct all questions to MARADMIN POC.//
5. Release authorized by Lieutenant General M. G. Carter,
Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Information.//