MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/MOZART//
SUBJ/DEFENSE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TESTS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
/PAY FOR DEPLOYED MARINES//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN 342-04/YMD:20040830//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN 52-08/YMD:20080125//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO 7220.52E/-//
POC/J. S. HEY/CAPT/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC IOP/NAME:HQMC
/TEL:(703)614-3938/TEL: DSN 224-3938/EMAIL:JONATHAN.HEY@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARADMIN WHICH TEMPORARILY WAIVED THE
REQUIREMENT FOR MARINES TO TAKE THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
TEST (DLPT) WHILE DEPLOYED.  REF B IS THE MARADMIN THAT IDENTIFIES
FLPP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.  REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER ON
FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY (FLPP).//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO RESTATE THE
POLICY OF WAIVING THE RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFENSE
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTING (DLPT) FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR FOREIGN
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY (FLPP) FOR MARINES DEPLOYED ISO OIF OR OEF
AND TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO RETEST TO 90 DAYS AFTER RETURNING TO
HOME STATION.
2.  BACKGROUND.  MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE DLPT ANNUALLY TO BE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FLPP.  CURRENTLY THERE IS NO LANGUAGE TESTING IN
IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A AND B, THE REQUIREMENT
TO MAINTAIN A CURRENT DLPT SCORE WAS TEMPORARILY WAIVED FOR MARINES
DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF OIF OR OEF; HOWEVER MARINES WERE REQUIRED TO
RETEST WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RETURNING TO HOME STATION TO MAINTAIN FLPP
ELIGIBILITY.  
3.  POLICY DETAILS.  DUE TO THE EXTENDED TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE
POST DEPLOYMENT TRAINING AND MEDICAL SCREENINGS, MARINES HAVE NOT
HAD ADEQUATE TIME TO PREPARE AND SCHEDULE DLPTS WITHIN THE ORIGINAL
60 DAY DEADLINE.  AS OF 1 APRIL 2008, DLPT WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED
AS FOLLOWS:
  A. MARINES MUST HAVE FLPP ELIGIBLE TEST SCORES ON RECORD AND BE
IN RECEIPT OF FLPP BASED ON THOSE TEST SCORES AT THE TIME THEY ARRIVE
IN THE OIF OR OEF THEATER OF OPERATIONS.
  B. MARINES MUST RETEST WITHIN 90 DAYS OF RETURNING FROM THEIR
DEPLOYMENT TO RETAIN THEIR FLPP.
  C. MARINES QUALIFYING FOR THE EXEMPTION WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY
THEIR FEDERAL-TAX-WITHHOLDING-604-REMARK IN MCTFS 3270.  HQMC (I/IOP)
COORDINATES WITH DFAS TO ENSURE PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF ALL
DEPLOYED MARINES WHO QUALIFY FOR THE WAIVER.  NO ACTION IS REQUIRED
ON THE PART OF INDIVIDUAL MARINES OR UNITS, BEYOND ENSURING COMBAT
TAX EXCLUSION CODES ARE PROPERLY ENTERED INTO MCTFS.
  D. NOT ALL MARINES DEPLOYED ISO OIF OR OEF RATE
FEDERAL-TAX-WITHHOLDING-604-REMARKS IN MCTFS 3270.   MARINES FALLING
INTO THIS CATEGORY, SUCH AS THOSE MARINES DEPLOYED ISO OEF-P, SHOULD
PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF THE DEPLOYMENT LOCATION, DATES, AND
OPERATION VIA THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER TO DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE,
HQMC (ATTN: I/IOP) VIA FAX TO (703) 614-1306 (DSN 224); OR MAIL TO:
INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT (CODE I/IOP), HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE
CORPS, 2 NAVY ANNEX (ROOM 3135), WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775.
4.  ALL MARINES PREPARING FOR DEPLOYMENT IN SUPPORT OF OEF/OIF WHO
ARE ELIGIBLE TO RETEST, PER REF C, SHOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO
RETEST PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT.
5.  OTHER POC FOR THIS MESSAGE AT HQMC (I/IOP) ARE CAPT RUSSELL HARRIS
(RUSSELL.D.HARRIS@USMC.MIL) OR MSGT TAWNIA CONVERSE, DSN 224-6561,
(TAWNIA.CONVERSE@USMC.MIL).
6.  RELEASED BY SES M.H. DECKER, ASST DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE.//