MARADMINS : 159/03
R 041210Z APR 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 159/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE
/PROFICIENCY PAY FOR MARINES//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 7220.52A/-//
REF/B/DOC/MCO 1230.5/-//
POC/CAPT WILES A.C./FOREIGN LANG OFF/HQMC-IOP/-/TEL:DSN 224-3981
/TEL:COMM (703) 614-3981/EMAIL:WILESAC@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
PAY (FLPP). REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER ON CLASSIFICATION
TESTING.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. MARINES QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY PAY ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) ANNUALLY AND SCORE L2/R2 OR ABOVE PER REF A.
DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF DEPLOYED MARINES AND THE CURRENT
OPTEMPO, AS OF 1 OCT 02, HQMC (I/IOP) TEMPORARILY WAIVES THE
REQUIREMENT FOR THE ANNUAL DLPT RETESTING FOR ALL MARINES IN ORDER
TO MAINTAIN FLPP. HQMC (I/IOP) WILL END THIS WAIVER AT A TIME TO BE
DETERMINED, AND WILL ALLOW A GRACE PERIOD PRIOR TO THE END IN ORDER
TO ALLOW MARINES SUFFICIENT TIME TO RETEST PRIOR TO TERMINATION OF
FLPP.
2. THOSE MARINES CURRENTLY PENDING DEPLOYMENT SHOULD MAKE EVERY
EFFORT TO SCHEDULE A DLPT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
3. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FROM INDIVIDUAL MARINES OR COMMANDS. THIS
ACTION WILL BE INITIATED AND TERMINATED BY HQMC (I/IOP). MARINES
WHOSE DLPT SCORES EXPIRED PRIOR TO 1 OCT 02 WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR
THIS WAIVER.
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