UNCLAS 020907Z MAR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 148/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA/MPP//
SUBJ/DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) TRANSITION AND FOREIGN
/LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY (FLPP)CERTIFICATION//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DEPSECDEF/YMD:20050214//
REF/B/MSGID:RMG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20060608//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/USD(PR)/YMD:20061127/NOTAL//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/DUSD(PLANS)/YMD:20061201/NOTAL//
NARR/REF A IS DEFENSE LANGUAGE TRANSFORMATION ROADMAP TASL 1.0 WHICH
DIRECTED CONVERSION OF DLPT FROM PAPER/PENCIL EXAMS TO WEB-BASED
TESTING ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD). REF B (MARADMIN)
262/06 ANNOUNCES FLPP POLICY FOR THE MARINE CORPS AS WELL AS THE
ASSOCIATED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL MARINE AND THE
COMMAND. REF C ESTABLISHES DLPT-5 AS THE OFFICIAL TEST FOR FLPP
CERTIFICATION AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON THE TRANSITION PROCESS FROM
EXISTING TEST FORMS TO DLPT-5. REF D AMPLIFIES REF C, PROVIDING
ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION TO DLPT-5.//
POC/D. P. HUDSON/MAJ/MPP-50/-/TEL:DSN 278-9368/TEL:COM (703)784-9368
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE DLPT-5 REPLACES
EARLIER VERSIONS OF THE DLPT AS THE OFFICIAL TEST FORM FOR FLPP
CERTIFICATION IN THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGES PER REFS A THROUGH D
EFFECTIVE 1 JAN 07:
ALBANIAN CHINESE MANDARIN
DARI GREEK
HINDI IRAQI
KOREAN MODERN STANDARD ARABIC
NORWEGIAN PASHTO
PERSIAN FARSI (UPPER RANGE) RUSSIAN
SPANISH URDU
2. EARLIER VERSIONS OF THE DLPT IN THESE LANGUAGES WERE VALID
THROUGH 31 DEC 06; AFTER THIS DATE, EARLIER VERSIONS WILL NO LONGER
BE AUTHORIZED. UNSCORED PRE-DLPT-5 TESTS IN THESE LANGUAGES RECEIVED
BY THE MANPOWER PLANS & POLICY DIVISION, TESTING SECTION (MPP-50),
AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS MESSAGE WILL NOT BE GRADED NOR WILL
THE SCORES BE REGISTERED.
3. AS DLPT-5 TESTS ARE DEPLOYED IN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES, THEY WILL
BE USED AS THE OFFICIAL TESTS FOR FLPP CERTIFICATION. IN INSTANCES
WHERE NO DLPT-5 IS AVAILABLE, THE OLD PAPER AND PENCIL VERSIONS OF
THESE TESTS WILL STILL REMAIN THE TEST OF RECORD. PRE-DLPT-5 TEST
VERSIONS WILL BE AUTHORIZED UNTIL THE CORRESPONDING DLPT-5 TEST IS
DEPLOYED AND THEN WITHDRAWN FROM SERVICE THE DAY BEFORE THE DLPT-5
OFFICIAL RELEASE. DISPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS FOR OLD VERSIONS OF
THESE TESTS WILL BE RELEASED IN CONJUNCTION WITH FIELDING
INSTRUCTIONS. THE ORAL PROFICIENCY INTERVIEW (OPI) WILL CONTINUE TO
BE THE OFFICIAL TEST FOR THE SPEAKING MODALITY.
4. AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE TO AID IN TRANSITIONING TO THE DLPT-5,
THE MANPOWER PLANS & POLICY DIVISION, TESTING SECTION (MPP-50) WILL:
A. RECERTIFY MARINES FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING 1
JANUARY 2007 AND ENDING 1 JANUARY 2008 USING SCORES FROM THEIR LAST
RECORDED DLPT (OR OTHER TEST AUTHORIZED BY THE MARINE CORPS TESTING
OFFICE/MPP-50) IF THE MARINE DOES NOT PERFORM AT THE SAME OR HIGHER
LEVEL ON THE DLPT-5. ON 1 JANUARY 2008, THE MARINE'S ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION FOR FLPP SHALL BE BASED SOLELY ON DLPT-5 SCORES.
B. RECERTIFY LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY USING THE LAST RECORDED DLPT
SCORE FOR MARINES ASSIGNED TO LOCATIONS OUTSIDE CONUS (OCONUS) AND
WITHIN CONUS WHERE WEB-DELIVERED TESTING IS NOT
AVAILABLE/ACCESSIBLE. RECERTIFICATION USING DLPT-5 IS REQUIRED NO
LATER THAN 180-DAYS FROM THE DATE THE MARINE IS RELEASED FROM THEIR
ASSIGNMENT. IN ALL CASES, NON-AVAILABILITY OF THE DLPT-5 WILL BE
CERTIFIED BY MPP-50.
C. COORDINATE THE DLPT-5 TESTING OF MARINES AT OTHER SERVICES TEST
SITES WHEN DLPT-5 TESTING IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE MARINES CURRENT
PLACE OF DUTY. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THIS PROCESS, THE MARINE
SHOULD FIRST COORDINATE WITH THE INTENDED TEST FACILITY AT LEAST ONE
MONTH IN ADVANCE OF THE DATE THE TEST IS REQUIRED. MARINES SHOULD
CONTACT MPP-50 IF ANY PROBLEMS ARISE WITH THE COORDINATION.
5. WAIVER REQUESTS DURING THIS ONE-YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD ARE NOT
REQUIRED. IF THE TESTED INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE CONDITIONS OF PARA 4A
OR 4B ABOVE, MPP-50 WILL VERIFY EARLIER DLPT SCORES, CARRYING FLPP
OVER AT THE RATE EARNED BY THOSE SCORES.
6. IN CASES WHERE DLPT SCORES ARE REQUIRED FOR MOS QUALIFICATION,
MARINES WILL BE CONSIDERED QUALIFIED AT THE LEVEL OF THEIR
PRE-DLPT-5 SCORE DURING THE ONE-YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD. IF THE
PRE-DLPT-5 SCORE DID NOT MEET ESTABLISHED CAREER/COMMUNITY
STANDARDS, MARINES WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONSIDERED UNQUALIFIED UNLESS
THEY QUALIFY VIA THE DLPT-5.
7. IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL MARINE TO
MAINTAIN PROFICIENCY IN THEIR DESIGNATED LANGUAGE VIA THE DLPT-5 BY
1 JANUARY 2008. DURING THE ONE YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD, IF CAREER
LINGUISTS' OR FOREIGN AREA OFFICERS' DLPT-5 SCORE IS LOWER THAN
THEIR PREVIOUS QUALIFYING DLPT SCORE THEN COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD
ENSURE REMARKS ARE MADE IN EVALUATIONS AND FITNESS REPORTS (AS
APPROPRIATE) INDICATING THE MARINE REMAINS LINGUISTICALLY QUALIFIED.
8. DUE TO RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, RECRUIT DEPOTS WILL CONTINUE USING
THE DLPT-4 FOR SCREENING RECRUITS UNTIL ADEQUATE RESOURCES ARE
AVAILABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE DLPT-5.
9. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON AVAILABILITY OF DLPT-5 TESTS AND
OTHER DLPT QUESTIONS CONTACT MAJ DAN HUDSON AT M&RA/MPP-50, DSN
278-9368 (DANIEL.P.HUDSON@USMC.MIL) OR ACCESS THE TESTING SECTION OF
THE MPP WEBSITE LOCATED UNDER THE MANPOWER & RESERVE AFFAIRS
HOMEPAGE AT HTTPS:WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. FOR FLPP RELATED
QUESTIONS, CONTACT HQMC/IOP, CAPT RUSSELL HARRIS, DSN 224-3938
(RUSSELL.D.HARRIS@USMC.MIL) OR GYSGT TAWNIA CONVERSE
(TAWNIA.CONVERSE@USMC.MIL).//