R 281554Z OCT 14
MARADMIN 554/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC IOP/-/-//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 FY 2015 FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS PROGRAM (FLPB) PAY SCHEDULE UPDATE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DODI/YMD:20130521//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20060606//
REF/C/MSGID:MEMO/ASN MRA/YMD:20060404//
POC/J. R. DURISH/CIV/HQMC IOP/-/TEL:DSN 224-1484 /EMAIL: JOHN.DURISH(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/J. J. KREJCHA/MSGT/HQMC IOP/-/TEL:DSN 224-1161 /EMAIL: JEROME.KREJCHA(AT)USMC.MIL//
NARR/ REF (A) IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION 1340.27, MILITARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILL PROFICIENCY BONUSES. REF (B) IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 7220.52E, FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS PROGRAM (FLPB).REF (C) IS THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (MANPOWER & RESERVE AFFAIRS) MEMO DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS TO DEVELOP POLICY AND PROCEDURES TO ADMINISTER THE FLPB PROGRAM WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. (U) PURPOSE. THIS MCBUL ANNOUNCES INTERIM CHANGESTO USMC POLICY GOVERNING MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT OF FLPB, RESULTING FROM REVISIONS TO REF (A). GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN THIS MCBUL IS RETROACTIVELY EFFECTIVE TO 1 OCTOBER 2014 AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE UPDATE TO REF (B) CAN BE PUBLISHED. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES NEW FLPB PAY SCHEDULES FOR THE MARINE CORPS AS DETERMINED BY AUTHORITIES AND PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THE REFS. SPECIFICALLY, THE NUMBER OF PAY TABLES CONTAINED WITHIN REF (B) IS REDUCED FROM THREE TO TWO. PAY TABLE TITLES ARE CHANGED FROM SCHEDULE A TO SCHEDULE 1, AND SCHEDULES B AND C COMBINED TO FORM SCHEDULE 2. INTERIM GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN THIS MCBUL WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL MARINE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES (MARADMINS), WHICH WILL INCLUDE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON FLPB PAYMENTS.
2.  (U) CANCELLATION. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED UPON PUBLICATION OFMCO 7220.52F.
3.  (U) BACKGROUND. THIS MCBUL PROVIDES INTERIM GUIDANCE FOR PAYMENTOF FLPB, IN ORDER TO IMMEDIATELY ALIGN USMC FLPB POLICY WITH RECENT CHANGES TO REF (A). THE UPDATED VERSION OF REF (B) WILL INCLUDE THE REDUCED NUMBER OF PAY TABLES.
4.  (U) ELIGIBILITY. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FLPB REMAIN IN EFFECT IAW THE CURRENT VERSION OF REF (B).
        (A) (U) ENCLOSURE 3 OF REF (A) ESTABLISHES THE DOD BONUS RATES FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE OR DIALECT PROFICIENCY. REF (A) DIRECTS THAT IMMEDIATE AND EMERGING LANGUAGE CATEGORIES OF THE STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LIST (SLL) WILL BE PAID AT DOD PAYMENT CATEGORY A (USMC SCHEDULE 1). REF (A) DOES NOT PERMIT THE MARINE CORPS TO MODIFY FLPB RATES FOR DOD PAYMENT CATEGORY A; HOWEVER, THE MARINE CORPS CAN DETERMINE WHICH ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES WILL BE PAID ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE 1 BASED ON MISSION REQUIREMENTS. SCHEDULE 2 PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR PAYMENT OF FLPB FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR WHICH THE MARINE CORPS MUST MAINTAIN A STRATEGIC CAPABILITY. INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT WILL ISSUE THE ANNUALLY CHANGING MARADMINS THAT LIST SPECIFIC LANGUAGES ACCORDING TO THEIR APPROPRIATE SCHEDULE.
        (B)  THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLY:
               (1)  FLPB PAYMENT SCHEDULE 1. THIS PAYMENT SCHEDULE REFLECTS PROFICIENCY IN ANY LANGUAGE LISTED ON THE DOD SLL IN THE IMMEDIATE OR EMERGING CATEGORY OR AS SCHEDULE 1 ON THE MARINE CORPS LANGUAGE LIST OF THE ANNUALLY PUBLISHED MARADMINS. FLPB PAYMENT SCHEDULE 1 (FLPB 1) IS AUTHORIZED FOR MARINES REGARDLESS OF RANK, MOS, OR BILLET WITH A CURRENT DLPT SCORE OF 2/2 OR HIGHER IN ANY LANGUAGE LISTED ON THESE TWO CATEGORIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LANGUAGES IDENTIFIED AS BEING "PREVALENT IN THE FORCE." ANNUALLY PUBLISHED MARADMINS ADDRESS PAYMENT BELOW THE 2/2 LEVEL. FLPB PAYMENT SCHEDULE 1
1/1         $100.00
1+/1+    $150.00
2/2         $200.00
2/2+       $250.00
2+/2+ OR 2/3     $300.00
2+/3       $350.00
3/3         $400.00
3/3/3 OR 4/4      $500.00
TABLE 1 (MONTHLY RATES)
                (2)FLPB PAYMENT SCHEDULE 2. THIS PAYMENT SCHEDULE REFLECTS PROFICIENCY IN ANY LANGUAGE LISTED ON THE MARINE CORPS LANGUAGE LIST OF THE ANNUALLY PUBLISHED MARADMINS. FLPB PAYMENT SCHEDULE 2 (FLPB 2) IS AUTHORIZED FOR MARINES REGARDLESS OF RANK, MOS, OR BILLET WITH A CURRENT DLPT SCORE OF 2/2 OR HIGHER IN ANY LANGUAGE LISTED ON SCHEDULE 2 ON THE MARINE CORPS LANGUAGE LIST. ANNUALLY PUBLISHED MARADMINS ADDRESS PAYMENT BELOW THE 2/2 LEVEL. FLPB PAYMENT SCHEDULE 2
1/1         $25.00
1+/1+    $50.00
2/2         $100.00
2/2+       $125.00
2+/2+ OR 2/3     $150.00
2+/3       $200.00
3/3         $400.00
3/3/3 OR 4/4      $500.00
TABLE 2 (MONTHLY RATES).
5.  (U) THIS MCBUL IS APPLICABLE TO THE RESERVES.
6.  (U) POINTS OF CONTACT. POCS AT HQMC/IOP ARE JOHN DURISH, DSN 224-1484 (JOHN.DURISH(AT)USMC.MIL) AND MSGT JEROME KREJCHA, DSN 224-1161, (JEROME.KREJCHA(AT)USMC.MIL). SECONDARY POC EMAIL IS: HQMC_FOREIGNLANGUAGEPROGRAM_OPI(AT)USMC.MIL. POCS AT HQMC/MSAB ARE CAPT CHRISTOPHER CZEPIEL, DSN 278-9615 (CHRISTOPHER.CZEPIEL(AT)USMC.MIL) AND SSGT MICHAEL LOWER, DSN 278-9615 (MICHAEL.LOWER(AT)USMC.MIL).
7.  (U) RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN MICHAEL S. GROEN, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE.//