Defense Language Proficiency Tests and Foreign Language Proficiency Pay for Marines
This MARADMIN announces a temporary waiver of the annual Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) retesting requirement for Marines receiving Foreign Language Proficiency Pay (FLPP), effective October 1, 2002. The waiver is granted due to high deployment rates and operational tempo, and will remain in effect until HQMC determines an end date with a grace period for retesting.
Issued: April 4, 2003
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.