Defense Foreign Language Tests and Foreign Language Proficiency Pay for Marines

1. MARINES QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE FLPP ARE REQUIRED
TO TAKE THE DLPT ANNUALLY AND SCORE L2/R2, PER REF A. REF B
TEMPORARILY WAIVED THE TESTING REQUIREMENT DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER
OF MARINES DEPLOYED. REF C TERMINATED THE RETEST WAIVER EFFECTIVE
31 JAN 04 FOR ALL MARINES EXCEPT THOSE DEPLOYED TO CLASSIFIED OR
ISOLATED DUTY ASSIGNMENTS IN SUPPORT OF OEF.
2. AS OF 1 FEB 04, HQMC (I/IOP) TEMPORARILY WAIVES THE REQUIREMENT
FOR THE ANNUAL DLPT RETESTING FOR MARINES WHO ALREADY HAVE TEST
SCORES ON RECORD AND WHO WERE IN RECEIPT OF FLPP BASED ON THOSE TEST
SCORES AT THE TIME THEY DEPLOYED. MARINES WHO MEET THESE CRITERIA
AND WHO ARE DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF OEF/OIF/HOA OPERATIONS MAY
CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FLPP UNTIL THEY RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT. 
A. MARINES QUALIFYING FOR THE EXEMPTION WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY THEIR
FEDERAL-TAX-WITHHOLDING-604-REMARK IN MCTFS 3270. HQMC (I/IOP) IS
WORKING 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.
B. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT NOT ALL DEPLOYED MARINES ARE ACCURATELY
REFLECTED AS SUCH IN 3270. MARINES FALLING INTO THIS CATEGORY
SHOULD NOTIFY THEIR UNITS WHO, IN TURN, ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT HQMC
(I/IOP) IN THESE CASES FOR ACTION.
3. THESE MARINES WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETEST WITHIN 60 DAYS OF
RETURNING FROM THEIR DEPLOYMENT OR THEIR FLPP WILL BE TERMINATED.
4. ALL MARINES PREPARING FOR DEPLOYMENT IN SUPPORT OF OEF/OIF/HOA 
OPERATIONS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO RETEST, PER REF A, SHOULD MAKE
EVERY EFFORT TO RETEST PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT.
5. POC FOR ANY QUESTIONS IS CAPT A.C. WILES AT
703-614-2082/3981/6561 (DSN 224) OR WILESAC@HQMC.USMC.MIL OR MSGT
T.W. RUDOLPH, RUDOLPHTW@HQMC.USMC.MIL.