Korean (KP/KOR)3 All others MUST submit and complete OPIs prior to 30 November 2022 or wait until January 2023 to request an OPI. In the case of foreign languages or dialects where a DLPT or another test approved by OUSD P&R does not exist but an OUSD P&R-approved OPI is available, the Secretary may pay FLPB for the single S modality only. This is not the official recruiting website of the U.S. Military. 0 For scoring, the DoD defers to Interagency Language Roundtable guidelines. Cebuano (VB/CEB) Navy Foreign Language Proficiency Pay (FLPP) Entitlement to Foreign Language Proficiency Pay (FLPP) is established for officers and enlisted members receiving basic pay and certified by the. Entitlement to Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus (FLPB) is for officers and enlisted members certified by their branch to be proficient in a specific foreign language or dialect. July | 2011 | Saveourforeignlanguages's Blog Australia is one country that uses DLAB, and Ive shared my personal experience taking the test in a previous post. Cantonese (CC/YUE)3 Haitian-Creole (HC/HAT)3 2. Follow our feed on Facebook for learning resources, and relevant LREC articles and media. Vietnamese dialects/languages6 I remember one audio question asked us to choose the word that was accented differently from the other three. If you are a linguist, Army will pay you for the languages you operationally use, Navy will pay for what languages you know. Based on national security and defense strategies, and representing the collective needs of the Military Services, the Department of Defense (DoD) projects language priorities through 2020. So 1/1 could be, for example, Speaking Level 1/Reading Level 1, whereas 3/3/3 would be Speaking Level 3, Reading Level 3, Listening Level 3. Like most former military linguists, I could have pretty easily gotten a job with a FedGov agency or defense contractor doing translation work, but I was burned out. If you do not speak another language, all hope is not lost: the military will train you. DLAB isnt exactly something you can study for (its an aptitude test after all), but there is a popular guide by Robert Cunnings that may help you prepare. In this case, theyll test your Modern Standard Arabic reading level instead and count that. Levantine (AP/QLB) You talked about Foreign Language Proficiency Pay, here's a Fun Fact: The military considers Farsi and Dari to be two separate languages, they each have their own school at DLI and their own DLPT. The Air Force calls them Cryptologic Language Analysts, while the Navy uses the term Cryptologic Technician Interpretive. 4. points of contact: - navy language, regional expertise, and culture office policy section, opnav n13f1, (703) 695-3055/dsn 225 or via email at nxag_n13f1@navy.mil. Depending on how they test, servicemen and women can earn between $100 and $500 per month for a single foreign language or dialect. Defense Language Institute | Military Wiki | Fandom