Unclassified

3–4. Personnel to whom the Defense Language Aptitude Battery is administered
a. For officers and warrant officers the test is given to—
(1) All officers and warrant officers first entering active service at basic branch courses or at their first duty station
when not attending a basic branch course.
(2) All officers and warrant officers applying for language training, if they have not been previously tested.
(3) All officers and warrant officers requesting testing, if they have not been previously tested or if they meet the re-
evaluation criteria.
(4) All officers and warrant officers who successfully complete SOF (branches 18, 37, and 38) assessment and
selection training and whose personnel records do not reflect a DLAB score.
(5) Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) and contracted cadets in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
(ROTC) upon completion of their junior year.
b. The test is given to enlisted personnel who are interested in serving as 35Ps or 35Ms and (by the United States
Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM)) to all applicants with a skilled technical (ST) score of 110 or
higher.
c. For DA Civilians, the test may be given to—
(1) Candidates for positions that require foreign language proficiency.
(2) Personnel selected by their command or organization to attend foreign language training.
d. The test may be given to dependents applying for space available training at DLIFLC.