Unclassified

Department of the Army Civilian foreign language proficiency pay payment table
Payment Per Bi-Weekly Pay Period
DLPT Score
Payment List “A”
Payment List “B”
2/2
$92.31
$69.23
2+/2+
$138.46
$92.31
3/3
$184.62
$138.46
Chapter 7
Linguist Management and Readiness Reporting
Section I
Career Development
7–1. Scope
This chapter describes procedures commanders should use to manage linguist career development for all ranks. This
chapter also informs commanders how they should employ their linguists and report impacts that linguist proficiency
and manning have on their unit’s readiness.
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7–2. Managing enlisted linguists
Army enlisted linguists are managed using the following three CATs: personnel in language dependent MOSs,
personnel in language capable MOSs, and personnel possessing a foreign language capability not related to their MOS.
a. Language dependent MOSs are:
(1) 09L Interpreter/Translator.
(2) 35P Cryptologic Linguist.
b. Career branch managers and unit commanders must closely monitor the training, assignment, and utilization of
language dependent MOS Soldiers to ensure their career development stresses the progressive acquisition and use of
higher-level language skills. Incorporate intermediate and advanced language courses, when available, into their career
progression.
c. Personnel in language capable MOSs. Personnel, trained in a foreign language in preparation for a specific
assignment continue to be identified as linguist assets after their initial use and are routinely considered for subsequent
linguist assignments. However, the attainment of a language skill should not block or hinder the individual’s normal
pattern for career development in their PMOS or CMF. Language capable MOSs and CMFs include: 00S, 00Z (limited
to those with a 18, 35, 37, 38 CMF background), 35L, 35M, 35N, 35Y, 35V, 35Z or CMFs 18, 37, or 38.
d. Personnel possessing a foreign language capability not related to their MOS, branch, or FA. Utilization of
personnel found by voluntary testing and self identification to meet routine language requirements will depend on the
overall needs of the Army and the individual’s language proficiency and availability. The primary reason for identify-
ing such individuals is for potential use in national emergencies or mobilization. These personnel may be eligible for
reclassification into a language dependent or language capable MOS; however, their language capability normally does
not influence career development within their PMOS or CMF.