Foreign Language Testing Program

• Non-Resident Training
• AFCT
• ASTB
• EOCT


• E-EPME/EPQ
• Foreign Language Program

The Coast Guard realizes the value foreign language speakers bring to the workplace. The Defense Language Proficiency Tests evaluate a member's skill level as either an interpreter or linguist and allows them to receive Foreign Language Proficiency Pay (FLPP) for certain billets. Additional information about this program is available in the Foreign Language Program section under the Learning tab in CG Central.

Testing

• Defense Language Proficiency Testing IV
• Defense Language Proficiency Testing V

DOD

• Defense Language Transformation Roadmap (January 2005)
• DOD Directive Number 5160.41E (October 21, 2005)
• DOD Memorandum: Foreign Language Proficiency Pay (FLPP) Certification (Dec 06)

Job Aids

• Entering Foreign Language Test Results

Frequently Asked Questions

• Frequently Asked Questions About the USCG Foreign Language Program

Background and Policy Information

• ALCOAST 136/07: Coast guard Foreign Language Program Shift to Web-Based Testing
• ALCOAST 275/06: Coast Guard Linguists/Coast Guard Foreign Language Program
• ALCOAST 585/05: Coast Guard Foreign Language Program
• Foreign Language Needs Assessment (FLNA) 1999

Language Training

• www.lingnet.org
• www.scola.org

Alternate Interpreter Resources

• Chatter Box: Helping Troops in Iraq & Afghanistan Connect with Locals
• U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarist Interpreter Corps

• Other Resources
• Enlisted Ratings - EPQs
• Officer Accessions
• Online YN Courses