R 201525Z MAR 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(n)
TO ML MARADMIN(n)
MARADMIN
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UNCLAS
MARADMIN 124/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/I//
SUBJ/FY-03 ANNUAL REVIEW OF LANGUAGES QUALIFYING FOR AMOS 8611
/FOREIGN LANGUAGE (INTERPRETER) AND CRITERIA FOR RECEIVING
/ASSOCIATED FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY//
REF/A/DOC/MCO P1080.20/-//
REF/B/DOC/MCO P1200.7X/-//
REF/C/DOC/MCO 1230.5A/-//
REF/D/DOC/MCO 7220.52D/-//
POC/CAPT WILES A.C./FOREIGN LANG OFF/HQMC-IOP/-/TEL:DSN 224-3981
/TEL:COMM (703) 614-3981/EMAIL:WILESAC@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
AMPN/REF A IS THE JUMPS CODES MANUAL. REF B IS THE MOS MANUAL. REF C
IS THE CLASSIFICATION TESTING ORDER. REF D IS THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY PAY PROGRAM ORDER.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN RE-EMPHASIZES THE INCREASED
REQUIREMENTS FOR MARINES WHO POSSESS PROFICIENCY IN FOREIGN
LANGUAGES. MARINES SELECTED FOR THE AMOS 8611 (INTERPRETER) WILL BE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY (FLPP) OF UP TO
$300.00 PER MONTH. 8611 MARINE INTERPRETERS SUPERVISE AND
PARTICIPATE IN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION ACTIVITIES THAT PERTAIN
PRIMARILY TO NON-INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS DURING CONTINGENCIES,
EXERCISES, AND OPERATIONS.
2. THE 8611 AMOS MAY BE AWARDED TO ENLISTED MARINES IN THE RANKS OF
PRIVATE THROUGH MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT. ALL OFFICERS, SERGEANTS
MAJOR, FIRST SERGEANTS, AS WELL AS MARINES IN THE INTELLIGENCE (02)
OR SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE (26) OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS
ARE NOT ELIGIBLE; FLPP FOR MARINES IN THESE CATEGORIES IS GOVERNED
BY REF D. THE 8611 AMOS WILL BE AWARDED AND VOIDED BY HQMC INTEL
DEPARTMENT (IOP) ONLY.
3. EFFECTIVE WITH THIS MARADMIN, NEW AMOS 8611 (INTERPRETER)
APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FOR THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGES:
ALBANIAN
AMHARIC
ARABIC (MODERN STANDARD)
ARABIC (EGYPTIAN)
ARABIC (IRAQI)
ARABIC (MAGHREBI)
ARABIC (SAUDI)
ARABIC (SUDANESE)
ARABIC (SYRIAN)
ARABIC (YEMENI)
ASSAMESE*
ASSYRIAN*
BALOCHI
BURMESE*
CHAVACANO*
CHINESE (CANTONESE)
CHINESE (HAKKA)*
CHINESE (MANDARIN)
GUJARATI
HARARI
HAUSA
HEBREW*
HINDI
INDONESIAN
JAPANESE
JAVANESE*
KOREAN
MALAY*
PERSIAN-AFGHAN (DARI)
PERSIAN-FARSI
PUNJABI
PASTHU
SERBO-CROATIAN
SOMALI*
SWAHILI*
TADIJIC
TAUSUG*
TIGRINYA
TURKMEN
URDU
UZBEK
XHOSA*
YAKAN*
YORUBA*
* (DENOTES NEW LANGUAGE ADDED EFFECTIVE THIS MARADMIN)
4. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE 8611 AMOS, MARINES MUST DEMONSTRATE
PROFICIENCY IN A LANGUAGE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REFS (C) AND (D). IN CASES WHERE THE LANGUAGES CANNOT BE TESTED VIA
THE DEFENSE LANGAUGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT), AN ORAL PROFICIENCY
INTERVIEW (OPI) CAN BE ADMINISTERED. CMC (I/IOP) WILL COORDINATE
FOR OPI TESTING AND WILL COORDINATE TEST RESULTS WITH LOCAL
COMMANDS, CMC (MPP-50) TESTING, AND DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
CENTER (DFAS).
5. ONLY MARINES PROFICIENT IN LANGUAGES LISTED IN THE CURRENT
EDITION OF THIS MARADMIN WILL RETAIN THE 8611 AMOS AND CONTINUE TO
RATE FLPP. HQMC WILL INITIATE ACTION TO REMOVE THE 8611 AMOS FROM
THOSE MARINES NO LONGER QUALIFIED. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED BY
INDIVIDUAL UNITS.
6. ELIGIBLE MARINES SHOULD SUBMIT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION (AA)
FORM TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (IOP)
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775
THE AA FORM SHOULD CITE THIS MARADMIN AS THE REFERENCE AND SPECIFY
THE LANGUAGE(S), DATE TESTED, DLPT OR OPI SCORE AND EAS.
7. RESERVE MARINES ARE ELIGIBLE AND ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THE
8611 AMOS. PAYMENT OF FLPP TO RESERVISTS IS GOVERNED BY THE NUMBER
OF DRILLS ATTENDED PER MONTH MULTIPLIED BY ONE-THIRTIETH OF THE
AUTHORIZED FLPP LEVEL AS SPECIFIED IN REF (C).
8. ENLISTED MARINES AWARDED THE 8611 AMOS WILL RECEIVE FLPP IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REF (D). IN SOME CASES, ENLISTED MARINES AWARDED
THE 8611 AMOS, WHO ARE TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED DUTIES AS
INTERPRETERS/TRANSLATORS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FLPP ENTITLEMENTS BASED ON
PAY AMOUNTS FROM FLPP CATEGORY I (CAREER) LINGUISTS FOR THE DURATION
OF THEIR ASSIGNMENT. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY, MARINES MUST BE ASSIGNED,
EITHER PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY TO DUTY ASSIGNMENTS DESIGNATED BY
THE COMMANDING OFFICER/OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE UNIT AS REQUIRING A
FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ON A REGULAR AND NECESSARY BASIS.
REQUESTS FOR HIGHER CATEGORY FLPP ENTITLEMENTS MUST BE FORWARDED
THROUGH THE NORMAL CHAIN-OF-COMMAND VIA STANDARD NAVAL MESSAGE OR
CORRESPONDENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES CONTAINED IN REF
(D). IN ADDITION, 8611 AMOS MARINES WHO FAIL TO NOTIFY CMC (I/IOP)
OF FLPP DISCREPANCIES WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE OF DISCREPANCY,
WILL NOT BE AWARDED BACKPAY OF FLPP.
9. THIS MARADMIN SUPERCEDES MARADMIN 524/01//