ALCOAST 127/09
COMDTNOTE 1500
SUBJ: ANNUAL INTERPRETER/LINGUIST REVIEW AND VALIDATION (FY09/10)
1. THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM (FLP) WAS INITIATED IN 2005 TO
PROVIDE SUPPORT TO UNITS HAVING AN OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR
FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKERS (FLS); AN FLS IS CLASSIFIED AS AN
INTERPRETER OR LINGUIST. FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY (FLPP)
BEGAN JAN 2006. THE FLP PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMAND DESIGNATED
PERSONNEL MEETING FLP REQUIRED LEVEL DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
TEST (DLPT) SCORES TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION THROUGH FLPP WHO SERVE
IN FLS ALLOCATIONS OR BILLETS. IN ORDER TO BETTER UTILIZE THE FLP
IN SUPPORT OF CG OPERATIONS AND TO ENSURE ALL UNITS HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPATION BASED ON THEIR CREDIBLE FOREIGN
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS, WE ARE CONDUCTING THIS REVIEW AND VALIDATION
TO ESTABLISH A RENEWED FLP. UNIT FEEDBACK WILL PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE
IN DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF FLS ALLOCATIONS AND BILLETS AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THIS VALIDATION.
2. THE LIST OF AUTHORIZED FLS ALLOCATIONS AND BILLETS IS LOCATED AT
CG CENTRAL. CLICK ON THE LEARNING (TAB) THEN ON THE FOREIGN
LANGUAGE PROGRAM (CHANNEL) AND THEN THE BACKGROUND AND POLICY
(CHANNEL) TO THE (LINK) REQUESTS FOR CG INTERPRETERS AND LINGUISTS.
3. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING KEY DEFINITIONS:
  A. INTERPRETER (ALLOCATION) - A MEMBER WITH WORKING LEVEL
  LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (DEFINED AS A DEFENSE LANGUAGE
  PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) SCORE OF AT LEAST 2 IN LISTENING AND 2
  IN READING) WHO WILL USE THEIR SKILL IN SUPPORT OF
  OPERATIONAL NEEDS. INTERPRETER IS A COLLATERAL DUTY.
  B. LINGUIST (BILLET) - A MEMBER THAT FILLS A SPECIFIC BILLET THAT
  REQUIRES A HIGHER PROFICIENCY AND IS EXPECTED TO USE THEIR
  SKILL ON A DAILY BASIS. LINGUISTS MUST SCORE AT LEAST A 2 PLUS
  IN LISTENING AND A 2 PLUS IN READING ON THE DLPT.
  C. ALLOCATION - THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF INTERPRETER ALLOCATIONS
  ASSIGNED TO UNITS IN TARGET LANGUAGE(S). UNITS DESIGNATE MEMBERS
  MEETING THE REQUIREMENT TO BE AN INTERPRETER WITHOUT REGARD TO
  RATE OR RANK.
  D. BILLETS - LINGUIST BILLETS ARE TIED TO A RANK/RATE AND CODED
  FOR THE TARGET LANGUAGE.
4. SEVEN DAYS FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THIS ALCOAST, A SURVEY WILL
BE DELIVERED VIA EMAIL TO THE COMMAND CADRE (CO/OIC, XO/XPO) OF ALL
UNITS CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE FLP AND TO THE APPROPRIATE
AREA, DISTRICT AND SECTOR STAFFS THAT ARE REQUESTED TO QUERY THEIR
NON-PARTICIPATING SUBORDINATE UNITS HAVING THE OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENT FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKERS. A LISTING OF ALL CURRENT
FLS AUTHORIZATIONS WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE EMAIL. THE SURVEY IS
DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS.
  A. PART ONE WILL BE TO VALIDATE THE CURRENT FLS AUTHORIZATIONS
  AND TO IDENTIFY ALL UNITS THAT WILL BE MAKING CHANGES OR HAVE NEW
  REQUESTS FOR INTERPRETERS AND/OR LINGUISTS.
  B. PART TWO WILL BE DELIVERED VIA SEPCOR BASED ON INPUT FROM PART
  ONE AND WILL PROVIDE A STANDARD FORMAT FOR COMMANDS TO PROVIDE
  JUSTIFICATION FOR CHANGES/NEW REQUESTS FOR INTERPRETERS AND/OR
  LINGUISTS.
5. POC FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM IS LT DAVID J. SALICETI
(CG-1324). FOR ISSUES NOT COVERED IN THE SURVEY, REQUEST COMMAND
CADRE SEND CONCERNS TO DAVID.J.SALICETI(AT)USCG.MIL WITH THE
FOLLOWING SUBJECT LINE (UNIT NAME, ANNUAL FLP REVIEW).
6. THIS FUNCTION WILL TRANSFER TO FORCECOM AS PART OF THE
PLANNED MODERNIZATION EFFORT.
7. RDML D. R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING, SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.