A. REFERENCE:
Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1340.27 (Military Foreign Language Skill Proficiency Bonuses), 17 Aug 22
1. This message will expire upon the release of the updated
AR 11-6 or NLT 2 Mar 25.
2. The Army DCS G-2 is implementing the new Pay by Modality table
authorized by reference effective 1 March 2023. The new FLPB rates are
not retroactive.
3. The maximum monthly FLPB rate will not exceed $1000 for single or
multiple languages regardless of proficiency levels achieved. The new
FLPB Pay by Modality table follows:
Table 6-1. FLPB Monthly Payments by Modality.
| ILR Skill–Level Proficiency |
Listening (L)
$/month |
Reading (R)
$/month |
Speaking (S)
$/month |
| 1+ ** |
75 |
75 |
75 |
| 2 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| 2+ |
200 |
200 |
200 |
| 3 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
| 3+ |
350 |
350 |
350 |
| 4 or higher |
400 |
400 |
400 |
** Eligibility to draw FLPB at the 1+ rate is limited to ARSOF (AOCs and
CMFs 18, 37, 38 and 180A Warrant Officers), USACAPOC (AOC and CMF 37
and 38) and Soldiers assigned to a SFAB.
4. Soldiers who have a current FLPB Written Agreement affected by the
new rates need to enter into a new Written Agreement . The effective
date on the new written agreement will be 01 March 2023. There is no
requirement to recertify a valid DLPT or OPI to enter into a new written
agreement. The termination date of the new written agreement will
remain the same as the previous written agreement. Example: A Soldier
scored a 3 listening/3 reading on a DLPT taken on 1 October 2022 and has
a current FLPB Written Agreement effective 1 October 2022 with a
through date of 31 October 2024 authorizing FLPB in the amount of $400.
This Soldier will enter into a new FLPB Written Agreement effective 1
March 2023 through 31 October 2024 in the amount of $600 ($300 for 3
listening score/$300 for 3 reading score).
5. Soldiers with a current FLPB written agreement based on DLPT/OPI
scores of 1+/1+; 2/2; or 2/2/1+ are not required to enter into a new
FLPB written agreement as the new Pay by Modality rates do not change
their current FLPB rate. Additionally, Soldiers currently receiving the
maximum monthly authorized rate of $1000 for multiple languages are not
required to enter into a new FLPB written agreement. The maximum
monthly rate remains capped at $1000 per reference.
6. All other Soldiers will prepare a new FLPB written agreement as
found on MilSuite at
https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/flpb-test-group and process it in
accordance with DA Pam 11-8, paragraph 6-7 for Regular Army, paragraph
6-8 for ARNG, and paragraph 6-9 for USAR.
7. Soldiers will compute the amount of FLPB they are eligible to
receive using the Pay by Modality Table 6-1 in paragraph 3 and the
following policy:
a. Officers, Warrant Officers, and Soldiers who serve in a
language-dependent / language-capable MOS (other than MOS 35M, ARSOF
(CMFs and AOCs 18, 37, 38), USACAPOC (CMFs 37 and 38), and Soldiers
assigned to an SFAB); occupy a language coded billet; or qualify for
FLPB based on their proficiency in a language on the Army Strategic
Language List (ASLL) must first score a minimum of 2 in the Listening
and Reading modalities (L2/R2) on the Lower Range Defense Language
Proficiency Test (DLPT) to qualify for FLPB. In order to receive FLPB
for all three modalities, these Officers, Warrant Officers, and Soldiers
must first score L3/R3 or higher on the Lower Range DLPT to be eligible
to take the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI). They must score at least
S2 on their OPI to qualify for additional FLPB.
b. MOS 35M Soldiers. Language qualified MOS 35M Soldiers who score
L2/R2/S2 or higher on their Lower Range DLPT and OPI are eligible to
draw FLPB for all three modalities. For example, if a 35M Soldier takes
their Lower Range DLPT and OPI and scores L2/R2/S2, they are eligible
to draw FLPB for all three modalities ($300 per month). 35M Soldiers
must take all three modalities within 60 days. The effective date for
FLPB is based on the date the Soldier achieved a passing score on all
three modalities.
c. ARSOF, USACAPOC, and SFAB Soldiers: ARSOF (AOCs and CMFs 18, 37, 38
and 180A Warrant Officers), USACAPOC (AOCs and CMFs 37 and 38), and SFAB
Officers, Warrant Officers, and Soldiers must obtain a minimum score of
1+/1+ to qualify for FLPB. In order to receive FLPB for all three
modalities, ARSOF or SFAB Soldiers must score L2/R2 or higher on the
Lower Range DLPT to become eligible to take an OPI and then must score
at least an S2 on their OPI to qualify for additional FLPB (L2/R2/S2 or
higher). For example, an ARSOF Soldier scores L2/R2 on their Lower Range
DLPT. This Soldier is eligible to draw FLPB at level 2 for Listening
and level 2 for Reading ($200 per month). They are also eligible to test
for speaking because they scored L2/R2 on their DLPT. If they score a
S2 on the OPI, then they would be eligible for a total FLPB payment of
$300 per month.
d. Two Score Oral Proficiency Interview (TSOPI). Only ARSOF personnel
are authorized to take a TSOPI to qualify for FLPB. ARSOF Soldiers
taking a TSOPI will draw FLPB for proficiency in the Listening and
Speaking modalities only. They are not eligible to receive FLPB for all
three modalities unless they take both the Listening and Reading Lower
Range DLPT (in addition to the OPI) and achieve a minimum of L2/R2/S2.
Dialects: Soldiers testing in additional languages/dialects where a
common Reading DLPT is required (for example, Arabic-Modern Standard
(AD) Reading and Levantine Listening; Chinese-Mandarin (CM) Reading and
Chinese-Cantonese (CC) Listening) are only authorized FLPB for the
common Reading modality one time. For example, a 35P Soldier with AD as
their CLANG tests on the AD Lower Range DLPT and achieves scores of
L3/R3. This same 35P Soldier tests on both the Yemeni and Levantine
Listening DLPTs and achieves scores of L2 (Yemeni) and L2+ (Levantine).
This 35P Soldier is authorized FLPB at the following rates: AD $600
($300 for each 3 achieved (L3/R3)), Yemeni $100 (L2), and Levantine $200
(L2+). This 35P Soldier will receive FLPB in the amount of $900
monthly.
8. Soldiers required to recertify on 1 March 2023 or later should refer
to paragraph 3 and 7 above to calculate their FLPB rate.
