Army Programs Army Foreign Language Program

1 army Regulation 11 6 army ProgramsArmy ForeignLanguageProgramHeadquartersDepart ment of the ArmyWashington, DC18 February 2016 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 11 6 army Foreign Language ProgramThis expedite revision, dated 18 February 2016--o Clarifies that officers in area of concentration 35F will be considered alanguage dependent officer designation for Foreign Language proficiencybonus purposes. This change addresses an administrative error designating allofficers in Branch 35 Language dependent for Foreign Language proficiencybonus purposes (para 4-4c).This major revision, dated 8 January 2016--o Adds a requirement for Active army commanders to initiate a flagging action(9P) and Reserve Component commanders to change Soldier s militaryoccupational specialty to 09U (not qualified in their military occupationalspecialty) for Soldiers who fail to achieve the minimum score on their post-remediation Defense Language Proficiency Test (para 1-21j).

2 O Defines how a Department of the army Civilian s control Language isdetermined. A Department of the army Civilian s control Language isdetermined by the most recent Language they received training for atGovernment expense or the Language they were recruited for (para 2-6f).o Defines a dominant Language as a Language which there is sufficient inventorywithin the army . Soldiers who speak these languages may or may not receiveforeign Language proficiency bonus pay (paras 2-8 and 4-3h).o Clarifies that special operations force Soldiers will receive foreignlanguage proficiency bonus for below 2/2 proficiency for their controllanguage and adds that they can receive pay for up to three languages (controllanguage, deployment Language , and a Language supporting a combatant command)(paras 5-3a(1), 5-3a(2), and 5-5b).

3 O Clarifies the policy to award Department of the army Civilian s foreignlanguage proficiency pay. Commanders and/or heads of activity must annotatethe Language requirement in the Department of the army s Civilian s positiondescription in order for the Department of the army Civilian to be eligiblefor Foreign Language proficiency pay (para 6-3a(1)).o Defines the Department of the army Civilians control Language pay of the army Civilians control Language is paid at the A for any other Language is paid at the lower rate (para 6-4g(1)).o Clarifies that The army Language Program funding may be used for careermanagement field 18, 37, and 38 Soldiers assigned to, or assigned to support,general purpose forces and not to United States army Special OperationsCommand and authorizes the use of The army Language Program to resourceEnglish Language training for heritage and native speaking career managementfield 35 or 09L military occupational specialty Soldiers (paras 7-1 and 7-5g).

4 HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC18 February 2016 army ProgramsArmy Foreign Language Program * army Regulation 11 6 Effective 18 March 2016H i s t o r y . T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s a n e x p e d i t This regulation sets policiesand procedures for enabling linguist sup-port to military operations. Linguist sup-port includes policy for establishing Armyl i n g u i s t r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r t h e A r m y sCommand Language Programs ; identify-i n g , t e s t i n g , r e p o r t i n g , e v a l u a t i n g ,reevaluating, training, and assigning Armylinguists; and the use of contract linguiststo support military operations. This regu-l a t i o n a l s o d e l i n e a t e s m i n i m u m p r o f i -ciency standards and establishes programplanning and reporting requirements andinspection standards for the army Com-m a n d L a n g u a g e P r o g r a m.

5 F i n a l l y , t h i sr e g u l a t i o n d e s c r i b e s r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s f o rthe management of army linguists andpolicy for the payment of the army s for-eign Language proficiency This regulation applies tot h e A c t i v e A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a lGuard/ army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the army Reserve, unlessotherwise stated. It also applies to Depart-ment of the army Civilians, unless other-w i s e s t a t e d . D u r i n g m o b i l i z a t i o n , t h eproponent may modify policies containedin this and exception proponent of this regulation is theDeputy Chief of Staff, G 2. The propo-nent has the authority to approve excep-tions or waivers to this regulation that areconsistent with controlling law and regu-lations.

6 The proponent may delegate thisapproval authority, in writing, to a divi-sion chief within the proponent agency orits direct reporting unit or field operatingagency, in the grade of colonel or thecivilian equivalent. Activities may requesta waiver to this regulation by providingjustification that includes a full analysis oft h e e x p e c t e d b e n e f i t s a n d m u s t i n c l u d ef o r m a l r e v i e w b y t h e a c t i v i t y s s e n i o rl e g a l o f f i c e r . C o m m a n d e r s o r s e n i o rleaders of the requesting activity will en-d o r s e a l l w a i v e r r e q u e s t s a n d f o r w a r dthem through their higher headquarters tothe policy proponent. Refer to AR 25 30for specific internal control process.

7 Thisregulation contains internal control provi-sions in accordance with AR 11 2 (seeapp B).S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n . S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o fthis regulation and the establishment ofcommand and local forms are prohibitedwithout prior approval from the DeputyChief of Staff, G 2 (DAMI PIO), 1000 army Pentagon (Room 2D382), Washing-ton, DC 20310 improvements. Users areinvited to send comments and suggestedimprovements on a DA Form 2028 (Rec-ommended Changes to Publications andBlank Forms) directly to the Deputy Chiefof Staff, G 2 (DAMI PIO), 1000 ArmyPentagon (Room 2D382),Washington, DC20310 This publication is availa-ble in electronic media only and is in-tended for command levels C, D, and Ef o r t h e A c t i v e A r m y , A r m y N a t i o n a lGuard/ army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the army (Listed by paragraph and page number)

8 Chapter 1 Responsibilities, page 1 Section IGeneral, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1*This regulation supersedes AR 11 6, dated 8 January 11 6 18 February 2016iUNCLASSIFIEDC ontents ContinuedThe army Language and cultural enterprise 1 5, page 1 Scope 1 6, page 2 Section IIResponsibilities, page 2 The Secretary of the army 1 7, page 2 The Assistant Secretary of the army (Financial Management and Comptroller) 1 8, page 2 The Assistant Secretary of the army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) 1 9, page 2 Chief, National Guard Bureau 1 10, page 2 Deputy Chief of Staff, G 1 1 11, page 2 Deputy Chief of Staff, G 2 1 12, page 3 The Deputy Chief of Staff, G 3/5/7 1 13, page 4 Chief, army Reserve 1 14, page 5 Commanders, army commands, army service component commands, and direct reporting units 1 15, page 5 Commander, army Training and Doctrine Command 1 16, page 6 Commander, United States Military Entrance Processing Command 1 17, page 6 Commanders, army Reception Battalions 1 18, page 6 Directors of army Continuing Education System 1 19, page 6 Commanders of Military Personnel Division/Human Resource Office, Active army Military Personnel Division.

9 TheStates Adjutants General, army National Guard of the United States, and army Reserve units responsible forthe custody of military records 1 20, page 6 Commanders at brigade, group, and battalion level 1 21, page 6 Unit level Command Language Program managers 1 22, page 8 Chapter 2 Linguist Recruiting, Language Proficiency Standards, and Control Language , page 8 Section ILinguist Recruiting Programs , page 8 Recruiting Programs 2 1, page 8 Additional requirements for recruiting Programs 2 2, page 8 Section IILanguage Proficiency Tests, page 9 Scope 2 3, page 9 Language proficiency tests 2 4, page 9 Section IIIC ontrol Language , page 11 General 2 5, page 11 Control Language determination 2 6, page 11 Soldier initiated changes to their control Language 2 7, page 12 Dominant languages 2 8, page 12 Proficiency standards 2 9, page 12 Chapter 3 Linguist Training, Management, and Utilization, page 12 Section IGeneral, page 12 Scope 3 1, page 12 Unit training.

10 Command Language Programs 3 2, page 13 Training in additional languages 3 3, page 13 Section IICommand Language Program , page 13iiAR 11 6 18 February 2016 Contents ContinuedMandatory Command Language Program requirements 3 4, page 13 Command Language Program required reporting 3 5, page 14 Managing enlisted linguists 3 6, page 14 Managing officer and warrant officer linguists 3 7, page 15 Officer, warrant officer, and enlisted linguist utilization 3 8, page 15 Chapter 4 Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus, page 15 Foreign Language proficiency bonus overview 4 1, page 15 Criteria for Individual Soldier Eligibility for the Foreign Language proficiency bonus 4 2, page 15 Foreign Language proficiency bonus payment criteria 4 3, page 17 Language capable and Language dependent military occupational specialties and career management fields for foreignlanguage proficiency bonus purposes only 4 4, page 18 Foreign Language proficiency bonus proficiency criteria 4 5, page 18 Annual certification 4 6, page 19 Chapter 5 Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus Below 2/2 Proficiency, page 20 Section IGeneral, page 20 Overview 5 1, page 20 Criteria for individual Soldier eligibility 5 2, page 20 Section IIPolicy, page 20 Foreign Language proficiency bonus below 2/2 restrictions 5 3, page 20 Below 2/2 Foreign Language proficiency bonus testing 5 4.