ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 122200Z OCT 01 ZYB MIN PSN 384074J26
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01500//
NAVADMIN 270/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/NEED TO IDENTIFY NAVY PERSONNEL (OFFICER AND ENLISTED) WITH
/FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY//
 
REF/A/DOC/CNET/16NOV1998//
 
REF/B/DOC/CNO/24MAR2000//
 
NARR/REF A IS CNETINST 1550.9D, NAVY'S GUIDANCE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF
THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROGRAM AND PROCEDURES FOR TESTING AND
RECORDING LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY.  REF B IS OPNAVINST 7220.7E, FOREIGN
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY PROGRAM AND CRITERIA FOR PAYING LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY TO SAILORS.//
 
RMKS/1.  DOD AND DON HAS A CONTINUOUS NEED TO IDENTIFY AND TRACK
SAILORS WITH FOREIGN LANGUAGE (FORLANG) PROFICIENCIES.  DURING TIMES
OF EMERGENCIES AND CRISIS, QUICK AND IMMEDIATE RETRIEVAL OF THESE
SAILORS' LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY LEVELS AND CAPABILITIES ARE CRITICAL
TO OPERATIONAL COMMANDERS.
 
2.  REQUEST ALL COMMANDS, LESS COMNAVSECGRU, FORWARD FOLLOWING
INFORMATION TO POC, NLT 31 OCT 01 IF MISSION PERMITS.  COMMAND
CAREER COUNSELORS AND SHIP'S ADMIN SHOULD VERIFY ALL PAGE 4 SERVICE
RECORD ENTRIES FOR DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (DLPT) TEST SCORES
AND/OR FOR LANGUAGE CODES LISTED PARA 2.A.  IF A SAILOR HAS NOT BEEN
TESTED (DLAB/DLPT) BUT PROCLAIMS PROFICIENCY FOR ONE OF THE LISTED
LANGUAGES, PROVIDE SELF-APPRAISAL CODES UTILIZING PARA 2.B TABLE.
FOLLOWING INFORMATION REQUESTED:  NAME/SSN/LANGUAGE CODE/READING
SKILL/LISTENING SKILL/SPEAKING SKILL/LANGUAGE EVALUATION METHOD/CMD
CONTACT NO.  SAMPLE DATA ENTRY FOR JOHN DOE:
JOHN W. DOE/123-45-6789/PG/26/20/20/2/(345)678-9012
    A.  DOD STANDARD LANGUAGE CODES (READ: LANGUAGE CODE/LANGUAGE):
AD  ARABIC MODERN STANDARD
AE  ARABIC EGYPTIAN
DG  ARABIC IRAQI
AM  ARABIC MAGHREBI
AN  ARABIC SAUDI
AP  ARABIC SYRIAN
AU  ARABIC YEMENI
HJ  HINDI
PF  PERSIAN FARSI
PG  PERSIAN AFGHAN (DARI)
PJ  PUNJABI
PV  PUSHTU (PASHTO) AFGHAN
PW  PUSHTU (PASHTO) PESHAWARI
SD  SINDHI
UB  TURKMEN
UR  URDU
UX  UZBEK
    B.  LANGUAGE EVALUATION METHOD:
        (1) DOD STANDARDIZED TEST (DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
TEST/DEFENSE LANGUAGE READING PROFICIENCY TEST).
        (2) SELF-APPRAISAL LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY LEVEL TABLE (ASSESS
LEVEL FOR EACH DISCIPLINE; READING, LISTENING, SPEAKING):
00 - NO PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING.
06 - MEMORIZED PROFICIENCY PLUS.  SUFFICIENT COMPREHENSION TO
UNDERSTAND A NUMBER OF MEMORIZED ITEMS TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS.
10 - ELEMENTARY PROFICIENCY.  SUFFICIENT COMPREHENSION TO UNDERSTAND
UTTERANCES ABOUT BASIC SURVIVAL NEEDS AND A MINIMUM OF COURTESY AND
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS.
16 - ELEMENTARY PROFICIENCY PLUS.  SUFFICIENT COMPREHENSION TO
UNDERSTAND SHORT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ALL SURVIVAL NEEDS AND LIMITED
SOCIAL DEMANDS.
20 - LIMITED WORKING PROFICIENCY.  SUFFICIENT COMPREHENSION TO
UNDERSTAND CONVERSATIONS ON ROUTINE SOCIAL DEMANDS AND LIMITED JOB
REQUIREMENTS.
26 - LIMITED WORKING PROFICIENCY PLUS.  SUFFICIENT COMPREHENSION TO
UNDERSTAND MOST ROUTINE SOCIAL DEMANDS AND MOST CONVERSATION ON WORK
REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS SOME DISCUSSION ON CONCRETE TOPICS RELATED
TO PARTICULAR INTERESTS AND SPECIAL FIELDS OF COMPETENCE.
30 - GENERAL PROFESSIONAL PROFICIENCY.  ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE
ESSENTIALS OF ALL SPEECH IN A STANDARD DIALECT INCLUDING TECHNICAL
DISCUSSIONS WITHIN A SPECIAL FIELD.
36 - GENERAL PROFESSIONAL PROFICIENCY PLUS.  COMPREHENDS MOST OF THE
CONTENT AND INTENT OF A VARIETY OF FORMS AND STYLES OF SPEECH
PERTINENT TO PROFESSIONAL NEEDS.
40 - ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL PROFICIENCY.  ABLE TO UNDERSTAND ALL
FORMS AND STYLES OF SPEECH PERTINENT TO PROFESSIONAL NEEDS.  ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND FULLY ALL SPEECH WITH EXTENSIVE AND PRECISE VOCABULARY.
 
3.  REQUEST FORWARD ABOVE INFO VIA MSG TO:  COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON
TN/PERS312G/ AND INFO:  CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/N12/N132D8/.  IN ORDER
TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THIS REQUIREMENT, IT IS VITAL THAT ALL
SUBMISSIONS USE ACCURATE STANDARD LANGUAGE CODES AS DETAILED IN THIS
MESSAGE.
 
4.  POC IS CDR BRYCE, N132D8, (703) 695-3380/DSN 225 OR EMAIL:
N132D8@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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