ALCOAST 585/05

Introduction

ALCOAST 585/05 implements Foreign Language Proficiency Pay, Phase I.

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-1//

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ALCOAST 585/05

COMDTNOTE 1500

SUBJ: COAST GUARD FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM

A. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28A

B. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6A

1. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COAST GUARD

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM. FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKERS BRING A

VALUABLE SKILL SET TO OUR WORKFORCE AND IN MANY INSTANCES THEIR

FLUENCY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO MISSION SUCCESS. THE

INITIATIVE DESCRIBED IN THIS ALCOAST IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN

DEVELOPING A STRONG POOL OF INTERPRETERS AND LINGUISTS, AND BOTH

USING AND COMPENSATING THEM FOR THEIR EXPERTISE. RECENT VALIDATION

OF COAST GUARD REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXPERTISE

CONFIRMED SEVEN LANGUAGES OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE TO OUR MISSIONS:

SPANISH (80 PCT OF SERVICE NEED), HAITIAN-CREOLE, RUSSIAN,

VIETNAMESE, MANDARIN CHINESE, JAPANESE AND KOREAN. TWO TYPES OF

FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKERS, DIFFERENTIATED BY PROFICIENCY AND

FREQUENCY OF USE, ARE REQUIRED: LINGUISTS AND INTERPRETERS.

A. LINGUISTS FILL SPECIFIC BILLETS ASSOCIATED PRIMARILY WITH

INTELLIGENCE AND ATTACHE DUTIES AND REQUIRE A HIGHER LEVEL OF

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 92 LINGUIST BILLETS

IDENTIFIED. WE ARE COMPLETING FURTHER REVIEW OF THIS PART OF THE

PROGRAM AND WILL DISCUSS LINGUIST ALLOCATIONS VIA ALCOAST IN THE

NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.

B. INTERPRETERS ARE MEMBERS WITH WORKING LEVEL LANGUAGE

PROFICIENCY, VALIDATED BY TESTING. INTERPRETERS ARE NOT TIED TO

BILLETS, BUT ARE COLLATERAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AT UNITS WHERE AN

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT EXISTS. UNITS WITH INTERPRETER REQUIREMENTS

WILL BE ALLOCATED A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNIT DESIGNATIONS, AS

OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 4.

2. THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM IS BEING FIELDED IN PHASES. IN THE

FIRST PHASE OF DEPLOYMENT,THE PROGRAM WILL IDENTIFY AND PAY

CERTIFIED COAST GUARD ACTIVE AND RESERVE MEMBERS, WHO REGULARLY USE

A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN SUPPORT OF COAST GUARD MISSIONS. THE FOREIGN

LANGUAGE PROGRAM INCLUDES A SHORT-TERM PROVISION TO PAY AT A LOWER

LEVEL CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS REFERRED TO AS COMMAND DESIGNATED INTERIM

INTERPRETERS. THIS INTERIM DESIGNATION IS FOR A MEMBER WHO HAS

DEMONSTRATED A WORKING KNOWLEDGE, BEEN ENDORSED BY THE COMMAND, BUT

HAS NOT YET ACHIEVED QUALIFICATION THROUGH THE TESTING PROGRAM

DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS. INTERIM DESIGNATIONS ARE

ONLY AUTHORIZED WHERE A UNIT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH TEST QUALIFIED

INTERPRETERS TO MEET ITS INTERPRETER ALLOCATION AND FOR ANY

INDIVIDUAL WILL EXPIRE AFTER SIX MONTHS, OR SOONER IF THE

INDIVIDUAL BECOMES TEST-CERTIFIED OR IS REPLACED BY ANOTHER TEST-

CERTIFIED INTERPRETER.

3. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR MONTHLY PAY IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE

PROGRAM WILL REQUIRE TWO ELEMENTS DOCUMENTED THROUGH DIRECT ACCESS:

A. PASS THE PROFICIENCY TEST: TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FOREIGN

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY (FLPP), INTERPRETERS MUST SCORE ON THE

DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) AT LEAST A 2/2 AND

LINGUISTS MUST SCORE AT LEAST A 2 PLUS/2 PLUS. A SCORE OF 2/2

INDICATES A LIMITED WORKING PROFICIENCY ON BOTH PORTIONS OF THE

TEST. A SCORE OF 2 PLUS/2 PLUS INDICATES A SOMEWHAT BETTER THAN

LIMITED WORKING PROFICIENCY.

B. ENDORSEMENT BY THE COMMAND TO OCCUPY A COMMAND INTERPRETER

ALLOCATION OR BE FILLING A LINGUIST BILLET. COMMANDS MUST TERMINATE

FLPP WHEN MEMBERS ARE NO LONGER PERFORMING INTERPRETER DUTIES OR TO

DESIGNATE OTHER QUALIFIED MEMBERS TO FILL UNIT ALLOCATIONS.

4. UNIT COLLATERAL DUTY INTERPRETER ALLOCATIONS ARE BASED ON A

RECENT SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF CURRENT REQUIREMENTS. COMMANDS ARE

AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE UNIT INTERPRETERS UP TO THE FOLLOWING

LEVELS:

A. ONE (1) SPANISH INTERPRETER PER UNIT OR SPECIFIED STAFF:

GROUP WOODS HOLE SEC HAMPTON ROADS

CGC BLOCK ISLAND CGC STATEN ISLAND

D7 FURA LNO SEC SAN JUAN INTEL OPS

D7 MARITIME INTEL CENTER D7 PAO

SEC KEY WEST PREVENTION STA FREEPORT

SEC SAN JUAN RESPONSE STA GULFPORT

CGC AMBERJACK CGC BRANT

CGC STEELHEAD CGC BLACKFIN

CGC BLACKTIP CGC EDISTO

CGC HADDOCK CGC HALIBUT

CGC NARWHAL CGC PETREL

CGC SEA OTTER SEC LA/LB

STA CHANNEL ISLANDS STA LA/LB

CG MLCPAC (LC)

B. TWO (2) SPANISH INTERPRETERS PER UNIT OR SPECIFIED STAFF:

AIRSTA SACRAMENTO D7 OLE

ISC ALAMEDA MSST BOSTON

MSST GALVESTON MSST KINGS BAY

MSST MIAMI MSST NEW ORLEANS

MSST NEW YORK MSST SAN DIEGO

MSST SAN FRANCISCO STA SABINE

CGC ACTIVE CGC ALERT

CGC ATTU CGC BLUEFIN

CGC BOUTWELL CGC CHASE

CGC CORMORANT CGC DOLPHIN

CGC GANNET CGC HAMILTON

CGC JARVIS CGC MARLIN

CGC MELLON CGC MIDGETTE

CGC MORGENTHAU CGC MUNRO

CGC NANTUCKET CGC RUSH

CGC SAWFISH CGC SHERMAN

CGC STEADFAST STA GALVESTON

C. THREE (3) SPANISH INTERPRETERS PER UNIT OR SPECIFIED STAFF:

CGC ATTU CGC BEAR

CGC CAMPBELL CGC CHANDELEUR

CGC CHINCOTEAGUE CGC CONFIDENCE

CGC CUSHING CGC DALLAS

CGC DAUNTLESS CGC DECISIVE

CGC DEPENDABLE CGC DILIGENCE

CGC DRUMMOND CGC ESCANABA

CGC FORWARD CGC FARALLON

CGC GALLATIN CGC HARRIET LANE

CGC KEY BISCAYNE CGC KEY LARGO

CGC KNIGHT ISLAND CGC KODIAK ISLAND

CGC LEGARE CGC MANITOU

CGC MATAGORDA CGC MATINICUS

CGC METOMPKIN CGC MOHAWK

CGC MONHEGAN CGC NANTUCKET

CGC NORTHLAND CGC NUNIVAK

CGC OCRACOKE CGC PADRE

CGC PEA ISLAND CGC RELIANCE

CGC RESOLUTE CGC SAPELO

CGC SENECA CGC SHAMAL

CGC SITKINAK CGC SPENCER

CGC TAHOMA CGC TAMPA

CGC TEMPEST CGC TORNADO

CGC THETIS CGC VALIANT

CGC VASHON CGC VENTUROUS

CGC VIGILANT CGC VIGOROUS

SEC MIAMI PREVENTION SEC DELAWARE BAY

STA PORT ARANSAS STA PORT O CONNOR

STA SAN DIEGO PACAREA (PM)

D. FIVE (5) SPANISH INTERPRETERS PER UNIT OR SPECIFIED STAFF:

SEC KEY WEST OPCEN SEC MIAMI OPCEN

SEC MIAMI RESPONSE SEC CORPUS CHRISTI

E. SIX (6) SPANISH INTERPRETERS PER UNIT OR SPECIFIED STAFF:

EMSST

SEC SAN JUAN PREVENTION

F. EIGHT (8) SPANISH INTERPRETERS PER UNIT OR SPECIFIED STAFF:

D7 CC SEC SAN JUAN CC

SEC ST PETERSBURG STA FT. LAUDERDALE

STA FT. MYERS BEACH STA ISLAMORADA

STA KEY WEST STA LAKE WORTH INLET

STA MARATHON STA MIAMI BEACH

STA SOUTH PADRE ISLAND STA SAN JUAN

G. SEVENTEEN (17) SPANISH INTERPRETERS PER UNIT:

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING DETACHMENT

H. EIGHTEEN (18) SPANISH INTERPRETERS PER UNIT OR SPECIFIED STAFF:

PACAREA SOUTH

PACAREA TACLET

I. ONE (1) JAPANESE INTERPRETER PER UNIT:

ACTIVITIES FAR EAST

CGC GALVESTON ISLAND

J. ONE (1) MANDARIN CHINESE INTERPRETER PER UNIT:

ACTIVITIES FAR EAST

K. ONE (1) KOREAN INTERPRETER PER UNIT:

ACTIVITIES FAR EAST

L. ONE (1) HAITIAN INTERPRETER PER UNIT:

CGC DALLAS CGC GALLATIN

M. ONE (1) RUSSIAN INTERPRETER PER SPECIFIED STAFF:

D17(OLE)

5. BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM, INTERPRETER ALLOCATIONS AND

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REVIEWED AND VALIDATED

THROUGH HQ PROGRAM OFFICES, AREAS, DISTRICTS AND FIELD UNITS.

UNITS MAY REQUEST MODIFICATION TO THE INTERPRETER ALLOCATION VIA

THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND TO COMDT(CG-132). UNITS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA

MESSAGE OF INTERPRETER CHANGES WHEN THEY ARE APPROVED. HOWEVER,

SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF TOTAL ALLOCATIONS IS UNLIKELY DUE TO

BUDGET CONSTRAINTS.

6. FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY (FLPP) AMOUNTS: MEMBERS IN

LINGUIST BILLETS OR COLLATERAL DUTY ALLOCATIONS, WITH PROPER

DOCUMENTATION IN DIRECT ACCESS, WILL RECEIVE MONTHLY ENTITLEMENTS

AS FOLLOWS:

A. LINGUIST: 150 DOLLARS

B. INTERPRETER: 100 DOLLARS

C. COMMAND DESIGNATED INTERIM: 50 DOLLARS

LINGUISTS AND INTERPRETERS CURRENTLY RECEIVING SDAP WILL NOT BE

ELIGIBLE FOR FLPP UNTIL FY07. MEMBERS CURRENTLY RECEIVING SDAP WHO

HAVE A FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILL AND EXPECT TO USE IT IN CALENDAR YEAR

2006 SHOULD TAKE THE DLPT. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTINUED SDAP

(ESPECIALLY FOR MEMBERS IN DEFENSE ATTACHE, INTELLIGENCE AND

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING DETACHMENT POSITIONS) WILL BE EVALUATED

DURING THE FY07 SDAP BOARD, AS WE MAKE THE TRANSITION TO RECOGNIZE

FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS USING FLPP. THE SDAP BOARD WILL BE HELD IN

LATE SPRING/EARLY SUMMER 2006 WITH NEW SDAP RATES EFFECTIVE ON 1

OCTOBER 2006.

7. PHASED PAY IMPLEMENTATION: FOR THOSE MEMBERS MEETING THE

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, INTERPRETER AND LINGUIST FLPP WILL BE

AVAILABLE BEGINNING IN JANUARY 06. INTERIM INTERPRETER FLPP WILL

BECOME AVAILABLE BY SUMMER 2006 WHEN ADDITIONAL DIRECT ACCESS

SOFTWARE CHANGES ARE IN PLACE TO ACCOMODATE TRACKING AND PAYMENT OF

THIS CATEGORY. THE DATE OF INTERIM INTERPRETER FLPP AVAILABILITY

WILL BE RELEASED VIA SEPCOR.

8.TESTING: DLPTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT 34 SITES WITHIN THE COAST

GUARD EDUCATIONAL SERVICE OFFICER (ESO) NETWORK. A LIST OF THE

SITES ARE AVAILABLE ON CG CENTRAL (DETAILS BELOW). CONTACT YOUR

LOCAL ESO FOR PROCEDURES TO TAKE THE TEST. ESOS WILL ENTER DLPT

SCORES INTO DIRECT ACCESS. RETESTS ARE ONLY PERMITTED AFTER A SIX-

MONTH WAITING PERIOD, AS MANDATED BY THE DOD TEST AUTHORITY.

MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO RETEST ANNUALLY TO MAINTAIN THEIR

ELIGIBILITY FOR FLPP. MEMBERS THAT HAVE ALREADY SUCCESSFULLY TESTED

ON THE DLPT WITHIN THE PAST YEAR AND CAN DELIVER DOCUMENTATION OF

THAT TESTING TO THEIR ESO, WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO RETEST UNTIL ONE

YEAR AFTER THEIR TEST DATE. TESTS OTHER THAN DLPT WILL NOT BE

CONSIDERED.

A. SPANISH LANGUAGE TESTING: SINCE SPANISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

REPRESENTS 80 PERCENT OF IDENTIFIED REQUIREMENTS, AN EXPEDITED

SPANISH TESTING CAPABILITY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. STARTING

IMMEDIATELY, ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS WHO ARE

IDENTIFIED BY THEIR COMMAND TO SERVE AS POSSIBLE SPANISH

INTERPRETERS OR ARE IN A SPANISH LANGUAGE-CODED BILLET (LINGUISTS)

OR WHO WANT TO USE THEIR LANGUAGE SKILL TO FILL AN ALLOCATION OR

BILLET WITHIN A YEAR, MAY TAKE THE DLPT AT AN AUTHORIZED CG TEST

SITE. THE SPANISH DLPT IS A FOUR-HOUR EXAM, TWO HOURS FOR THE

LISTENING PORTION AND TWO HOURS FOR THE READING PORTION.

B. OTHER LANGUAGE TESTING: MEMBERS WITH LANGUAGE SKILLS IN

RUSSIAN, VIETNAMESE, MANDARIN CHINESE, JAPANESE AND KOREAN, WHO ARE

IDENTIFIED BY THEIR COMMAND TO SERVE AS POSSIBLE FOREIGN LANGUAGE

INTERPRETERS OR ARE IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE-CODED BILLET (LINGUISTS)

OR WHO WANT TO USE THEIR LANGUAGE SKILL TO FILL AN ALLOCATION OR

BILLET WITHIN A YEAR, SHOULD CONTACT THE NEAREST CG AUTHORIZED DLPT

TEST SITE VIA THEIR ESO TO ORDER THE EXAM AND SCHEDULE TESTING.

THOSE MEMBERS DESIRING TO TEST IN THE HAITIAN-CREOLE LANGUAGE WHO

EXPECT TO USE THEIR LANGUAGE SKILL TO FILL AN ALLOCATION OR BILLET

WITHIN A YEAR MUST CONTACT THE HQ FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM MANAGER

VIA THEIR ESO TO SET UP AN ORAL EXAM SINCE THERE IS NO WRITTEN DLPT

EXAM.

C. COMMANDS MAY AUTHORIZE TESTING OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS, SUCH AS

THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NEARLY TOUR COMPLETE AND WILLING TO SERVE

AS INTERPRETERS OR LINGUISTS AT THEIR NEXT UNIT. THOSE MEMBERS WHO

MEET REQUIRED PROFICIENCY LEVELS THROUGH TESTING WILL BE ELIGIBLE

TO RECEIVE FLPP ONLY WHEN COMMAND ENDORSED AND SERVING AS

INTERPRETERS OR IN A LINGUIST BILLET.

D. LIMITED USE OF DOD TEST SITES MAY BE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS NOT

IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO DESIGNATED CG DLPT TEST SITES. IN SUCH CASES,

MEMBERS SHOULD CONTACT THE CG INSTITUTE VIA THEIR ESO FOR

ASSISTANCE.

9. FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS: CGPSC WILL CONTINUE TO EXECUTE ASSIGNMENTS

PER CHAPTER 4 OF REFERENCE B. MEMBERS IDENTIFIED IN DIRECT ACCESS

AS BEING ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS INTERPRETERS OR LINGUISTS BASED ON

DLPT SCORES MAY BE CONSIDERED BY THEIR ASSIGNMNENT OFFICER (AO) FOR

ASSIGNMENT TO UNITS WHICH REQUIRE SUCH FOREIGN LANGUAGE

PROFICIENCY. FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXPERTISE WILL BE CONSIDERED

SIMILARLY TO THE WAY OTHER DOCUMENTED SKILLS, SUCH AS LAW

ENFORCEMENT, OOD, OR MARINE SAFETY QUALIFICATIONS ARE CONSIDERED AS

THE AO ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE UNIT AND SERVICE NEEDS WITH THE MEMBER'S

ASSIGNMENT DESIRES.

10. RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS: RESERVE COMPONENT INTERPRETERS WILL

BE IN ADDITION TO THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE COMPONENT INTERPRETERS A

UNIT IS ALLOCATED. THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED RESERVE

COMPONENT INTERPRETERS SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE

COMPONENT INTERPRETERS ALLOCATED TO THE UNIT. COMMANDING OFFICERS

HAVE DISCRETION TO DESIGNATE RESERVE COMPONENT INTERPRETERS FOR ANY

OF THE LANGUAGES AUTHORIZED FOR THAT COMMAND.

A. SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) MEMBERS ARE AUTHORIZED ONE

READINESS MANAGEMENT PERIOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A TO TAKE

THE DLPT. A RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBER WHO MEETS THE FLP CRITERIA

AND IS DESIGNATED AS AN INTERPRETER BY HIS OR HER COMMAND, IS

ELIGIBLE FOR AN FLP BONUS (FLPB). THE BONUS WILL BE EQUAL TO 1/30TH

OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENT FLPP MONTHLY AMOUNT AT THE PROFICIENCY

LEVEL OF THE LANGUAGE FOR WHICH APPROVED, MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER

OF REGULAR INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) PERIODS WITH PAY FOR THE

SELRES MEMBER.

B. FLPB WILL BE PAID IN EQUAL INSTALLMENTS FOR EACH AUTHORIZED

PAID IDT PERIOD PERFORMED, NOT TO EXCEED THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED

PAID PERIODS PER FISCAL YEAR. FUNERAL HONORS DUTY PERIODS WILL NOT

BE ELIGIBLE FOR FLPB PAYMENTS. NON-PAY DUTY OF ANY KIND WILL NOT BE

ELIGIBLE FOR FLPB PAYMENTS. LUMP SUM PAYMENTS OF FLPB WILL NOT BE

AUTHORIZED.

C. FLPP MAY BE AUTHORIZED FOR SELRES MEMBERS PERFORMING ACTIVE

DUTY (OF ANY TYPE, INCLUDING ADT) PROVIDED THAT DIRECT ACCESS

REFLECTS THAT THE MEMBER IS AN INTERPRETER OR LINGUIST AND THE

ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE FLPP. IN CASES OF ACTIVE

DUTY IN SUPPORT OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION, A MEMBER MAY SEEK A

WRITTEN WAIVER OF THE INTERPRETER QUALIFICATION FROM CG-132 IF SUCH

INFORMATION IS NOT ALREADY REFLECTED IN DIRECT ACCESS.

11. CIVILIAN POSITIONS: REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVILIAN FOREIGN LANGUAGE

POSITIONS ARE STILL BEING STUDIED. IN CASES WHERE MILITARY LINGUIST

DUTIES AMOUNT TO NEAR FULL TIME REQUIREMENTS, PARTICULARLY FOR

COMPLEX LANGUAGES, STRONG CONSIDERATION WILL BE MADE TO CIVILIANIZE

THE POSITION. MAX-HR, WHEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED, WILL LIKELY PROVIDE

THE MECHANISM FOR SPECIAL SKILLS PAYMENTS. IN THE INTERIM, AS NEEDS

ARISE RETENTION PAY AND RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES MAY BE USED TO

COMPENSATE CIVILIANS. WHEN REQUIRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES,

CIVILIANS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL ESO FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE

TESTING.

12. THERE ARE OTHER TOOLS AVAILABLE TO MEET INTERPRETER

REQUIREMENTS AT UNITS, ESPECIALLY WHERE THE FREQUENCY OF USE DOES

NOT INDICATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN INTERPRETER ALLOCATION. SOME

EXAMPLES ARE: HAND HELD TRANSLATORS, CONTRACT AND OTHER AGENCY

INTERPRETERS AND ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE ROBUST AUXILIARY

INTERPRETER CORPS (SEE CG INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS WEBSITE LISTING OF

300 AUXILIARY VOLUNTEERS WITH COMPETENCIES IN 42 LANGUAGES). THE

FLP PROGRAM MANAGER WILL COMPILE AND COORDINATE A DYNAMIC LISTING

OF THESE OTHER TOOLS/SERVICES WITH POCS AND PROCEDURES FOR

ACCESS/ACQUISITION. LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION TO BE POSTED TO

CGCENTRAL WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS.

13. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM, SIGN ON

TO CG CENTRAL. CLICK ON THE LEARNING TAB, THEN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE

PROGRAM CHANNEL. FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE

PROGRAM AND REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS TO THE ABOVE PROCEDURES, CONTACT

THE PROGRAM MANAGER, LCDR MICHELE BOUZIANE, BY PHONE: 202-267-6071

OR E-MAIL: MBOUZIANE(AT)COMDT.USCG.MIL.

14. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.

15. RADM KENNETH T. VENUTO, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN

RESOURCES, SENDS.

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