US: Navy overhauls foreign language bonus program

[Francis Hult]

Stars and Stripes

 

Navy overhauls foreign language bonus program

 

Parlez-vous Francais? A "yes" from a U.S. sailor could mean an extra $500 a month.

 

The Navy made changes to its Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus Program, tripling the payout for some languages, recategorizing others and opening the program to all sailors who use language skills in their work, not just those in fields such as cryptology or intelligence, said Mark Neighbors, director of the Navy Foreign Language Program Office.

 

That means, for example, sailors who test proficient in French on the Defense Language Proficiency Test could earn as much as $500 a month for using their language skills during the Navy's new missions in western Africa, Neighbors said. 

 

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