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Article: Foreign Language pay rates increase for some.(Round the Reserve: A brief look at what's happening throughout Air Force Reserve Command)
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- Citizen Airman
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- August 1, 2006
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Being able to speak another language may translate into more money for some military people, including those who do not perform language duties.
Foreign Language Proficiency Pay rates increased June 1 for qualified military members.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense approved the new FLPP rates May 10 for active-duty people and Reservists with valuable foreign language skills. The new rates increase the maximum pay rate for single-language proficiency from $200 to $500 a month. People with multi pie-language proficiency will see a jump in the maximum pay rate from $300 to $1,000 a month.
These new FLPP rates apply to dozens of desired ...