Foreign Language pay rates increase for some.(Round the Reserve: A brief look at what's happening throughout Air Force Reserve Command)

Citizen Airman | August 1, 2006 | Copyright

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 ...

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