DAFI 36-4005: TOTAL FORCE LANGUAGE, REGIONAL EXPERTISE, AND CULTURE…

DAFI 36-4005 — index record

Number	DAFI 36-4005
Title	TOTAL FORCE LANGUAGE, REGIONAL EXPERTISE, AND CULTURE PROGRAM
Published	July 27, 2023
Certified current	August 28, 2024
Office of primary responsibility	AF/A1
Issued by	Headquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the index	Current
Last index action	UpdateContact, June 23, 2026
Source index	Air Force e-Publishing
Index last read	October 20, 2026

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Purpose, in the publication’s words

This publication implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 36-40, Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture Program. It establishes procedures and defines the roles and responsibilities for the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (LREC) program, which includes the Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus (FLPB) program and the Foreign Language Proficiency Pay (FLPP) program. This publication applies to all civilian employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force (RegAF), the United States Space Force (USSF), the Air Force Reserve (AFR), and the Air National Guard (ANG). In collaboration with the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital (SF/S1), Chief of the Air Force Reserve (AF/RE), the Director of the Air National Guard (NGB/CF), the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force for Manpower, Personnel, and Services (AF/A1) develops personnel policy for the Total Force LREC program. This Instruction requires the collection and

Summary of changes, as printed

This interim change revises DAFI 36-4005 by (1) clarifying that an authorized representative other than the commander may sign the DAF Form 2096, Classification/On-The-Job Training Action, for Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus (FLPB) actions as well as the memorandum for record (MFR) for exception to policy (ETP), ad-hoc FLPB, deployment, assignment, and significant language training event (SLTE) waiver requests, (2) adding guidance on payment for multiple modalities (listening, reading, speaking) of the same language or dialect, (3) clarifying that Foreign Area Officers (FAO) selected for FAO pipeline training must maintain proficiency of 2 or higher in at least two modalities of the target language (assigned language for certification) before qualifying for FLPB for additional languages in their assigned region, (4) adding Tagalog as an AFOSI strategic language, (5) defining CONUS Overseas Developmental Education (ODE) programs that fall under the SAF/IAPA IAS Branch for FLPB, (6) adding/reordering of acronyms, and (7) correcting several administrative formatting issues. A margin bar (|) indicates newly revised material. Note: FLPB is no longer tied to the DAF Strategic Language List (SLL). Members receiving FLPB at issuance of this instruction who would not otherwise be eligible for FLPB based on the new rules in this publication, may retain eligibility through 31 July 2024, as long as the member’s certification remains current.

Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 7
Chapter 6—EXCEPTIONS TO FLPP POLICY FOR CIVILIAN PERSONNELp. 52
Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 53
Attachment 3—LANGUAGE DESIGNATED POSITIONS (LDP) REVIEWp. 65
Attachment 4—SAMPLE EXCEPTION TO POLICY (ETP) MEMORANDUMp. 68

All 63 contents entries

1.1. Overviewp. 6
1.2. Authorityp. 6
Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 7
2.1. The Secretary of the Air Force (SecAF):p. 7
2.4. Director of Force Development, Headquarters Air Force (AF/A1D):p. 7
2.6. Director of Civilian Force Management, Headquarters Air Force (AF/A1C):p. 13
2.7. Director of Manpower, Headquarters Air Force (AF/A1M):p. 13
2.9. Human Resources Data Analytics and Decision Support Division (AF/A1XD)p. 13
2.10. The Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital (SF/S1):p. 13
2.13. The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Operations (AF/A3):p. 15
2.15. The Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Futures (AF/A5/7):p. 16
2.16. The Director, Public Affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/PA):p. 16
2.17. The Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs (SAF/IA):p. 17
2.19. The Air Force Surgeon General (AF/SG):p. 18
2.21. Air Education and Training Command (AETC):p. 19
2.22. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC):p. 21
2.23. Air Force Reserve (AF/RE) and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC):p. 21
2.24. Director, Air National Guard (NGB/CF):p. 22
2.25. Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC):p. 22
2.26. The Dean of the Faculty, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA):p. 23
2.27. The Commander, Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AF ROTC):p. 24
2.28. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI):p. 24
2.29. The Air University (AU):p. 24
2.30. Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC):p. 25
2.31. USAF Special Operations School (USAFSOS):p. 25
2.32. USAF Expeditionary Center (USAF EC):p. 25
2.33. Commanders, Directors, and Supervisors:p. 26
2.34. Commander’s Support Staff:p. 26
2.35. Force Support Squadron Commander:p. 27
2.36. Test Control Officers (TCO) and/or Appointed Representativesp. 27
3.1. FLPBp. 28
3.2. Certificationp. 29
3.3. FLPB Eligibilityp. 34
3.4. Foreign Area Officers (FAO)p. 35
3.5. Cryptologic Language Analysts (CLA)p. 36
3.6. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Interpretersp. 38
3.7. Language Designated Positions (LDP)p. 38
3.8. Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) Personnelp. 39
3.10. Olmsted Scholarsp. 41
3.11. Overseas Developmental Education (ODE) Studentsp. 41
3.12. International Health Specialists (IHS)p. 42
3.14. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) Personnelp. 42
3.15. Exchange Program Participantsp. 43
3.16. Air Traffic Controllers (1C1)p. 43
3.17. Bilateral Affairs Officer (BAO)p. 43
3.18. Ad-hoc FLPBp. 44
3.19. All Othersp. 45
3.21. Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMA) must:p. 45
3.22. Active Guard Reserve (AGR):p. 45
4.1. Exceptions to Policy (ETP)p. 46
5.1. FLPPp. 47
5.2. Proficiencyp. 47
5.3. Certificationp. 47
5.4. Eligibilityp. 49
5.5. Paymentp. 50
5.6. Civilian Personnel Sections will:p. 50
5.7. Ad-hoc Civilian FLPPp. 51
Chapter 6—EXCEPTIONS TO FLPP POLICY FOR CIVILIAN PERSONNELp. 52
6.1. Exceptions to Policy (ETP)p. 52
6.2. Repaymentp. 52
Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 53
Attachment 3—LANGUAGE DESIGNATED POSITIONS (LDP) REVIEWp. 65
Attachment 4—SAMPLE EXCEPTION TO POLICY (ETP) MEMORANDUMp. 68

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