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Officers and enlisted members proficient in foreign languages may be able to supplement their basic pay with Foreign Language Proficiency Pay/Bonus (FLPP/FLPB). This discretionary payment incentivizes service members to acquire and advance their skills in foreign languages and dialects, which improves mission requirement capabilities. Click here to learn more!
Angel Grant
I ended up joining the Army to help me pay for college. I only signed up for a 3 and a half year contract, which I'm going to re-enlist due to getting promoted so fast. My job is small arms and Artillery repair, and I absolutely love it! But, in my first year in the Army I was sent to South Korea! It's been super crazy to spend a year here, but knowing some Chinese has really helped me... I've found myself really lost a few times with a dead cell phone, and not everywhere has English to help, but knowing some Chinese helped me out so much. I've been able to communicate with people and even able to read some signs.
Maggie Carr
Military Signals Intelligence Analyst, Space Force
Understanding basic Chinese and Chinese culture is helpful in my current job as a Military Intelligence Analyst. Having a general knowledge of Chinese has been helpful even though I'm not a linguist because we look a lot at foreign satellites.
David Hamilton
Critical Language Scholarship Experience
RCT, Norwich Academy
If there is anyone pursuing a career in military or government service, a strong background of Chinese and computer science is especially wanted in today's world climate.
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