Headquarters
Departments of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps
Washington, DC
12 March 2018
*Army Regulation 350-20
OPNAVINST 1550.13
AFIAFIAir Force instruction 35-4004
MCO 1550.4E
Effective 12 April 2018

Training

Management of Defense Foreign Language Training

By Order of the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps:

MARK A. MILLEY
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

GERALD B. O'KEEFE
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army

R.P. Burke
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
(Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education)

P.C. CHUDOBA
Assistant Director of Intelligence

DANIEL R. SITTERLY,
SESSESSenior executive service, SAF/MR
Acting Assistant Secretary
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)

History. This publication is a major revision.

Summary. This regulation consolidates policy and guidance for foreign language training at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and supports a Total Force enabled with culturally-based foreign language proficiency.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. It also applies to Office of the Secretary of Defense, the military departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DOD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DOD (referred to collectively in this directive as the "DOD components").

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The

proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific guidance.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11-2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 (DAMO-TR), 400 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0400.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments or suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank

Forms) directly to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 (DAMO-TR), 400 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0400.

Committee continuance approval. AR 15-39 requires the proponent to justify establishing/continuing committee(s), coordinate draft publications, and coordinate changes in committee status with the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Department of the Army Committee Management Office (AARP-ZA), 9301 Chapek Road, Building 1458, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5527. Further, if it is determined that an established "group" identified within this regulation, later takes on the characteristics of a committee, as found in the AR 15-39, then the proponent will follow all AR 15-39 requirements for establishing and continuing the group as a committee.

Distribution. This regulation is available in electronic media only and is intended for command levels for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve. It is also intended for the Military Services, the National Security Agency/Central Security Service, the De

*This publication supersedes AR 350-20, dated 15 March 1987.

AR 350-20/OPNAVINST 1550.13/AFIAFIAir Force instruction 35-4004/MCO 1550.4E • 12 March 2018

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