PER THE REF, ALL UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MARINES IN OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS 02XX AND 26XX ARE TO HAVE A DLAB TEST SCORE ON FILE IN MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM AS PART OF THEIR QUALIFICATION AND PROFFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.Ī. THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) MEASURES AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO LEARN A LANGUAGE AND IS ALSO USED TO IDENTIFY MARINES THAT MAY BE SELECTED FOR FOLLOW-ON LANGUAGE TRAINING. ACQUIRING AND MAINTAINING ADEQUATE NUMBERS OF QUALIFIED LANGUAGE CAPABLE MARINES TO SUPPORT GLOBAL REQUIREMENTS IS VITAL TO THE MARINE CORPS' OVERALL INTELLIGENCE MISSION. KAUFFMAN/CAPT/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC I/-/TEL:DSN 224-3938 THIS MARADMIN REINFORCES THE ESTABLISHED MOS REQUIREMENTS FOR MARINES IN OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS 02XX AND 26XX.Ģ. SUBJ/DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY TEST REQUIREMENT FOR MARINES IN OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS 02XX AND 26XX//ĪMPN/REF A IS THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY MANUAL// MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//