HO-LEE crap! This is an increase of FIVE TIMES the amount it was before 11 Sep 2001. Marine Corps is offering similar numbers. My son was offered $15K entry level bonus to go linguist (he refused!).
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Parlez-vous Francais? A “yes” from a U.S. sailor could mean an extra $500 a month.

The Navy made changes to its Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus Program, tripling the payout for some languages, recategorizing others and opening the program to all sailors who use language skills in their work, not just those in fields such as cryptology or intelligence, said Mark Neighbors, director of the Navy Foreign Language Program Office.

http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=52556

Hey, dad, can I brough 15k for a really nice car that I really need and it is really neet.

How about it, okay dad

I speak

Spanish (Mexican)
French
German
Japaneese
Russian

all total about 10 or 15 words.