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Current practice
Nothing is concrete, but a current trend going around is to get qualified language speakers a second/third language. Most times it is an additional language in your AOR, but not always.
I have a Korean American CPT that speaks Korean (3/3) and was given MSA and 5th GRP. Don't ask me why but its just the way things happen sometimes.
Now to your first Question. SF doesn't get paid "more" for the same language rating. I recommend that you review AR 11-6 Army Foreign Language Program. You can, however, earn language pay up to $1000 per month, but only in languages that are spoken in your AOR (From my understanding of the policy).
Lastly, IF you make it through SFAS then you can figure out whether or not you will be required to study another language, OR move ahead to the next phase of training. Don't expect everything to be perfectly gift wrapped for you. It may be a year or more before you even come to the Course and things typically change in that time based on requirements of the SF Regiment.
Good luck,
CH
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