Posted on Mar 11, 2019
Can the army order a PFC to take a college course?
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It was a "voluntold" sort of thing. If he balks, is he throwing away a golden opportunity? (Edited 2355hrs 3/11/19 to protect the inferred identity of the PFC in question...Thank you for all your replies up to this point!)
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No, you cannot order a soldier to take college classes. HOWEVER, I highly suggest it. I must mention it to my Joe's every other day. It's free and if he wants to get promoted in todays Army, hes gonna need it.
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Once he's enrolled in the Distributed learning Course (DLC), which replaced/is replacing Structured Self-Development (SSD), he'll already be taking college courses. If he wants to be an NCO, he'll have to complete them.
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To me it sounded like a strong suggestion, but it came from a SGM who knows that they're talking about. I wish I had my SGM or even my PL tell me to go. The Army will give you TA to go to to school. I would take his/her advice or suggestions and go to school. Not only will it help your career in the Army and in the civilian world later on!
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