Correspondence courses for retirement points, where do I start?

2016-02-10T09:31:02-05:00

I haven't done correspondence courses in years, but am told that I can, while in the IRR, do them for retirement points (3 hours = 1 point). I have no idea where to start. Can anyone point me in the right direction please?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 10 at 2016 12:18 PM

2016-02-10T12:18:26-05:00

I can honestly say that I don't have 1 hour or point of correspondence courses. I need to get on that so I can use them as retirement points.

Response by COL Vincent Stoneking made Feb 10 at 2016 4:12 PM

2016-02-10T16:12:41-05:00

https://www.atsc.army.mil/tadlp/accp/
Any from this catalogue should "automagically" show up on your next year's points statement. But I would keep course completions, just in case.

The Army Correspondence Course Program (ACCP) | The Army Distributed Learning Program (TADLP)

The Army Correspondence Course Program (ACCP) is the formal nonresident extension of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command service schools' curricula.

Response by MSgt Keith Hebert made Feb 10 at 2016 4:21 PM

2016-02-10T16:21:28-05:00

the next question is can retirees do the same

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2016 12:06 PM

2016-02-26T12:06:22-05:00

Simplified: Submit certificates/memorandums meeting the requirements of AR 140-185, Chapter 3, monthly, to the appropriate HRC, Personnel Action Branch - and should be iPERM'd via unit of assignment. Check IRR specifics at: https://www.hrc.army.mil/TAGD/Earning%20Retirement%20Points

Earning Retirement Points

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Response by CW4 Peter McHugh made Mar 4 at 2016 11:00 AM

2016-03-04T11:00:49-05:00

Continuing education of many sorts is useful, career positive and often even fun... during military service you should consider any all courses on AKO/JKO many of which have CEUs and can transfer to under graduate academic programs.

You could also consider increasing your active and post military resume by taking course from a number of Federal Government training and education programs, many on line. There is a growing need and opportunity for incident response and management competencies...and many courses are available free from the Emergency Management Institute of the FEMA/DHS. I recommend you initially consider ISC 100, 700 and 800 and then sub courses of those series to build a new competency, resume and career option.

Other Departments and agencies have on line training programs as well...State Department and the US Institute of Peace offer instruction that easily builds on military learning and experience, and can lead to new career options....much of the above is tuition free...and teh FEMA Courses provide a printable certificate, suitable for framing, usually with CEUs.