Posted on Feb 17, 2022
Does passing the DLPT in Spanish count for promotion points?
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So I took the DLPT in Spanish i had my S1 SFC inform me it it not worth any promotion point because Spanish is a common language. I know it isn’t worth any extra pay but im pretty sure having any language is worth 25 promotion points. I got a 3/2 so I did well on my test i know passing is 1/1 so is my SFC wrong or is he correct about it not being worth any promotion points for it being such a common language? Also any advice on getting promotion point other than PT Weapons Qual or Distant Learning Points im starting to max out on those already on JKO. Any schools i should look at attending to stand out as a 42A or any schools worth points im early into being a E4 so i want to get on top of things. Can anyone help me with this?
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I speak fluent Spanish at home and you got a better score than I did. Just try to get a good score on the dlpt. Try joining a civil Affairs unit. If you score well and the Wartrace is Korea, you can then go to Monterey Defense Language School and learn that language. It all depends on what Wartrace the unit has. Just continue to take as many college courses to attain an Associate's degree and then maybe go to a bachelor's degree. I would become an officer if I were you. Just to show you the comparison on pay, when I was a first lieutenant with 9 years total time in service including a couple of years enlisted, I still made more than an E7 with 23 years.
Try to see if you can get a green to Gold program. There is nothing wrong with being prior service enlisted and your subordinates will appreciate it because they do you understand about fireguard, k p, being tasked out to do clean up, policing the area Etc.
Personally, keep your Spanish up-to-date and learn more. If you can't take Chinese Mandarin or Cantonese, try Russian or Persian. Even before the crap show we've had in the last year, all those languages were important as well as Pashto even though we are no longer in Afghanistan.
In the past, doing well on the old a PFT helped me alot. I always scored 280 or above and I would say half of my career I got a 300. Now with the new Army Combat fitness test, it's just a matter of passing it so taking as many schools as you can, volunteering for as many things as you can, getting your bachelor's degree. Not sure what other courses you can take. Memorizing the sergeants board book and all the regulations is helpful, but I still think that going green to Gold would be your best bet if that's what you want to do. You could also go warrant officer if you like to stick with one thing and stay at it.
Try to see if you can get a green to Gold program. There is nothing wrong with being prior service enlisted and your subordinates will appreciate it because they do you understand about fireguard, k p, being tasked out to do clean up, policing the area Etc.
Personally, keep your Spanish up-to-date and learn more. If you can't take Chinese Mandarin or Cantonese, try Russian or Persian. Even before the crap show we've had in the last year, all those languages were important as well as Pashto even though we are no longer in Afghanistan.
In the past, doing well on the old a PFT helped me alot. I always scored 280 or above and I would say half of my career I got a 300. Now with the new Army Combat fitness test, it's just a matter of passing it so taking as many schools as you can, volunteering for as many things as you can, getting your bachelor's degree. Not sure what other courses you can take. Memorizing the sergeants board book and all the regulations is helpful, but I still think that going green to Gold would be your best bet if that's what you want to do. You could also go warrant officer if you like to stick with one thing and stay at it.
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SPC (Join to see) in college, I was a C+ and or B- average student. I wasn't focused. I had a college bachelor's degree but took me till about age 24 because I didn't know what to do. In my thirties, I found myself unemployed and I joined the National Guard just to do something different and I went in as a specialist. After I went to my guard unit, I found out about the o.c. S opportunity. I wasn't the smartest but I was one of the most physically fit people in my unit. I came in second place in the 2-mile Run at age 33. I was able to do my paperwork and I've got commissioned at 33 years 9 months. But I was a major, I found out from working with active duty u.s. military at a Canadian exercise that they don't get picked to the higher rank unless they get top block on their evals. That's hard to do sometimes if you can only put 45% of your people you rate as Pop block. I also had a deputy Brigade Commander who was active duty embedded in our unit and he said the same thing but unless you make top block oh, you don't make it to the next higher rank as a field grade officer. I always got the second best rating and I still made it to lieutenant colonel. Just food for thought in case you're dealing with Cutthroat active duty oh, there is more slack and they're always short people in the reserve component even though the reserve component is 55% of the total u.s. military! I also found out that the National Guard has more political than the Army Reserve. That's why many switch over like I did. Being in the United States Army Reserve, you can travel from state-to-state I do not stuck in one state like your National Guard. I ended up moving to Canada in 2006 and I served in Army Reserve units in to California units at two others in Washington State. So there is more opportunity then you realize and I hope that this makes you plan your future accordingly to be successful. If one door slams in your face, there are others they're open but you have to know about them.
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I plan on going OCS im currently active duty specialist 2 points away from my GT score being at 110 for green to gold i was national guard 4 years before active duty i wasnt into school now i see school is important in the military so hopefully active duty helps me get fit and be able to go officer LTC (Join to see)
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SPC (Join to see) I did not know you were prior service National Guard. Sorry to preach to the choir. Thanks for letting me know!
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I appreciate the help its hard to find genuine advice that benefits most people have told me just to stay enlisted but after long deliberation i decided to try to go officer LTC (Join to see)
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If you want to "stand out" as a 42A, a working knowledge of AR 600-8-19 would be a good start.
There is no "passing" score for a DLPT, there are just minimum scores required for promotion points, MOSQ and FLPP.
Yes, a DLPT score of 1/1 or better is worth 25 points.
Your homework assignment is to determine which section these points fall under, and the process to get those points to your PPW.
There is no "passing" score for a DLPT, there are just minimum scores required for promotion points, MOSQ and FLPP.
Yes, a DLPT score of 1/1 or better is worth 25 points.
Your homework assignment is to determine which section these points fall under, and the process to get those points to your PPW.
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Thanks ill find out and talk to my SFC to see if hell try to help i know they go under the Civilian education points on the PPW im just confused on why my SFC is saying its not worth any points if its on the PPW his only response is its a common language i believe he is wrong but i will look more into it as a 42A to pass on the knowledge.
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SPC (Join to see) - sometimes older folks quote what they think they remember from older regs, or in cases like this, confuse it with another reg, like AR 11-6 where we don't pay FLPP for non-language MOSs if that language is common.
Happens more than you think, always go to APD first, and always use the milsuite S1Net weekly email to stay up to date.
Happens more than you think, always go to APD first, and always use the milsuite S1Net weekly email to stay up to date.
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I did the old DLAB test with a 93, but my officer who studied German in college got a 171. That's was only 5 points below the max of 176. Oddly the Germans when we went out to assess maneuver damage they couldn't understand his "Thutry-Thut-&-Thut" New York City accent. High scores are nice but the real key to duel-understanding is communication.
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