I need 150 more correspondence hours. Does anyone have any suggestions how to get those really fast?

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Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Feb 4 at 2016 9:48 PM

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SPC Private RallyPoint Member Break your ass! Been there, done that!

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2016 9:54 PM

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atsc.army.mil

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2016 9:58 PM

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JKO brother..look up atrrs approved jko course list

Response by SPC Ethan Reddick made Feb 4 at 2016 9:59 PM

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Try courses for different MOS. The chaplain assistant training course is easy and that was my MOS. while I was in I also did the AFATDS training as well.

Response by SGT Carlin Byrd made Feb 4 at 2016 10:04 PM

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Yea pray cause when I made SGT it was by the grace of god brother

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2016 10:13 PM

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A lot of Energy Drinks and no sleep.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2016 10:16 PM

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Defense distribution management is over 150 hours and that's your best bet. Hit me up.

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2016 10:49 PM

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In much the same way one gets to Carnegie Hall: Practice, practice, practice. But seriously, are you maxed out for PT and Weapons Qual points? Those are usually east to get as long as you want to put in the effort. Instead of correspondence courses how about enrolling in some college classes either on post or through one of the many college who offer distance learning programs? Whatever you decide to do don't look at the quick easy route unless it contributes to your development as a leader.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2016 11:31 PM

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JKO is great!
There's a 20 hour contracting one on there.
CBRN is a good one.

Also, on ATTRS- they have really good ammunition courses.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2016 11:32 PM

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Just set a countdown timer for 9000 minutes and get started.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 5 at 2016 12:23 AM

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Buy a CAC card reader, invest in a mouse if you have a laptop and click your weekend away.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 5 at 2016 10:28 AM

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there are courses that are high course hours. However I have found that just taking random classes can sometimes bite you in the butt. I signed up for the 68WM6 (68C) course however I have found that the course might be a little more difficult for me to just try to learn on my own time. For this type of reason I would suggest taking courses that pertain to your MOS instead. Not only can they help you with your profession, they may also help you gain hours faster because you should be familiar with the subject.

Response by SGT(P) Landon Mintz made Feb 6 at 2016 12:45 PM

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Army ep earning site. Look for classes in the catalog that end with the designation .eng. they have a pretty accurate hour correspondence to actual value of hours.

Response by SFC Benjamin Varlese made Feb 6 at 2016 6:58 PM

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Depends on your definition of "really fast". I have racked up about 150 ATRRS DL points over the last 4 months just by doing JKO and ALMS courses. And don't use the excuse that you're too busy because I did this while taking 15 credit hours every 8 weeks for my online bachelors degree at the same time

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 6 at 2016 8:09 PM

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Alot of the courses under CIO G6 on skill port are worth quite a few hours each

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 6 at 2016 8:27 PM

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Jko is your best bet. Do them on jko and you can be maxed in a week or 2

Response by SSG Chris B. made Feb 7 at 2016 7:44 AM

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You can have mine. I dont need em any more.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 9 at 2016 8:06 AM

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Skillport is a great site and all the classes will count. They have a wide range of topics so you can play to your strengths. And yes, if you pay attention to how the site is structured then you will find the loop hole on how to blaze through all the hours you could want.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 9 at 2016 8:06 AM

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Google "Army Skillport" I did a lot of those courses in AIT and when I got to my first duty station. I basically maxed out all the way to SSG (I have about 489 hours) Those were the best to do because you can knock out a '4 hour' course in like 30 minutes if you pay attention.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 9 at 2016 8:11 AM

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Skill port has a wide variety of courses that will let you play to your strengths for quicker turn around. And yes their is a loop hole in the site to go even faster, to find it keep your eyes open and think outside the box.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 9 at 2016 3:07 PM

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150 / 12 = 12 = 12.5. 12.5 / 7 = 1.7 hrs a day over a year. 150 / 6 = 25. 25 / 7 = 3.5 hrs a day and will have it done in 6th months. ect, ect. Work hard and be dedicated and down right motivated.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 10 at 2016 5:23 AM

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Hey man go to ACCP and take these courses the total hours are divided by 5 and that's how many promotion points you get:

081-MD0921 HEALTHCARE NCO SUST- 170 Hours
081-68WM6 PRACTICAL NURSE ASI SUST- 130 Hours
081-CBRNE NWP NUCLEAR WARFARE PREPARD FOR HLTHCARE PROVIDER- 55 Hours
081-CBRNE BWP BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PREPAREDNESS FOR HLTHCARE- 83 Hours
081-CBRNE HPC HOSPITAL CBRNE PREPAREDNESS COURSE- 73 Hours
081-CBRNE CONWP CONV WARFARE PREPAREDNESS FOR HLTHCARE- 50 Hours
081-CBRNE CWP CHEM WARFARE PREPAREDNESS FOR HLTHCARE PROVID- 65 Hours
081-68D OPERATING ROOM SPECIALIST SUST- 135 Hours
081-68W10 HEALTHCARE SPECIALIST SUST- 230 Hours
081-18D SPECIAL OPERATIONS MED SGT SUST- 281 Hours
081-18DPREP SPECIAL OPERATIONS MED SGT PREP- 144 Hours

Example if you complete Operating Room specialist divide 135/5 and you get 27 promotion points

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 10 at 2016 7:03 AM

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Do the work and get it done.

Response by SSG Audwin Scott made Feb 10 at 2016 8:47 AM

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Honestly, there isn't a fast way. I would highly suggest try maxing out on your PT and weapons qualifications, then if able to enroll in some college courses. correspondent hours simply take time and that means you can be doing other things to get there faster as the word you used.

Response by SFC Phillip Wiley made Feb 10 at 2016 9:03 AM

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Take the correspondence courses in your field of expertise those will be the magical (easy to do) as you already know it and do it every day. If this is not the case then you need to evaluate the reason you think you deserve to be promoted.

Also if you have college or career school courses ensure you add those. (If you do not have these then you should consider getting them)

And ultimately the easiest ones to acquire are PT and Weapons.( only you can make these ones happen )

With all the above said if you are truly wanting points and to advance with capabilities. Check out sister military (Marines have an NCO course that teaches English, Leadership Basics etc. , be aware this course is no joke) I was able to take it and gave me a great start at the next level.

Response by SGT Kristin Wiley made Feb 10 at 2016 12:00 PM

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The correspondence courses listed on this website will be on your Joint Service Transcript when you transition out of the military as college credit: https://www.atsc.army.mil/TADLP/accp/accp_ace_credit.asp

I recommend doing these courses as they are worth 50 or more hours each and will give you college credit. They are also way easier to learn and complete then using Army E-Learning Skillport courses.

ACE Credit Courses | The Army Correspondence Course Program (ACCP) | The Army Distributed...

U.S. Army Correspondence Courses with American Council on Education (ACE) recommended credit.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 10 at 2016 3:15 PM

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How fast you need 150 points depends on what tis your time line.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made May 12 at 2016 1:49 PM

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Go to hrc ACCP course list. Register on ATRRS. Do basic mos refresher courses. 40-50 hrs a pop

Response by SGT Jim Arnold made Sep 26 at 2017 2:41 PM

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I knocked out the 91A course had lots of credits to it and it was easy

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 13 at 2017 9:31 PM

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ATRRs, look up "headstart", pick a language, register. When you get the confirmation email, go to JKO, my classes or curriculum, and launch. 80 hrs each.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 1 at 2019 12:29 PM

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Do all online courses relating to Microsoft