Posted on Dec 25, 2013
What are the best correspondence courses to boost promotion points?
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Looking for suggestions on good correspondence courses to take. Need to boost my promotion points so that I can get promoted. Thank you very much!
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91B Sustainment Course is huge. It is about 60 points if I remember correctly. Anyone who is CLS certified qualifies for it and it teaches great stuff.
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SGT Pounds, I had thousands of hours of correspondence courses in addition to resident courses and degrees. The theory was not only to get the points for E5/E6, but to get something on my record every year, as often as possible to increase my value to the Army via the Army's investment in me. I began with the Army Precommission Course to understand Infantry. There were no courses in my MOS for a long time. So I took as many others as possible in different branches, such as Avionics, QM, etc. Then I fixated on AG and Chemical. AG because it was the most related thing and I needed secondary MOS. Chem because I wanted a C identifier and no one in my enlisted field had one. I picked up an H attending a reserve school (that was unique). The AG courses and Finance made it easier to understand how my career was managed, how to take care of my soldiers, how to ensure the records management of my people was properly done...and that paid off in aces throughout my career. So pick something you like or have an interest in, but do learn about other fields. Don't be too narrow, too one-dimensional.
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CMSgt Robert Gates
Air Force Reserves tracked points for Correspondence Courses and were listed on the annual points summary sheet. BUT, the points were never calculated into the retirement.
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SF Medical SGT Prep is 144 hours. Register in Atrrs, you'll get an email with the blackboard link to it
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Anything required for MOS and leadership. Basically, the more the better. Even any for above your grade.
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I was awarded promotion points for ALL the correspondence courses I completed while on Active Duty. I even earned an Additional Skill Identifier (75C1C) for completing the NBC course. When I ordered correspondence courses, it stated how many points were to be awarded at completion. That was the Only way I was able to earn points in this area. You only get credit for one Certificate of Achievement (I had five) and the only REAL medal I received was an ASM from an Infantry LTC for ‘fixing’ his Battalion’s promotion system and obtaining permission to publish E6 orders for a SGT who should have been a SSG five years before I arrived in Germany. I found correspondence courses fun. Another way to obtain promotion points is to take a college course. It can be any course you want. You will be awarded 10 points for civilian education and three to five additional points for the college course you complete. Hope this helps. Good Luck in your endeavors!
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SPC Nancy Greene
Correction: I was awarded an AAM -Army Achievement Medal. That post contained a tectonic! My brain works faster than my fingers. Still trying to master texting!
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SPC Nancy Greene
Not sure...will have to ‘dig’ through boxes of stuff. Will attempt to find the course, I don’t throw things away...just file them in boxes. lolSPC (Join to see)
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What would be some good classes be to take in high school cause I wanna be in the military
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So if I want to head to the military what would be some good classes in high school
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1st everything in your MOS- 2nd everything in your secondary MOS. They are not for point hunters- they are there for you to be proficient in your skills.
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SSG (Join to see) I Have No Idea if it worth anything in the Army but I Enjoyed doing the FEMA Courses on line and the National Fire Academy on line. https://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/courses/online.html
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