A question for Tracy Gies

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Charles, Oct 6, 2002.

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  1. Charles

    Charles New Member

    "American Military University’s new Army Quick Start program gives you the college credit you deserve.
    Each semester hour of undergraduate college credit you earn is worth 1-1/2 promotion points. Basic training, AIT, PLDC and BNCOC can all earn you college credit – but not without an official transcript.
    That’s how AMU’s Army Quick Start program helps advance your career: Apply for admission as an undergraduate student and for only $75 and an official copy of your AARTS transcript, AMU will issue a military transcript detailing the academic credit you’ve already earned – in about 2 weeks."

    http://www.apus.edu/amu/qs/default.asp

    My question:


    Based on AMU's info above, lets say Private McArthur and Private Patton complete the same military training, evaluated by ACE for a hypothetical 10 semester hours. Private McArthur has his AARTS forwarded to AMU or another college and is issued a transcript, but Private Patton does not. In this case Private McArthur would earn 15 promotion points (in addition to any points awarded for the military training in its own right), but Private Patton would not receive any promotion points (besides those awarded for the military training in its own right). Is this correct?
     
  2. Tracy Gies

    Tracy Gies New Member

    Yes, that's correct. Basic, AIT, PLDC, and BNCOC can be a significant source of college credit for soldiers. But as the AMU site mentions, they will not count for college credit unless they are transferred to a college transcript.

    The difference is that civilian education earns a soldier 1.5 promotion points per credit, whereas military education only earns 1 point per five hours of training. Therefore, there is a significant difference in promotion points for civilian versus military education. Since Private McArthur will be able to produce a transcript with civilian education credits, whereas Private Patton will only be able to produce a transcript with military education, McArthur gets a big advantage in promotion points, despite the fact that he and Patton have the same training. McArthur will also be more competetive for promotion in the senior NCO ranks as well. Looks like Patton better wake up and get his AARTS credits transferred on the double, or else he'll be working for McArthur soon.
     
  3. Tracy Gies

    Tracy Gies New Member

    Yes, that's correct. Basic, AIT, PLDC, and BNCOC can be a significant source of college credit for soldiers. But as the AMU site mentions, they will not count for college credit unless they are transferred to a college transcript.

    The difference is that civilian education earns a soldier 1.5 promotion points per credit, whereas military education only earns 1 point per five hours of training. Therefore, there is a significant difference in promotion points for civilian versus military education. Since Private McArthur will be able to produce a transcript with civilian education credits, whereas Private Patton will only be able to produce a transcript with military education, McArthur gets a big advantage in promotion points, despite the fact that he and Patton have the same training. McArthur will also be more competetive for promotion in the senior NCO ranks as well. Looks like Patton better wake up and get his AARTS credits transferred on the double, or else he'll be working for McArthur soon.
     
  4. Charles

    Charles New Member

    Thanks Tracy. The Navy is making revolutionary changes to its processes for career development. This has led to an interest in the advancement systems of the other services.
     

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