Double Dipping for Promotion Points
One of the fastest ways to get Army promotion points is by “double dipping.” Double dipping means that you can get promotion points in two different categories. My favorite way to do this is by using your computer based distance learning courses.
Army Online Courses
If you haven’t already seen the post about Skillport courses for college credit, check it out. Skillport is just one of the many online courses you can take in the Army for promotion points. The Army Correspondence Course Program is another separate site for soldiers to take classes online.
Army Correspondence Courses Worth College Credits
Army Correspondence courses are worth college credits as well. So, go ahead and take all the Skillport, ALMS, and ACCP courses you can that are worth college credits. After that, check out the post on how to turn your military training into college credits.
The link below will take you to a PDF with a chart of all the Army correspondence courses worth college credit:
If you use all the guides I have given you to get college credits, you will have the civilian education section of promotion points maxed out in no time at all. The maximum you can earn is 75 promotion points.