Promotion Points

Know Your Points

SECTION A – MILITARY TRAINING (280 Maximum Points)

1. Army Fitness Test (AFT) (must be within 12 months) 120 Maximum Points

2. Weapons Qualification (must be within 24 months) 160 Maximum Points

SECTION B – AWARDS AND DECORATIONS (185 Maximum Points including Airborne Advantage)

1. Awards, Decorations, Badges and COA's (limit 4 COA) 145 Maximum Points

2. Airborne Advantage - Soldiers possessing airborne qualifications and assigned to an authorized airborne position 40 Maximum Points

SECTION C – MILITARY EDUCATION (390 Maximum Points)

1. Professional Military Education (Academic and or Leadership Achievements) 40 Maximum Points

2. Resident Military Training (ATRRS Courses; Tab-producing courses) 260 Maximum Points

3. Computer Based Training (Army Correspondence Course Program (ACCP), Distance Learning (DL) & Army e-Learning courses -No Sub-Courses) 90 Maximum Points

Soldiers will be granted promotion points based on one (1) point per 5 hours of completed training restricted to courses completed in their entirety. Courses may take up to 12 days to populate from the date of course completion to the automated promotion point worksheet for promotion points. Completed correspondence course hours and/or distance learning and Army e-Learning courses that were completed prior to 22 December 2010 must be updated through the HR system of record. The Soldier must have record of full course completion and the total credit hours for the entire course will be divided by five to determine promotion points. No points will be awarded for sub-course completion. The goal is to finish, in its entirety, a formal course of instruction, at which time the Soldier will be granted promotion points

SECTION D – CIVILIAN EDUCATION (135 Maximum Points)

1. Completed Semester Hour (SH) and CLEP (2 pts per SH) (refer to AR 600-8-19 for definition/conversion to SH)

Civilian education promotion points are based on the total number of credits earned from colleges or universities accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. Soldiers receive 2 promotion points per completed semester hour, and all credits must be reflected in the HR system of record using official transcripts. Soldiers currently enrolled must submit a single consolidated transcript, while those with multiple transcripts can use the education center to combine non-duplicated credits. Continuing education units do not count for promotion points, and all other credit types are converted to semester hours. If a college is not listed in the HR system, it must be added with proof of accreditation and a transcript.

2. Technical Certifications (limit 5 - 10 pts each)

chnical certifications. Ten promotion points are granted for each T2COM-approved technical, industry, and/or professional certification earned, not to exceed award for five certifications or 50 promotion points. Recertification will not result in duplicate award of promotion points. Technical certifications will remain on Soldiers promotion point worksheet until the certification expires even if it is no longer listed on the T2COM-approved list if it previously awarded points.

3. Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) (25 pts) (Must Recertify Annually)

Defense Language Proficiency Test. Twenty-five promotion points are granted to Soldiers who achieve a minimum limited working proficiency rating of 1/1 (listening and reading) on the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) or 1 (speaking) on the Oral Proficiency Test. Both the listening and reading DLPT must be taken within the 30 days of each other to count as a valid test.

4. Degree Completion (20 pts) (Degree must have been completed AFTER enlistment in the Army)

y. c. Degree completion. Twenty promotion points will be granted to any Soldier who completes a degree while on AD. If recommended for promotion to SSG, the Soldier must have completed the degree while in the rank of SGT to receive these points. If recommended for SGT, the degree must have been awarded after enlistment in the Army, USAR, or ARNG prior to being promoted to the rank of SGT

SECTION E – TOTAL POINTS