ASIs: Needed or should be treated as any other school?

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 22:58:47 -0400

Do we need to annotate that we went to a school with ASIs? Or should these schools just be like any other schools and just annotated on our ERBs and ORBs if over 80 hours? What makes the distinction between what schools deserve to be ASIs and which ones do not?

Response by SFC Christopher Perry made Apr 27 at 2014 4:39 AM

SFC Christopher Perry — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 04:39:54 -0400

CPT Maurelli,

That is a very interesting question. I can personally see absolutely no rhyme or reason behind what schools give one an ASI or PDSI and which ones do not. The two that came to mind for me where OPSEC Level II and Security Engineering. Not to take anything away from the Level II course, but the Security Engineering Course is identical in length and considerably more challenging. So then, is it more about the "program manager" part than it is the school itself?

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 27 at 2014 5:30 AM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 05:30:19 -0400

Sir:

Military Education courses that are noted on an ERB/ORB can be taken by anyone. ASI-producing courses are MOS-related and are generally only taken by certain MOS'.

ASIs allow commanders (and CSMs) to look at certified skills of Soldiers in his/her unit in order to assign them to certain duties or slot his/her people more efficiently. These ASIs allow quick identification using customized queries in EMilpo. Without ASI designators, each Soldier record would have to be searched manually. That would be a lot of manpower wasted.