Does anyone have any tips or tricks for getting the ALC blackboard to work with any kind of reliability or regularity?

2017-05-15T13:31:03-04:00

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2017 1:49 PM

2017-05-15T13:49:17-04:00

I had to go through Google Chrome and turn off the pop up blocker. That was the ONLY way I could get it to work

Response by SGT Scott Henderson made May 18 at 2017 4:14 PM

2017-05-18T16:14:02-04:00

Just like it was years ago when I did it. The homepage should read "Abandon all hope ye who enter here". PM me if you want a real tip

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made May 30 at 2017 3:46 PM

2017-05-30T15:46:08-04:00

I had luck with internet explorer believe it or not. I definitely built up some patience figuring out how to navigate through the sights. A lot of times I had to clink on the same link or area 2-3 times to actually work. Good luck!

Response by SSG(P) Brian Kliesen made Jun 6 at 2017 11:49 PM

2017-06-06T23:49:44-04:00

It is a broken system, and if you fall behind in the class, make sure you email, call or message your cadre or you will be dis-enrolled without warning. You have a certain time limit once a project or assignment is started and if you fail to follow up or complete it, you will one day be unable to log on. They do not care that the system does not work, they only care that you failed to meet an arbitrary time limit. If you get locked out, your unit will get a nastygram or phone call from your higher HQ wanting to know why you did not finish your assignment and were dis-enrolled. This can lead to a flurry of counseling statements and extra duty. You will have to explain yourself, but the CSM or CO will only respond with 'other soldiers completed the training, hundreds do it every day, but you didn't'. You may then be placed at the bottom of the list and have to wait years before you are allowed to apply again, slowing down everything in your career. All because the Army has a system they are married too and cannot fix. Good Luck.