Retirement Points & SSD (USAR) - 80 hrs pays out as 10 ATAs = 10 IDT points. Should be 26 pts! Isn't SSD distance learning?

2016-02-26T12:27:31-05:00

Retirement point calculation for distance learning is 1 pt per 3 hrs.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2016 1:45 PM

2016-02-26T13:45:11-05:00

That's a good point. If you look at the other angle, you take 80 hours of correspondence course you will receive 26 Ret points with no pay. SSD you will received 10 Ret Points + 10 ATA pay.

Response by MSgt Michael Bischoff made Feb 26 at 2016 3:36 PM

2016-02-26T15:36:52-05:00

But don't exceed you max points per aniversary year or they become useless

Response by SGT Thomas Heimel made Apr 17 at 2017 7:07 AM

2017-04-17T07:07:26-04:00

I am no expert on SSD and the USAR but they have made some changes with the new NCOER and policy for SSD and promotion. Because it is required in order to get promoted they award little to nothing for it because without it you are ineligible for promotion. I don't see why they would award less for your retirement points. You may need to have your unit admin contact BN and Brigade S1 for assistance and if they can't get an answer then call HRC to get you the answer. When they contact HRC they need to let them know that they are the Unit Admin. I have had them try to refer me to my unit admin when I have asked something and once I told them I was the Unit Admin they proceeded to help me get the answer I was looking for.