Thanks very much, VXC.
A few more questions -- I was accepted into JPME Web-enabled and enrolled in the 20 week TSDM course that begins on 2/18/15. That means I'll be done sometime in June or July -- assuming I pass, the points are credited on the day the course ends, correct? (My anniversary date is in May). Can I then wait a few months to enroll in the next course so that my next 'course completion date' is after my next anniversary date?
Also, thanks for the advice on FEMA courses. I was able to register and enroll without a CAC card and successfully complete a course.
Any word on when the NETC courses will be approved on the list? Those are definitely easier than FEMA.
Finally, if I have a buddy who has a CAC, does anyone know if he can access my ARPR/ASOSH (with my information and permission)?
Thanks guys.
1a) Yes, the points are credited based on the completion date of the course--NWC has no problem if you skip a term (or whatever it's called) so that you get one JPME course per anniv year.
1b) You will pass...it just might be painful.
1c) In fact, if you don't enjoy it AND the NETC courses get approved again, don't be afraid to dump JPME. It blows my mind that I got 34 points spending a day on the PS-rating NETC course, and not much more than that for each of JPME modules.
2) If you live near a NOSC, I'm told that they can "look up" your ASOSH...I've tried it twice, and they were all in civies, playing bongo drums (I'm serious!), looking at ESPN.com or ebay, or otherwise actively avoiding eye-contact with me. They won. The first time the "photo guy" wasn't there, and I felt like I put them out by asking. The second time, I felt like I was lucky just to get them to take my picture, and after 40 minutes of asking 20 people in civvies how I could get a photo, I called it a day.