Army COOL
Credentialing Opportunities On-Line
Did you know? All eligible Soldiers (enlisted, warrant officer, and officer) may use CA to earn any credential listed on COOL, even if it is not related to your MOS or AOC.
The Pose Method of Running courses have been used by the military since 2008 and on October 1, 2020 the Pose Method became the method for the running skill program and drills published in the updated US Army Holistic Health And Fitness Field Manual (FM 7-22) and Holistic Health And Fitness Drills And Exercises Army Techniques Publications (ATP 7-22.02).
The Certified Running Technique Specialist (Pose Method) credential is aligned with the Soldier Common Core (MOS) and P5 Master Fitness Trainer (ASI).
To sign up for the Pose Method of Running training course, to register for the Certification Examination and apply for credentialing assistance click on the ‘Request Quote’ button and fill out the form. Once you receive the quote, go to your Army Ignited account and search for “running” to select the Certified Running Technique Specialist (Pose Method) credential path and finalize your registration. Fore more info, download the ArmyIgnitED sign up guide below.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Promotion Points
Certification Exam = 10 promotion points.
In a continuing effort to improve the enlisted promotion system, the Army G1 has approved the initiative to award promotion points for certifications to Soldiers competing for promotion to Sergeant and Staff Sergeant.
How Promotion Points are Awarded
- Ten promotion points for each civilian certification
- A maximum of 50 promotion points are authorized for civilian certifications
- No additional promotion points are authorized for recertification
- Promotion points will be awarded under civilian education on the DA Form 3355
- The original certification documents must be presented to the promotion work center prior to the awarding of promotion points.
Military Service Obligation
Service Obligation (Enlisted): None.
Service Obligation (Commissioned Officers): None.
The service obligation for the CA program has been removed. This applies to all CA requests submitted and/or completed on or after 13 October 2021. CA request end date in ArmyIgnitED must reflect a date of 13 October 2021 or after.
CA requests completed prior to 13 October 2021 must still complete the applicable service obligation incurred at that time; Regular Army, AGR, and mobilized commissioned officers (under Title 10 or Title 32 authority) incur an Additional Duty Service Obligation (ADSO) of two years and Reserve Component officers (USAR and ARNG) incur a Reserve Duty Service Obligation (RDSO) of four years. The CA military service obligation commences on the ending date of each course for which CA was approved.
To learn more, read the complete Memorandum: Updates to Army Credentialing Assistance Policy