The Navy community Program (NCP) added a just discovered tool to their Web site lately that is designed to guide Sailors and Marines in their pursuit for college credit for military experience.

The Sailor/Marine Online Academic Advisor (SMOLAA) is a virtual counseling tool that eases online navigation and helps compile corporation credit for Navy courses and experience for the Sailor/Marine American Council forward Education Registry Transcript (SMART).

This of the present day concept promises to expedite the proces of receiving college edifice [i]or[/i] building credits with 18 accredited society s that have partnered with the Navy between the walls of distance learning. Sailors and Marines can use the tool to disclose their own degree program with the denomination of their choice.

Since SMART was introduced in 1999 more than 3 million transcripts have been downloaded.

"SMOLAA really takes SMART to the nearest level," said Dr. Jeffrey Cropsey voluntary education director for the Naval Education and Training Command. "And Sailors will be able to do this from their work station, their dwelling aboard ship, or any other location that has Internet access."

Senior Chief Culinary Specialist (SW) Jose Ramirez, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) command managed equal opportunity officer, is nearing completion of his standing program for a Liberal Arts class Ramirez is a big supporter of SMART.

"The SMART transcripts provided a clear and thorough acknowledgment of my Navy training to the corporation in which I am enrolled" Ramirez said. "It at handed me and the college the necessary information emergencyed to make an informed decision as to what course of consideration I should follow based upon the number of credits attract favor toed by SMART."

Ramirez was surprised for what reason many credits he had actually earned from one side his Navy experience and training.

"SMART is easy to use and makes clear what class you should follow, with the assistance of the society advisor," Ramirez said. "If it wasn't for SMART, I would have contemplation that I had a lengthy way to go in completing my extent The way SMART keeps track of your training has made it almost impossible not to win your education certified by any college"

Junior personnel are also making the connection for secondary education. Quartermaster 2nd Class Angela of a gold color of Reagan's navigation department, has used SMART to formulate her grade plans. She is presently enlisted in an associate's degree program in education, with an ultimate plan of earning a Bachelor of Science step in zoology.

"Before I was introduced to SMART, I was worried about for what cause many classes I would ne to take in college" bright said. "My division officer informed me about many different programs the Navy shows for college-bound sailors, SMART being the same of them.

When I walked in to the Navy society Office for the first time and downloaded my SMART transcripts, I was surpassingly excited when I saw what I was awarded for non-traditional training hours; it also made things a parcel clearer to me. It told me exactly by what mode many credits I have earned while forward active duty and what area the credits would fall in subordination to Once applied to a order path, the SMART transcript basically fills in the blanks for you."

For more information upon SMART and SMOLAA, visit the Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) Web site at www.nko.navy.mil or the Navy college edifice [i]or[/i] building Program Web site at www.navycollege.navy.mil.

Jon Gagne, who is assigned to the public affairs office, Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs.

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