CCAF requirements done!!!

[dcan]

Finally! Passed my last CLEP needed for my CCAF degree. I've been 15 credits shy of my degree for years and never did anything. Made MSgt and all of a sudden it hit me that if I didn't get it done by my next EPR it was going to hurt me. Finished up all 15 credits in the last 4 months (3 CLEP and 2 classes).

Word of advise to all the younger guys...knock that crap out early so you don't need to stress about it when your career depends on it.

Ditto with a foot stomp! It's nice to finally finish it then look back and think "what the hell was I doing all that time?" But then you start harassing everyone around to complete their's.

Regarding speech, that was actually the first one I took. The DSST is two parts as described previously. I was put in a room with a tape recorder and told I had ten minutes to prepare a speech on the topic I was given (I could choose the general subject, i.e. my subject was politics).

To nail the speech go read about the Fast Food Essay and just convert it into a speech outline. You aren't being graded on whether or not you sound like Socrates or Clarence Darrow; you are graded on whether or not you know how to (a) introduce yourself and your topic, (b) introduce two or three main points and support each one, © summarize the speech and reinforce your main points, and (d) transition between each properly. That's it.

On the ALS/NCOA issue, this is something they did look at but can't because there aren't enough contact hours in the courses to qualify for credit. That's an accreditation issue unfortunately.

Final note, congrats to everyone in this thread who completed. Way to go!

[dewisant]

Keep up the great work and never stop!

[jrv2damac]

I'm glad I caught wind of this website back in 2009. I came into the AF in 2007 and IC helped me pass 11 of these tests. On top of taking a speech class and PME, my CCAF is complete at my 6 year mark.

Cheers, IC