FY13 - DSST Civilian Pass Rates

[gingerbeefE]

I have a question. well more of a comment. I 100% disagree that taking a test cold is FW&A, the average college course cost the government $750. The average DSST/CLEP is 100$. So if 1 in 7.5 people pass the test the government is losing the same amount of money they would be using to send someone to a typical class using TA. ( Which is a high over statement considering the pass rate for all CLEPS combined for DOD is 59%)

Lets take probably the 2 most common cold tests taken for example

College Composition
Pass 1,590
Fail 710

Government money spent on this Exam : ($230,000)
Cost to for 1590 students to take English I and II ($2,385,000)

College Composition Modular
Pass 5,341
Fail 1,255
Government money spent on this Exam : ($659,000)
Cost to for 5341 students to take English I ($4,005,750)

Now not everyone that has taken this class has taken it cold, but you get a rough idea on how much CLEPS/DSST save the government. With over 32,000 CLEPS/DSST passed by military in 2014 it has saved the government millions every year. Not to mention education is a large part as to why so many people have joined the military.

On a side note, an 8 week course on speech does not have much of an impact on public speaking especially if is taken online (like most courses taken by military) Experience is what is needed to be a good public speaker, the average A1C will be nervous when briefing your colonel. Do you think when they take a basic level speech class they arise a 100x better public speaker?