Does anyone know much about the SMART? All I have been able to find out so far is that I need to contact my local Navy College Office and let them know I am having my college fax over my transcript,so that the main office in FL knows about it. Is that correct or have I been misinformed?? Also when it comes to the SMART what does it count for when I enlist? Im not to clear on that. If anyone has any information to help me out I would greatly appreciate it! Thank You!

The SMART system exists to take your Navy training and convert it to ACE recommended credits.

It has nothing to do with your civilian college. In fact, it works the other way around.

First, you must enlist, attend bootcamp and A-school, go the fleet and make rate. You then sign up with SMART and the counselors at the offices in Florida look up your service record and convert the courses to *recommended* credit. You then send the SMART transcript to your college and they may or may not take the credits.

I made IC3 in four years (passed but not advanced IC2) and earned right around 70 ACE recommended credits. My college took about 45 of them, saving me about $20,000.00.

Well my husband has been in for 6 1/2-7 years and I am about to go in. He has saying that they screwed up his SMART because it didnt get taken care of before he got out of A school, so thats one concern of mine. I have been told that it will help towards advancements because the credits they do take will count as a point or so to make that advancement if I am close enough to making it.
So after what you have told me I am just really confused now, Im not saying I dont believe my husband and Im not saying I dont believe you, but its very complicated to try and make everything go right.....

Your civilian credits can and should be added to your SMART transcripts.

This makes it easier if you ever try to change schools or decide to go for your Masters Degree. All of your credits will be on one set of transcripts to send to the college.

If you have a degree, Associates level or higher, you will receive points towards advancement.

Chief Stec has the latest gouge on the SMART program.

I can only speak to my unique experience...I enlisted at 17 and all of my credits were earned while in Uncle Sugar's Canoe Club.

If they do take civilian credits, then good on them for doing good work.

PS: Your credits don't magically appear. You have to communicate with the SMART offices and give them updates. And it may take some time for the records to propagate. I have nothing but great things to say about SMART.

The SMART system in Recruiting stands for Sh** My Areas Rough Too - well, that what I recall anyway