ENLISTED soldiers can now receive their Army transcript online through the Army/American Council on Education Registry Transcript System, a partnership between the Army and the American Council on Education.
The transcript translates a soldier's formal military education and job experience into civilian language and includes college equivalent credit recommendations.
Eligible soldiers or veterans, by just visiting the AARTS transcript page at www.leavenworth.army.mil/aarts, have easy access to their military education histories. The site has information for enlisted soldiers with a Basic Active Service Date or Pay Entry Service Date of Oct. 1, 1981, or later.
"By following the link to the secure transcript web server and providing some basic information, a soldier or veteran can access his or her transcript," said Cindy Nielsen, chief of AARTS operations.
She said the online capability allows eligible individuals to review previous transcript requests and mailing dates; review completed military courses and MOS history; view an explanation of the transcript; and find points of contact for AARTS and ACE.
"We now receive 2,000 transcript requests weekly, but anticipate that the website will be accessed more as soldiers use the new online capability," Nielsen said.
"Though the new system is taking care of a lot of requests, an official copy sent by AARTS to a college, employer or other third party still requires a signature," said Dr. Eugene Sullivan, military programs director of the ACE Center for Adult Learning. He said soldiers may mail or fax a signed transcript request form, DA Form 5454-R, to: AARTS Operations Center, 415 Mc-Pherson Ave., Fort Leavenworth, KS, 66027-1373. The fax number is (913) 684-2011 or (DSN) 552-2011.
Sullivan also emphasized that the AARTS website has everything you need to know about AARTS transcripts, including the request form. -- Army Continuing Education System