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Army Credentialing Assistance (CA) helps Soldiers pay for certification training and exams. You request it in the ArmyIgnitED portal. Training Camp runs the boot camp and sends the course details your request needs.
The Army sets the rules and approves the money. We help with the course side.
Look it up in Army COOL and in the ArmyIgnitED decision support tool. Call us if you want help choosing between two certifications.
Request the course in ArmyIgnitED well ahead of the start date and get the approvals your unit requires. Your Army Education Center can tell you the current lead time.
Once CA approves the request, we confirm your seat in a live online or in-person class.
CA expects you to take the exam tied to the course. If you don’t pass, our free retake guarantee lets you take the class again.
Confirm the credential is listed in Army COOL before you send a request.
The baseline for most technical cyber jobs in the Army and in civilian security teams.
Security+ boot camp →For Soldiers with security experience who manage or design security programs.
CISSP boot camp →Project management for Soldiers who already lead teams, plans and budgets.
PMP boot camp →Cloud administration on Microsoft Azure.
Azure boot camp →Tell us the course and the dates you want. We send the course name, dates, cost and exam information you need to fill in your ArmyIgnitED request.
If CA doesn’t cover the full course, we’ll walk you through the other ways Soldiers pay for training, including the GI Bill®®.
No. Credentialing Assistance is the Army program that pays for credential training and exams. ArmyIgnitED is the portal where you request CA and Tuition Assistance.
Caps and eligibility rules change, so check with your Army Education Center. We’ll send the course cost you need to plan your request.
The credential needs to be listed in Army COOL. Tell us what you’re after and we’ll match it to a boot camp.
Our free retake guarantee lets you sit the class again at no cost.
Tell us the certification and when you want to start. We’ll send the course details and cost you need for your ArmyIgnitED request.
Submit your CA request well before class starts.
Free retake guarantee on boot camps.