I'm in the Navy. I tried finding some kind of regulation or instruction on this one and Google has failed me. Still this sounds fishy because the Navy tends to accept anything accredited by ACE. Also, as someone else pointed out the Navy pays for DANTES exams at the college offices on any given base. The whole DANTES testing started primarily because of the military. That being said, ask the educational specialist to prove what they are saying in writing. If the Navy doesn't accept a DANTES exam for this purpose, it absolutely MUST be in an instruction. Because it sounds to me like they are accepting CLEP exams. Again, if its not backed up in writing in a policy or instruction then they are wrong. If the education specialist cannot back it up in writing but still refuses to accept the DANTES credit, speak with their superior. Push the issue up the chain of command until someone can show you in writing that they will not accept DANTES credit. Until then, don't let him sign anything. There is no such thing as a verbal agreement when going through MEPS. If its not in the paperwork before he ships off, it doesn't matter if the credit would have really been accepted.

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Management, Accounting, Marketing, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics

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Human Resources Management, Organizational Behavior, Statistics, Management Information Systems

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B.A. in Business Administration: Technology Management (magna cum laude) from Saint Leo University

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M.S. in Leadership and Business Ethics from Duquesne University (24 credits completed, 3 credits in progress)