The Army Structured Self Development Level 1 course, commonly called SSD1, is a prerequisite course for soldiers to attend Warrier Leader Course (WLC). Most Active Duty soldiers are expected to complete SSD1 during duty hours (yeah, right) or in their off time from work. It is just another part of that soldier’s duty pay.
Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers only get paid for the actual time they spend with their unit at drill and yearly training. This means that these soldiers may be compensated for completing certain Electronic Computer Based Courses while they are not in a pay status.
Each eight hours of successfully completed EBDL course work will earn a Soldier credit for completion of one paid ATA and one IDT Duty retirement point.
Army SSD1 is listed as being worth 80 hours. According to the above quote from the HRC Website, you will get one paid Additional Training Assembly (drill period) for every 8 hours. This comes out to 10 extra drill periods of pay, and 10 extra Inactive Duty Training Retirement Points for the year.
Retirement Points for Army SSD1
This is a screen shot of my Retirement points detail record on Army Reserve Portal.
How to Get Paid for Doing Army SSD1
- Register, log in, and complete Army Structured Self Development Level 1.
- Print out your certificate of completion or your AARTS transcript with Army SSD1 on it.
- Fill out DA Form 1380.
- Submit Certificate or AARTS transcript and DA Form 1380 to your S1.
How Much Will I Get Paid?
How much you are paid is directly related to your rank and time in service. As stated above, you are paid 10 drill periods for completing Army SSD1. So if you look up your base pay in the Army Pay Charts, you will receive 1/3 of that amount.
How Long Does it Take to Complete Army SSD1?
Army SSD1 is worth 80 hours. This means that the Army believes it should take around 80 hours to complete. I can tell you from experience, it does not take nearly that long. I finished SSD1 in 2 days spending about 3-4 hours each of those days. It took me a maximum of 8 hours to finish in all. 10 days of pay for 8 hours? It is by far worth it for the pay to get it done. I received my LES for completing it withing 30 days.
Did you get paid? What other course can a reservists get paid for doing?
I got paid about 3 weeks after I turned in the paperwork.
Can reservists currently on active duty orders get paid for ssd1 as we’ll?
No, you can’t get paid for SSD1 if you are considered Active Duty for pay periods.
I did all the 4 modules and completed all the 4 module exams, including the SSD-1 survey, but I can’t seem to find the actual completion certificate. Where should it be located?
I completed SSD-1 over a year ago and learned that I could get paid for it recently. Can I still get paid for completing SSD-1 even though it was completed during a previous fical year?
That is probably something you will have to talk to your specific unit about. It all depends on how they do things but it is worth a shot.
I really dont know whats wrong with my new laptop I try to do my SSD1 but the training didnt show in the right way.
I was having the same problem, I went ahead and called the ALMS technical support number 887-251-0730 and the IT told me I have to downgrade my Internet Explorer version 11 to version 9. I guess government websites only support up to version 9.
Do you have an example of how to fill this out? I am a baby HR SPC and don’t understand half of it. I would just like to have it filled out correctly. Thank you!
I would be interested in seeing one filled out, as well. I’m prior service, so the Army stuff is new to me and my unit is little to no help.
As per your request. I have created a post with step by step instructions on filling out the DA Form 1380.
Awesome! And so quick, too!
Thank you so much!!
What is the cut off for rank in getting paid for SSD1? If you went to WLC before SSDs came out and did ALC common core, can you still do SSD1 for pay?
I Was About To Register For The SSD 1 And Its Saying I Cant Does Anyone Know Why? Something About You Cant Just Register You Have To Be Approved Or Something?
Did you receive an LES before being paid for your SSD? My unit submitted mine almost a month ago for payment and I still have not been paid nor am I showing an LES for payment either.
Yes I did receive an LES showing my SSD1 payment.