✓ When to use
- Completed approved coursework (ATRRS, JKO, ALMS)
- Self-paced course finished, hours documented
- You've aggregated to an 8-hour boundary
- Required cyber-awareness / annual training online
Electronic-Based Distributed Learning
Use EBDL for approved online coursework: ATRRS, JKO, ALMS. Credit is awarded in 8-hour increments — one ATA equals one retirement point. Partial hours don't accrue; aggregate to the next 8-hour boundary before filing. Signed by SOCOM ARE.
− When NOT to use
- Less than 8 hours completed (no partial credit) §2-4b(5)
- In-person training use RST
- Reading, watching videos, or unapproved coursework
- Same calendar day as paid IDT §2-4c
Rules at a glance
- Credit only in 8-hour increments — partial hours don't count §2-4b(5)
- One ATA (8 hours) = 1 retirement point
- Subject to commander approval and unit cap
- Cannot overlap a paid IDT day §2-4c
- Block 11 signed by SOCOM ARE
How it appears on DA Form 1380
When you select EBDL, the tool fills these blocks automatically and routes signature to ARE.
- Block 9 checkbox
- OTHER
- Block 9 dropdown
- 42: EBDL
- Drill code
- 42
- Pay/points code
- P-1 × 2 (one ATA = 8 hours = 1 point)
- Block 11 signer
- SOCOM ARE
Description examples
Pick from defaults or write your own under "Other (specify)."
- "Joint Warfighter Course — JKO module"
- "ATRRS — Cyber Awareness annual training"
- "ALMS-approved DL coursework, 8 hours completed"
- "Self-paced career-broadening DL"
Read the regulation
Verbatim quotes on the full AR 140-185 reference page.