The Joint Services Transcript (JST) replaced the Coast Guard Institute Transcript, Army/American Council on Education Registry Transcript System (AARTS) and Sailor/Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript (SMART). JST is an academically accepted document approved by the American Council on Education (ACE) to validate a service member's military occupational experience and training along with the corresponding ACE college credit recommendations. 


All enlisted, officers and warrant officers, both active and veterans from all Army components, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy.  Note that JST receives its data from underlying Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy personnel systems. 

Air Force personnel should request a record of their military education and training through the National Archives 


It provides a description of military schooling and work history in civilian language. It serves as a counseling tool for academic and career counselors in advising service members and veterans. It serves as an aid in preparing resumes and explaining Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, National Guard and Navy work experience to civilian employers. It also saves time and money by awarding academic credits, which means less tuition to pay and less time spent in the classroom.