Just got my SPC (P) at the promotion board today so now just have to work on raising my promotion points. My squad leader said I needed to max out my correspondence courses to 350 hours but how many points will that get me? Just want to figure out how close that'll put me to getting promoted soon. Also are they right that it is 350 hours to max that? Lastly, does the P status ever expire making someone have to retake the board if they don't get Sgt fast enough after becoming promotable or is that only the case if you get your P taken away for bad behavior somehow?