PDG Suite - NCO `11

Less features than the PC version for the same price They should reimburse for PC version since this came out late in the study year I rate 4 stars since you can still get the same results as PDG gold in this mobile app 5 stars if you lower the price since we get lower bang for our buck versus the PC version of PDG Gold              PDG Suite

Made Tech first time while waiting for redballs Highly recommend It is pricey but more than pays off in the first pay check therefore completely worth it                 Must have

Just got appgoing through it and so far it looks great Its well broken down with the chapters and the important information gets pulled Flash cards seem great as well will be good to kill time Testing at end of exam also allows you to make it where you can see correct answer as soon as you hit next question Which is good so it can give you extra time to see what you missed right then and the there As of now this is only investment i have dont have gold But it is pricey but im thinking once i make rank first pay increase will pay for app itself So I just wanted to give my first opinion of this app but i will really be focusing on this app so once i get further along i will provide an update on my thoughts on appgood luck all              First thoughts on app

Since Flash is included in Suite Id like to suggest spaced repetition for both of themthat is shuffling incorrect cards back into the deck so that they appear a few cards after theyre selected as wrong X red and ranking them in difficulty ranging from Very Difficult Difficult Moderately Difficult Average Moderately Easy Easy and Very Easy until you select them as right checkmark green so many times In other words each cards rank in difficulty should determine their priority in the queueie if a card is Very Difficult it should have top priority for spaced repetition and less priority to repeat as it becomes less difficult Once it becomes Very Easy for example it wont appear until after a very long while If this isnt done wrong cards wont appear for reinforcement until the entire chapter is done And given the amount of questions in some chapters and the information on each card ranging from names facts sets of facts dates and metrics doing this could not only streamline memory retention for the test but for application throughout an Airmans career As it stands what Ive seen as a result from study guides such as these are many promotions but few truly educated Airmen as the tendency to cram information before the test and flush it afterwards has become mainstream One could argue that an educated Airman is someone that applies themselves and studies the PDG entirely without McMillan study guides but I believe that McMillan has the potential to develop both efficient AND effective selfpaced training methods that dont submit a developing professional to one extreme timeconsuming study or another quickfix information forgotten soon after testing           For Suite Flash

They did a great job bringing the whole PDG apps together but it still comes up short of a 5 star due to price McMillan either needs to drop the price 15 to 20 or better yet add more content to the app I do not think it needs every thing from its PC sibling but the WAPS calculator should have been standard Maybe also add a couple of the study break games from the PC version of PDG Gold as well Hey McMillian why no CDC Tester for mobile apps              Almost worth the price

Its a good way to study but i think it could be better One of the things i really dislike about it are the questions that ask which answer is false I dont like studying this way as it teaches you the false answer and could potentially confuse you on the actual WAPS test I dont want to know which answer is the wrong one just the right one I understand the concept is to see if you know what the right ones are and which one doesnt fit but with thousands of questions i just want each question to ask which one is correct not 3 are correct which one isnt other than that i like the program and it is teaching me the PDG so i dont have to read the entire thing I would recommend keeping the PDG open while you study so you can reference some of the confusing questions Study hard and good luck           Good but could be better

I already bought the PC version for about the same price Thought this app would be included It should be     Expensive

I purchased PDG Gold for my computer a few months ago that program is awesome No complaints This program PDG Suite for iPadiPhone has the Review Notes Single Answer and Multiple Choice but not nearly enough customization options I personally like the multiple choice questions the best The program loads all the questions for the selected chapter If you want to stop after 20 questions click stop and it will give you your progress You can go random or in sequential order which is nice It doesnt have the fancy screen with time until test day or time spent studying And they should have put a WAPS calculator inbut they didnt Great for killing time in airports and places where using a laptop isnt practical Worth 80 Probably but if you are only going to buy one program get the computer program              Not bad for travelbut doesnt measure up to the computer program

In my opinion the only difference between this app and PDG Gold is that Gold has some games you can take advantage of during breaks Otherwise all the same options for studying in Gold are in this app If you are a mobile person and you own an iPad you should be if youre reading this then you should consider this app FIRST instead of purchasing PDG Gold It is a luxury to be able to study on the iPad while Im waiting at appointments I started PCS to OCONUS on 28Jan and Ive used the app while traveling since checking into TLA appointments for in processing and pretty much anywhere Ive had time to the iPad out of the bag My style of study so far has been to skim lightly lightly lightly read a chapter and then reread the review notes on the app Then i start a PDG Choice on that chapter and so far every week since then ive also taken a PDG Final Exam The only negative remark I can make is that the app does not give a good visual of your progress like the PDG Gold But each suite within the app remembers which questions you got wrong by chapter so you can review them to your hearts content But this app was designed for the NCO on the goif thats not you then I recommend the PDG Gold Also word on the street is that a Mac version of Master Your CDC is in the worksif thats true then an app version shouldnt be far behind Good luck studying to everyone Promote                 Allows me to study everywhere

It is expensive but that really pays off because you can study everywhere Between my phone and my ipad I was always using this app and it increased my score from staff to tech by 24 points                 Tech first time

Please update this app to coincide with the latest version or this app is useless and no one will purchase it     Update

This is the app we needed You can quiz yourself by chapter just like on the computer version Love that feature The problem here is that I had already purchased the PC version and the PDG Made Easy app I really think it will be worth it in the end but it does feel like the company is taking advantage of Airman with these prices Great app if it fits in your budget              Great app but 80 Cmon man

Way to expensive for how basic the software is people who buy the computer version should be able to access this version as well and they should sync together There needs to be more options for example You should be able to view the history of your studying in sessions in detail there should also be statistics for every aspect of your studying to see how your improving stats for each question individually to narrow down the high miss questions The questions are written a little lazy in that picking the incorrect answer allows them to cover much more material in less questions it would be nice if there was a little more variety in the way the questions are presented        Could be better

Good study application However lacks many abilities of the standard PDG Gold software This application is perfect if you find yourself bored or waiting for something and just simply want to review notes and answer questions However my opinion along with some others is that the price is way too high for what you actually get This application would be a superb choice if it either cost 50 less or came with the PDG Gold Software for the computer Again I would recommend this to someone that finds themselves with 5 or 10 minutes windows to study Just be aware that it does not have nearly the same ability has PDG Gold Pros Excellent choice if you are on the road a lot or find yourself sitting waiting for something Does transfer from Iphone to Ipad so you can have it on both toys Review notes and questions are very similar to the PDG Gold and will make you think about the answer prior to answering Chapter flash cards are good summaries of the chapters Saves your location if you have to exit out of the program Cons Does not allow you to track your progression Does not allow you to select number of questions to be quizzed on Only which chapters you want to review and whether you look at questions you got wrong have not seen or all No WAPS Calculator not that big of deal considering you can download that from the net for free No Games to play for breaks Does not come with a copy of the PDG for reference look up does give you the reference you just need a PDG to look at              Good but Pricey

This was the only study material I used and I just made SSgt first time with 20 points to spare Well worth the money if you use it properly                 Made SSgt first time