This is probably alittle late for the OP, but for info I'll post it anyways.
The correct reference for Army level qual's is LFCO 24-20 Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) For Equivalencies and Qualification Reinstatement
- For Army level qual's, CLS is responsible for both Reg and Res components, as well as for any MOC that the Army is the Managing Authority (MA);
- when all is said and done, this responsibility is given to the Directorate of Army Training (DAT), part of LFDTS;
- CF Support and Training Group (CFSTG) is responsible for Combat Service Support and Combat Support occupation quals;
- CMS, CAS, DGHS and CFPM also have been assigned MA responsibility for their respective MOCs.
- as a major Requirement Authority (RA) for CSS and CS occupations the Army provides recommendations to the applicable MA with respect to the granting and/or re-instatement of equivalencies;
- a request for equivalency MUST be submitted when
a. a CT application is requested;
b. an OT applicaiton is requested;
c. transfer from the Supp Reserve; and
d. a non LFC Officer or service member will be employed in a LF position that requires specific Army quals; and
- it is usually not required when it is evident that an applicant holds a more in depth qual than the one being requested (eg, CT from Reg to Reserve)
Requests for Army managed equivalencies/re-instatement of qual's are to be fwd'd through your CofC using Annex A of the LFCO.
The LFCO also has the Annexes and Appendixes that contain more information.
For PLARs that involve CSS/CS occupations, the CFSTG Ref is BBSAI 1104, avail on the DIN/IntraNet on the CFB Borden, CFSTG Standards Branch DIN site under CFSTG Individual Training Policy.
I won't go out of my lane and guess at what does/doesn't meet the requirements for BMQ-L/SQ, that is for DAT and CFSTG to determine; let them do their job. Do yours and submit the paperwork required, to whichever MA org your MOC falls under. If you don't know, get help from your CofC.
As for whether or not BMQ-L or SQ is 'worth complaining or whining about', I don't see that having any relevance to the question or process here. Repeating of courses 'just because' by a CF mbr is a waste of a trg slot someone who actually needs could have, its a waste of money and resources, and a waste of the mbr's time that they could be doing further trg.
