How long have you been CompTIA certified?

[StevenMFarmer]

How long have you been CompTIA certified? I originally passed the A+ back in 1999 and therefore am GFL. I also have the CE certification.

I am curious of how "old" my certification is in comparison to my peers on here.

(I just contacted CompTIA about getting access to my certification records and have them connected to an email account I still access.)

 

[Stephen P]

I started this crazy journey in 2016 with A+, but I held the USAF equivalent of A+ before the DoD switched over to actual real certs.

 

[Rick Butler]

Wow...um...

I got my first A+ in Feb of 1999 -- did it because a week prior, I had earned my MCSE, after passing test six for MS Exchange 5.5. Walked into my shop like a boss, but then, one of the other techs said, "Yeah? So? You don't have your A+, dude."

Really??

The next week, I went in and took the 220-101 and 102, back to back. Walked back into the shop with my MCSE in one hand, A+ in the other. I just looked at him...shook my head and hung both up on my wall.

Still got my old card...it's been beat the heck up, but I still have it in my billfold.

Since that time, it's been a sleigh ride - one that I can say I am still on, although work and life has slowed me down - going after Cloud+ right now; I think I'm about ready tho.

Anyway, here's to now over two decades of endless technical reading.

/r

 

[Dana Fellows]

A+ and Network+ both since about 2001.

 

[Jessica.Luemen]

Started with Security+ in 2011

 

[Simon Freedman]

101 and 102 in 1998 I think it was. Then Net+, Sec+ and in 2019 CySA+ and PenTest+ on consecutive days, that was hard work!

 

[Gregory Childers]

A+ in 2003. Passed three other versions since then.
Project+ in 2003. It was still called IT Project+ back then.
Network+ in 2005. Passed three other versions since then.
Security+ in 2005. Passed four other versions since then.
i-Net+ in 2005.
DHTI+ in 2006.
CDIA+ in 2012.
CySA+ in 2019. Passed one other version since then.

Next up, PenTest+, Server+, Cloud+, and CASP+.

 

[Steve Linthicum]

Dating myself:

220-101	A+ Core Service Technician Exam	d0fdtt4966	Pass	1999-Mar-02
220-102	A+ DOS/Microsoft Windows Service Technician Exam	d0fdtt4964	Pass	1999-Mar-02

 

[Lee McWhorter]

Wow, I'm a relative 'newbie' when it comes to CompTIA certs, my first was 2018.

 

[Jarrel]

I had A+ and Network+ in 2017.
Then Server+ and Linux+ in 2020.
Followed by Security+ and CySA+ in 2021.
The stackable certifications were great in resume! ^_^

I guess I'll go for PenTest+ and CASP+ next.

 

[Joel M]

How long have you been CompTIA certified? I originally passed the A+ back in 1999 and therefore am GFL. I also have the CE certification.

I am curious of how "old" my certification is in comparison to my peers on here.

(I just contacted CompTIA about getting access to my certification records and have them connected to an email account I still access.)

A+ 220-701-702 same day one right after the other June 2012. Also Net+ N10-003 August 2012.

 

[Hod Berman]

Wow, I'm a relative 'newbie' when it comes to CompTIA certs, my first was 2018.

Same here.

 

[Elaine Batzer]

I got my A+ in 2000 and my ITF two weeks ago. I'm planning on less time elapsing until my next one.

 

[Rae W]

This is an old thread but I'm still relatively new to CIN...

220-002	A+ Core Service Technician Exam (retired 8/98)		Pass	1998-Feb-26
220-003	A+ DOS/Microsoft Windows Module (retired 8/98)		Pass	1998-Feb-26

Anybody else take the 002/003 series? ?

 

[Joel M]

This is an old thread but I'm still relatively new to CIN...

220-002	A+ Core Service Technician Exam (retired 8/98)		Pass	1998-Feb-26
220-003	A+ DOS/Microsoft Windows Module (retired 8/98)		Pass	1998-Feb-26

Anybody else take the 002/003 series? ?

I've been certified since 2012

 

[Gregory Childers]

A+ in 2003. Passed three other versions since then.
Project+ in 2003. It was still called IT Project+ back then.
Network+ in 2005. Passed three other versions since then.
Security+ in 2005. Passed four other versions since then.
i-Net+ in 2005.
DHTI+ in 2006.
CDIA+ in 2012.
CySA+ in 2019. Passed one other version since then.

Next up, PenTest+, Server+, Cloud+, and CASP+.

Since this post a year ago, I passed Cloud+, Security+, Server+, PenTest+, IT Fundamentals+, Cloud Essentials+, Network+, and CASP+.

 

[Steve Linthicum]

I refuse to answer, as it might give away my age.

 

[jlyon]

I refuse to answer, as it might give away my age.

Since March 2000

 

[PETER HANWITH HORDEN]

How long have you been CompTIA certified? I originally passed the A+ back in 1999 and therefore am GFL. I also have the CE certification.

I am curious of how "old" my certification is in comparison to my peers on here.

(I just contacted CompTIA about getting access to my certification records and have them connected to an email account I still access.)

I wrote the first time in 25/5/98 Microsoft Windows/ Dos . It was windows 3.1 back them it was under the AFSm banner . Wrote many on the road. No embarrassed on my age. I have many years experience. IT was at the time I got into doing IT support and Training. Was Radio and TV technician lost count of the years.

 

[jasoneckert]

My first CompTIA cert was A+ in 1998.
Back then, you had to know your IRQs for manually configuring devices like sound cards, and there were questions on ARCNET, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, SIMMs and MCA cards too