Spyder: You do realize that you are required to have 4 years of Full-Time Professional Information Security experience right? 3 years with a College Diploma... at that point in a persons experience life... There's no point in obtaining the A+.... it's a useless piece of paper.... it's only good if you have no experience and even then the testing is so basic that it makes good TP...
Thank you HT, but yes.. I already know that. I have a "mentor" of sorts that has helped me with things since like day 1 who has told me virtually all I need to know in what I'm doing. I already have the prerequisites (sp?) as I am told.


Perhaps you should sit down and assess why you decided upon those two certifications...
Hah, I did that about a good few months ago mate. Easily.. A+ because it's the first step and like you said it's rather easy.. but I need it under my belt (or atleast I'd love to have it..). As for CISSP, I've wanted that since I was much younger and it has been my goal for quite some time. However, life and work has interfered with my personal and professional endeavors for quite some time, but now I can get back to it. And I will..

going for the two at the same time definately doesn't add up... it almost sounds like you just suddenly decided to get the two most commonly mentioned certifications.. with no rhyme or reason.
Nope.. and as a matter of fact, they are the two most commonly mentioned -- in our field (Information Security). Thus, why I am targeting them (moreso the CISSP). The A+ is the simple and starter "hump" I must get over to start the endeavors I wish to venture on.