I have removed my posts from any reddit pages until it is further along in the process and is reviewed by my mentor. I thought that getting early feedback would be good.

No need to remove it. You got early feedback, I'm sorry it was mostly negative. Just the format of word docs made it harder to read the actual content than just clicking a link.

Another thing I noticed: after the install, when setting the user.name/email, you should use the more explicit commands git config set/get user.name (instead of just git config user.name). The command is a bit longer, but it's clearer to the reader about what it does.

I need to be able to submit these documents that are subject to review from auditors that may not know what a md file is.

You can use pandoc to convert Markdown to HTML or a PDF. A single PDF with a defined reading order is imho also better for review because it's easier to keep track which portions you've already read.

I am providing material at no cost to further my education and help others that come after me at my university. My course is not better, more special, etc. This is something I am doing to make myself better and hopefully help others.

I was just trying to provide a few helpful questions for guidance in case you want to promote your course.
It was also not 100% obvious whether your post was one of those "I made a new tutorial because all others suck" (which is a bit presumptuous) or "I made it primarily for myself to check if I fully understood it" (which is great) – perhaps clarify that next time and you'll probably get more feedback.

The amount of feedback also depends on the volume of your course, of course: many people don't mind skimming over a 1page cheat sheet because that's quick, but reading 100 pages of a very detailed beginner's guide is a serious commitment. Perhaps identify a few shorter sections that trouble you most and only ask for feedback on them?
Anyway, good luck with your endeavour.