I pretty much got an "idea" of what to expect during training and I've looked up what we do for the MOS that I have chosen (My MOS-19K) but I'm not quite sure how the OSUT program works. I know that we undergo phases Red, White, Blue, and Gold and I understand the whole 15 week combination but I don't understand how graduation works... Do we still graduate after the 9 week limit(like regular bootcamp)? Or do we just graduate after we finished up the 15 weeks (BCT & AIT)? Just need a little clearing up. Thanks in advance.
The way most OSUT programs work is you get a weekend pass for what used to be the break between Basic and AIT but you never stop the course. The course elements advanced and basic are mixed together. So that some of your AIT will be before the break and some after.
The other thing is the intent is you never leave your training unit once you arrive until you graduate, then you leave for the last time.
Thats a high level general overview from someone that ETS'd in 1987.
Originally posted by ErichG2: The way most OSUT programs work is you get a weekend pass for what used to be the break between Basic and AIT but you never stop the course. The course elements advanced and basic are mixed together. So that some of your AIT will be before the break and some after.
----------------------------------------------- Ok, thanks man. So we go straight through until OSUT is finished. Now, when we finish OSUT is when we earn our Class A's right? Also, being with the same unit is pretty good that way when it's time to be deployed into combat we pretty much know how eachother thinks and we will be able to operate a lot more efficeint. Thanks Erich G2!
The other thing is the intent is you never leave your training unit once you arrive until you graduate, then you leave for the last time.
Thats a high level general overview from someone that ETS'd in 1987.
Ok, thanks man. So we go straight through until OSUT is finished. Now, when we finish OSUT is when we earn our Class A's right? Also, being with the same unit is pretty good that way when it's time to be deployed into combat we pretty much know how eachother thinks and we will be able to operate a lot more efficeint. Thanks Erich G2!
I think you are misunderstanding a bit...you are with these guys through graduation of OSUT. Once you graduate OSUT, you will be split up and go to different units. Oh sure, there may be 2 or 3 of you going to the same unit, but not everyone in your graduating "class" would go to the same unit. There's always the chance that after OSUT graduation, you'll never see any of those guys again.
I think you are misunderstanding a bit...you are with these guys through graduation of OSUT. Once you graduate OSUT, you will be split up and go to different units. Oh sure, there may be 2 or 3 of you going to the same unit, but not everyone in your graduating "class" would go to the same unit. There's always the chance that after OSUT graduation, you'll never see any of those guys again.
Mark
This is correct. Always good to leave OSUT on good terms because you never know if you might serve with one of them again.
ErichG2 stated "Thats a high level general overview from someone that ETS'd in 1987." I myself ETS'd in Aug 1974...so...you have two different timeframes to work with. When I ETS'd, OSUT wasn't yet in place...we did BCT and AIT as two separate "training" arenas...and, depending on what your MOS would be, they may not even be at the same post. I had friends BCT'ing at Knox; then, doing the AIT thing at Benning, Gordon, or Fort Sam Houston in Texas. It still worked out that who you did AIT with, generally speaking, still went to different units scattered throughout the country, and/or the world (Germany, Korea, etc., etc.)
Im headed to fort knox here in a few weeks. My ship date is 20090915. I thought i had heard that the post will shut down over xmas and we will go home for a period of time. Is this accurate? It seems almost like a waste of time to come home for a short time period and then go back for a couple weeks of training and then graduation. Thanks for any info :-)
