FT Sill has a cool factor just for the history. When I was in basic we rappelled off of medicine bluffs ( where geronimo jump ). I went through a few years ago and took the family on a tour of the base. Ask a DI if they still did it, and I was shocked, the DI never heard of medicine bluffs.
But before you leave sill, make sure you do the museum and old post.
15990687, what would you say was the most difficult part of artillery school? My recruiter who also went to Sill for artillery said the toughest part was the memorization of the different types of rounds and fuses.
13b....pull string boom. i just finished bct, it was awsome, just lay low be a nija, and do what your told the first time. ait is cool, and for 13b's its fast. do well on you pt, you need %60 for ait and you must pass your first ait apft if you want to go airborn and listen to your student leadership.
A good thing to remember is the Army grades on a curve.
The low end of the curve isn't hacking the gear, and tend to get hammered. The more they get hammered, the more attention they bring to themselves, and the more they get hammered.
The middle of the curve is filled with the guys who do their job, give it a good effort, and keep under the radar. They rarely get hammered, and they seem to have it the easiest of all.
The top end of the curve is the few who do an outstanding job, and give their absolute best, every time, in every thing they can. Since they are constantly on the radar, they get more attention than the middle, but instead of getting hammered like the low end, they get more work, more responsibility, and on rare occasions even praise.
The military is one place where you join with a clean slate. From day one, you build (or destroy) your reputation. It is a place where you often get out of it, what you put into it.
Everything about 13B is easy. You never walk. You are never cold. You never get wet.
And if you believe all that, then I got some real estate for sale in Florida for you.
Artillery is physically demanding, from humpin rounds and powder, to camo nets and PMCS. Artillery is mentally demanding, memorizing fuze/round combinations, powder and round storage procedures, and firing procedures. You will get dirty, tired, wet, cold. Grunts and tankers will belittle you because you've got the cush job. But remember this, they rely on you when the going gets tough. Artillery can account for more battlefield kills than any other branch. Artillery is the King of Battle for a reason.
And to answer your question, AIT is the easy part of being a 13B. The real challenge starts after your training when you must prove yourself to your peers and leaders.
Originally posted by bsadlick: Everything about 13B is easy. You never walk. You are never cold. You never get wet.
And if you believe all that, then I got some real estate for sale in Florida for you.
Artillery is physically demanding, from humpin rounds and powder, to camo nets and PMCS. Artillery is mentally demanding, memorizing fuze/round combinations, powder and round storage procedures, and firing procedures. You will get dirty, tired, wet, cold. Grunts and tankers will belittle you because you've got the cush job. But remember this, they rely on you when the going gets tough. Artillery can account for more battlefield kills than any other branch. Artillery is the King of Battle for a reason.
And to answer your question, AIT is the easy part of being a 13B. The real challenge starts after your training when you must prove yourself to your peers and leaders.
As a 13A (back in the day, a 13E00) I thought gunnery was the toughest part of the job. "Charts and Darts" was a bear, but after your first EOM after a manual gunnery mission, you'll feel a real sense of satisfaction.
You don't have to worry about not being able to go on weekend pass anymore. I just became MOSQd as a 13M and the 13B switched from B BTRY 1-22 FA to D and E BTRY 1-78 FA. 1-78 is where all te other 13 Series are. AIT is nothing. You'll be on overnight pass almost every weekend. But 13Bs do hump way more than any other 13 Series in AIT. While we rode trans everywhere we went 13Bs road marched.
Originally posted by 13382746: You don't have to worry about not being able to go on weekend pass anymore. I just became MOSQd as a 13M and the 13B switched from B BTRY 1-22 FA to D and E BTRY 1-78 FA. 1-78 is where all te other 13 Series are. AIT is nothing. You'll be on overnight pass almost every weekend. But 13Bs do hump way more than any other 13 Series in AIT. While we rode trans everywhere we went 13Bs road marched.
Overnight passes? We didn't see ANY overnight passes. We saw a couple 4 hour passes and that was about it.
back in the 80's when it was 13C, we were over near the deathstars with the basic trainees. we were across from the little px in the rooms that look like condo's.. we basically could do anything we wanted outside of duty hours..
it was really like college not the military.. there were people stuck there forever in holding ( waiting for 5 people so AIT could start ).
back in the 80's when it was 13C, we were over near the deathstars with the basic trainees. we were across from the little px in the rooms that look like condo's.. we basically could do anything we wanted outside of duty hours..
it was really like college not the military.. there were people stuck there forever in holding ( waiting for 5 people so AIT could start ).
we are down the street from the little px...we stay in a starship(1/78) its exactly just like BCT living conditions wise.
After classes we have some free time, usually a sgt comes up and tells us to clean or get down to a formation. We usually have 2 or 3 formations after class...prety pointless...
The bays are a little bit nicer than BCT. NFC did you go to basic at Ft. Sill? If so what was your unit? I've got quite a few friends that are in 13D AIT right now. Oh and go over and ask the 13Bs.(Hold Unders don't count as 13Bs).
I went basic here, E 1/19....and my bay was a hell of a lot better in basic then it was here...its a little bit better now that we got new lockers and bunks
Originally posted by 15990687: Oh and remember one thing.. The artillery never walks anywhere.. ( except for the FO's ). that is the true beauty of the Artillery.
Bull Honky!
I walked my *** off every month at Bragg. Manadtory 12 mile ruck march once a month.
