So ok, today is my last day in the Navy...I am shipping off to WTC tomorrow and to 13F AIT afterwards (02Jun08 is my report date.) Can anybody give me so ideas of what AIT will be like for me? I mean from the PT, to what is tought, to anything and everything that might (or has) went on during AIT.

I would greatly appreciate ANY insight into what I might be doing. Fun...Pain...or whatever else. LOL

I'd really like to read this as well, I went in to the recruiter last night and gave them all my knee surgery records so they could send it off to get ok'd, or w/e so if/when its ok'd im gonna join as 13f and quick ship.

Ok. Its like 3 or 4 weeks i believe. I just went there last thanksgiving.

Typical Day:
PT(pretty easy, nothing too hard.)
Chow
Formation
Go to your class(there are 3-4 phases of class for 13F, each one building upon the knowledge of the one beforehand). You will see when you get there.
Formation when you get back. Go to chow.
After chow formation, we got released and could do anything pretty much till 2100.
2100 Last formation and bedtime.

Notes:
*Somewhere close to the end you will have a 5 day(i believe) FTX and thats pretty fun.
*NEVER fall asleep in class, although they get very boring.
*Get used to little changes like instead of 10 we say 1-0.

Its fun overall, you will make fun of alot of 13b's. all the Sgt's are pretty laid back for the most part. You have nights and weekends off. Lawtown is a POS but you will be alright.

PS3Taylor you will do the same class stuff but you will just have some more freedom because prior service.

WHOOOO-HOOOO...now I am Spc Taylor..HAHAHAHA j/k guys. Well I am at WTC now, boring as hell but still in reception though, but yeah from what little bit I saw from the bus ride from the airport to base Lawton is a POS!!

Anyways...appreciate the insight on AIT. Hopefully it is somewhat similar to what you went through last year. Thankx

keep us updated if you can would like to know more about it

If anyone has specific questions I'd be happy to give my input. Graduated Dec 12 from 13F AIT.

The outline One3Fox provided is accurate based on my experience.

If you pass the PT test your first week you won't have to take one again for the remainder of AIT and you are allowed to smoke/dip (I don't do either, but I know that's important for some people).

We were allowed to have basically any electronics we wanted in our barracks as long as we only used them during personal time and shut them off at lights out - including cell phones, dvd players, computers, etc.

The classes can get a little boring, but they're not too difficult. If you fail a test you generally get one retest and after that you are recycled to the next class.

PS3Taylor, since you are prior service you will have more freedoms than the NPS folks (ie: the use of a POV, staying in an apartment vs. barracks, free time).

Damn you kids have it easy...

When I went through AIT was hell on wheels and worse than basic!

We didn't have electronics or such until the last week. The instructors would smoke us as soon as the Drill Sergeant's would! Class A formations at 2130hrs! Many trips to the sandpit!

::sigh::

Well I grad WTC in 3 days, this course was...well there are no words to discribe it. It was difficult, for me atleast, I know some people it was pretty hard...depends on how you prep for it.

I have talked to some people about AIT, I have heard so many different stories I am just like "I will wait till I get there on Friday." In a sence I hope I get the freedoms decribed above but in another sence I hope I dont. I have heard I get the barracks apt but I also heard prior guys screwed that up and I am in the open bays with the NPS guys. Hopefully I can pull a PG or APG spot, if I get in with the NPS, so I dont have watch. LOL I can only wait. I greatly appreciate you guys taking some time out and throwing some info my way.

Sorry bud, at Fort Sill, even the PG/APG pull watch.