AIT is the school your soldier attends to learn his specific job in the Army. This job is also referred to as his MOS (Military Occupational Specialty). His AIT can last a few weeks or for the better part of a year depending on what his job is. He also may have to go to a different base than where he was for BCT (basic training).
AIT includes classroom instruction as well as hands-on training. Of course, depending on his specialty, the intensity of the training varies. If his MOS is infantry, he will be undergoing a training schedule very similar to that in BCT. If however, he has chosen a human relations specialty or mechanical specialty, he could be spending more of his time in a classroom type setting.
MOS 11B (11 Bravo – Infantry)
Infantry soldiers go through OSUT (One Station Unit Training). This means that they are at Ft Benning for both BCT and AIT. There is no real distinction between the two and there is only one graduation ceremony at the end of all of the training. The AIT phase of OSUT is five weeks long and includes spending several days (and overnight) in the field. 11B is considered a combat MOS and is closed to women.
From the Army website:
The infantry is the main land combat force and backbone of the Army. It’s equally important in peacetime and in combat. The Infantryman’s role is to be ready to defend our country in peacetime and to capture, destroy and repel enemy ground forces during combat.
The following are some duties expected of Infantrymen:
- Perform as a member of a fire team during drills and live combat
- Perform hand-to-hand combat
- Aid in the mobilization of vehicles, troops and weaponry
- Assist in reconnaissance missions
- Operate two-way radios and signal equipment
- Process prisoners of war and captured documents
- Learn to use, maintain and store various combat weaponry (rifles, machine guns, anti-tank mines, etc.)
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can you figure a way to live with them of them with you while they are in AIT?
If your soldier’s AIT is longer than 20 weeks, you will likely be included on his orders (meaning you can move with him) as long as you are married. If it is shorter than that, you can also move at your own expense to the area where his AIT is being held. However, depending on his instructors and the way his training is structured, you may or may not be able to see him during that time. Also, because he isn’t living with you, the military clause may not apply to your lease. Check with JAG before you sign anything if you decide to do that.
I really needed that answered also. But after he’s finished with AIT, will he be stationed at the same location. And if not am I allowed to stay where he was stationed during AIT??
My husband will be going to frt huachuca in Arizona for his AIT and they told me when I called that he had to be going for more than 25 weeks …. is that common or does it vary for diffrent basis? My husband will be there for 21 weeks and 4 days.
i meant for me to go with him haha, im sorry
My husband is there right now and I was not allowed to go with him. He started class at the end of August and will graduate January 17th. He is allowed to come home for 10 days for Christmas.
My husband completes AIT the middle of
December. He just informed me not only
when he returns home for the Holiday’s,
relocation to his first Duty Post w/ the exception
of our personal effects will be an out of (our)
pocket expense….Is this true?
No, not if you are on his orders and authorized to move.
My husband will finish his AIT at Ft Huachuca in January but 2 weeks later is starting another training to learn another system. He has been there since the end of August and his new training will be for about 3months. Does anyone know if the Army will let me come there this time??
Hi,
My husband just finished BCT and was transferred to Ft Huachuca for AIT thru July. It was hard enough being away from him during BCT, but he’s finally in the state I reside in (3.5 hrs away). I’m happy about this, but I feel like he should have more privileges being a married man in his 30s. I find it hard to believe I can’t be able to be alone with him there & he knows nothing about his rights because he’s learning everything right now & just as confused as me. I just want to be able to visit my husband on weekends & be able to spend the night with him too or be able to take him home. I can’t live there because I have a full time job and things to take care of here in Phx. If anyone knows anything about how this works, please do share! : )
I heard that Fort Leonard Wood is the new ait base for Geospacial Engineering. Do you think i will be allowed to live with him during this 20 weeks and 2 day period? whether it be on or off base.
If my husband chooses infantry will my daughter and I be able to move with him while he is in AIT or since BCT and OSUT are pretty much the same will we no be able to see him at all?
My husband is leaving for basic taining on April 22,2012 he will be going to Fort Benning, Georgia for basic and AIT for 5 months does anyone know if I can live with him or not? Please help me asap!
Nia,
You will not be able to go basic w/ your husband at all. I didn’t know it until too late, but I found out I was to be able to move w/ my hubby for his AIT that is from Jan to July, but it would have been far too difficult since it’s only temporary to leave my job & a house full plus our 4 pets. They say they can help find a job out there but I’m in a specialized field that I doubt they could match. Sorry I don’t have an exact answer but some places for AIT you have to be in for so many weeks to get that. We didn’t know until the last minute. Good luck!!
Erin
well my husband is in ait, do we get to talk on a daily bases?
Yes, you should. My husband & I talk every day & he has even obtained an internet service provider so we can skype & actually see each other.
How do you deal with your husband lying to you while he’s in AIT?
My husband use to lie to me about stupid things when we were dating and now he’s starting to lie to me while he’s at AIT, and this is the worst possible thing to do when we are separated. He always goes to the PX on the weekend with his friends and this past saturday he said he got in trouble for sleeping and they made him do details so thats why he didnt talk to me for hours. He also said he gave his debit card to his friend to go to the px for him and buy him stuff. Well guys always say some detail that tells on themselves. He did go to the PX with his friend and went to huddle house before he went. He said he left his phone in his room to use the hotspot to download a game while he was gone and he lied because he didnt want me to think he didnt want to talk to me. Then changed it to he was trying to get me something and didnt want me to know what he was trying to get me….even though he goes every weekend how does that give away what hes trying to get me? So thats another lie.
Im so angry hes lying to me about something so stupid, it makes me wonder what else he’s lied about. And on top of that I had proof he lied and he still lied to me 3 times before admitting it after i hung up on him got mad and then he texted me the truth.
I agree, lying is not good no matter what, especially while away. I would be very concerned as well if my husband was doing this. You guys should definitely get to the bottom of this & have a heart to heart, preferably in person. Good luck!!
Its really about self respect – yours. Do you deserve to be lied to? He is for sure taking advantage of you and he has zero respect for you – take it from a wise old lady who knows – dump him now and move on, life is too short to accept this kind of behavior, let alone reward it. He might eventually confess and tell you his boo hoo story but the second you say “thats okay baby” he will be right back at it. Even my present wonderful husband admits – Men are pigs, ( he is not)
AIT, on post housing?? Ft.Huachuca, AZ
Okay, so I’ve heard that married soilders attending AIT at Ft.Huachuca in Arizona can live on post, if their job training is longer than 20 weeks of course…is there any truth to this? Or has anyone ever heard of this for any other post? My DH is currently at Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri & graduates in August, he then goes straight to Arizona with no time in between. DH recently wrote me & said that he wants me & DS to move to AZ ASAP , no questions asked. Of course I know the army won’t PCS us there & we’ll be paying out I’d pocket, but I would just like to know if there is a waiting list I should be trying to get on or If anyone has heard this to be true?
Yours answers will be GREATLY appreciated! I want to get everything situated as soon as I can, procrastination is my worst enemy. If we could move on post there (if allowed) this would be great. Thanks everyone. Oh & DH will be in AIT for 28 weeks, his MOS is 35golf. Intelligence field
Kaidani– My husband was also in Ft Leonard Wood for BCT and is finishing up AIT at Ft. Huachuca now. Technically there were orders for me to live there too, but since we have our home here and he’s not going to be staying there after his AIT, we opted for me to stay here. I work and I’m in a specialized field so I can’t just leave anyway. My husband just had this option declined and I go visit him there. This is all I know. I have been to Sierra Vista (the surrounding town) many times, it’s pretty small and there’s not much there so I’m glad I’ve stayed in the big city where I live. Good luck!
Thanks! & yes I’ve heard about the surrounding area being small and I’ve researched just about everything I can think of. We are still considering me living up there b/c we’re renting apartment here on Ga but my lease is up in Sept, he leaves for AIT at Ft.Huachua in August so I think it’ll be easier on us both & also my son if we’re just closer, even if he only gets to see us a few hours a day. Ive been told numerous times that I should be on his orders so I’ve been calling the housing office, faxing in apartment applications & all.
will i be in my husbands orders for ait if its longer than 20 weeks? Or is it 25 weeks?? Will they PCS me?
Thank you Erin !
Hi my name is Melissa!
My husband will be leaving for Basic Training. In November. 19, 2012
IN Fort Jackson South Carolina but I wanted to know is that after his Ait is done cause he will be in TX
Will he stay there an be stationed there or will he be moved again?
When will I know where my husband will be station ? He is almost done with basic and goes to AIT for 6 weeks . Will they move us or do we have to move everything by ourself where we move too ??
Hey guys
My name is Karina and my soldier went to Basic on July 2, 2012. He graduates Basic on September 12. Then he goes on to AIT. I was wondering how often I will get to talk to him while he is there?
My husband recently reclassed, and when he did was told it would be a PCS move for the family. We are currently at JBLM, and were planning on PCSing to FT Sam. Well, when my husband went to check on his levy briefing date, he was told he isn’t on orders to PCS. He called the assignment manager & was told it isn’t a PCS move. His school is over 8 months, and we keep getting conflicting answers. Can someone please tell me something, hopefully good news.
My son is in AIT, he says that they are taking out 500 dollars a month for DFAC, is this correct? He is at Ft. Leonard wood.
My husband is a former marine and has enlisted in the army into the green beret program. He is supposed to leave in November for AIT at Fort Benning. We were told by hus recruiter that I couldn’t go but have read many different answers now. On his reservation papers it says he has three different trainings at Benning all totaling 26 weeks and 3 days. Does anyone know if I will be able to move with him? And if so… who should we talk to? His recruiter has given us misinformation a few times so far so I hate to just trust his answer.
My son is in bootcamp now. When he goes to AIT for 10 months will i be able to go with him? Can he live off base?
Anyone elses husband in mos 94h? His training is 36 weeks 1 day at ft lee va. Will I be able to move with him?
You should be authorized to move with him for AIT of longer than 20 weeks.
My boyfriend and I are planning in getting married. He just graduated basic training and is in AIT. He will go to Kore after his leave after graduating AIT. If we were to get married in that time frame could I join him in Korea?
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