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Your Name
(as you would like it to
appear): Melanie Smitherman
Your
Soldier's MOS:
15Y AH-64D
Armament/ Electrical Systems
Repairer
When did
your soldier attend BCT? Ft.
Sill, OK
Where was
he stationed for AIT? Ft.
Eustis, VA
How long
was his AIT? 26 weeks and 4 days
What was
his training like? Normal
schedule? Did he train on
weekends? Late at night?
Classroom or field based?
Jason's class were the "Night
Hawks". They attended class from
1630 to 0000. They would wake up
at 0830, do PT, chow at 1000,
then personal time until 1500,
then chow again. Class time
would be broken out and they
would have 15 minute breaks here
and there, then chow from 1930
to 2045. Class consisted of
"classroom" time, then moved up
to going to the hangar to work
on the Apache's.
Did you
get to see him during AIT? Since
his AIT was so long, his orders
stated that I was authorized to
PCS, so I did. I get to see him
only on the weekends, but it is
well worth it. At first, I could
only pick him up on Sat and Sun
morning and have to drop him off
each night at 2100, but as they
received more privileges, he was
then allowed to be picked up
after class on Friday night and
is able to stay until 1600 on
Sunday.
How often
were you able to communicate
with him? By phone? Email? He
has had his cell phone since he
stepped on the plane for AIT. He
can use his phone on personal
time.
Describe
the graduation ceremony: Haven't
been yet, but I will answer this
in a few weeks.
Any other
tips or information? Nothing
that I can think of at the
moment, but if you have any
questions, let me know!
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