Advanced Individual Training

Advanced Individual Training or AIT is the next phase of training after BCT. At AIT you will learn your specific job. Instead of being taught how to ruck march and make a bed like in BCT. You will learn how to provide emergency medical care if your a health care specialist. Or if your a fire support specialist you will be taught how to call in close air support to kill your enemy's.

Basic Combat Training

Basic Combat Training or BCT is your initial training in the Army. It usually lasts 10 weeks, for certain jobs like Infantry it is 14 weeks because basic and advanced individual training is combined in what's called one station unit training or OSUT. BCT is held at a number of locations depending on your job. The locations are Fort Benning Georgia, Fort Sill Oklahoma, Fort Jackson South Carolina, Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.

Recruiting Process

 The 1st step in becoming a Soldier in the US Army is meeting with a recruiter. The recruiting process is fairly simple. Your recruiter will usually have you take the practice ASVAB first to see where you are. Then you'll have a lot of paper work you'll have to fill out that your recruiter will give you. The next step is taking the ASVAB. If you pass you will go to MEPS or military entrance processing station. You will spend an entire day at MEPS. I got to MEPS at 4:00 AM and I didn't leave until 5:00 PM. You'll be given a lot of tests like vision, blood, hearing and urinalysis. Once you finish the tests you will meet your career counselor and pick your job and sign your contract. Then you will swear in and officially be enlisted in the Army.

Army Soldiers Creed

Army fields and MOS's

Administrative Support: 92Y Unit supply specialist, 36B Financial management technician.

Arts and Media: 46Q Public affairs specialist, 25M Multimedia illustrator, 42R Musician.

Combat: 18 series Special Forces, 11B Infantryman, 19k M1 Armor Crewman, 13B Field Artillery.

Computers and Technology: 25C Radio Operator, 35K intelligence analyst.

Construction and Engineering: 12B Combat Engineer, 12N Construction Engineer.

Intelligence and Combat Support: 35M Human intelligence collector, 89B Ammunition Specialist.

Legal and Law Enforcement: 31B Military Police, 12M Firefighter.

Mechanics: 91B Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic Mechanic, 15N Avionic Mechanic.

Medical and Emergency: 68W Health Care Specialist, 68E Dental Specialist.

Transportation: 88M Motor Transport Operator, 92R Parachute Rigger.

Military Time

Phonetic Alphabet