Do soldiers get a few days with there family’s after basic training before going to AIT?

May 2021 9 72 Report

Do soldiers get a few days with there family’s after basic training before going to AIT?

My fiancé is in the army at basic training in fort lenerwood. His mos is medical to become a physical therapist his family and I are trying to figure the travel plans because we Are commjng from NJ. His graduation is the 13 of June and he his ait start week is a little less then week later will he get anytime after graduation to spend with us? His ait is in Texas from June 2019-feb2020

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My soon got the weekend

Graduated boot camp on Friday AIT started Monday

Back when I was in (Navy) graduated boot camp on Friday A school started following Friday

capitalgentleman

Maybe, or, maybe not. My basic ended 1 month before my trade training began (5 weeks, actually) with Christmas in there, so, I was allowed leave. Often though, one course ends, and the other begins pretty much right away. And, the person has not really been in the military long enough to earn any leave.

Anonymous

Yeah

From my experience a soldier gets family day and graduation and then he has the option of traveling to AIT on his own or through the Military. When my husband graduated he had sadly only 3 days to get to AIT and we drove together and had to sign him out basically.

Anonymous

Maybe, maybe not. All depends on his travel orders. He may fly out Sunday and then again he might right after graduation. If he does he can have to report back each night.

He will not be an actual physical therapist. That requires a BS in that field. He is a PT Specialist

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samuraiwarrior_98

He should talk to his TO about this and his TI can put him in touch with those in the know. How this works is each MOS has a school start date for each individual based on when they finish basic. That will in part determine if he has any time after basic and stays at Leonard Wood or not. Individuals are sometimes put in a casual status and wait there and while in that status have light duty days doing various menial tasks like cutting the grass, picking up trash, helping an office move furniture and equipment, etc. They sometimes can even take leave or request a day off during this as well. At times they are instead quickly transferred to their next base for AIT because their school is about to start and the quarters that those currently in AIT are being vacated because of their graduating and moving on. He might not even be put in casual status but instead offered a chance to take leave and then upon the end of that report for AIT. So he should see which of these three potential situations he might fall under and then based on that he and you can make better plans.