[Svartalfiar]

That is very poor reporting. Officers do not attend Basic Training, they attend the Infantry Officers Basic Course.

Officers who are prior enlisted attended basic training. Officers who went straight OCS attend basic prior to entering OCS. Officers who aren't Infantry do not go to Infantry Officer school.

[Night Hides Not]

I attended Air Defense Artillery Officers Basic Course at Fort Bliss during the summer of 76. It was a gentleman’s course. In the summer preceding my senior year, we had ROTC summer camp at Fort Lewis. That was geared towards small unit infantry tactics. That, combined with our monthly field exercises at Fairchild AFB, provided a solid foundation.

My greatest learning experience came when I failed my first ARTEP as a Platoon Leader. I learned what I could and couldn’t do. From that point on, it was smooth sailing.

I’m looking for Pete to keep the REMFs and staff pukes away from our soldiers and service members. Butterbars need the time to learn their jobs.