True, they went to BCT, (the "B" isn't for "boot.")
No Army soldier, to include NG and USAR, doesn't go to BCT and then AIT.
(Assuming they weren't thrown out prior to their departure.)
"No Army soldier, to include NG and USAR, doesn't go to BCT and then AIT."
Not EXACTLY true. If a prior service soldier from, say, the air force enlists in the NG or USAR, they don't have to go back to BCT. Their former service's Basic is accepted.
I have always called it that and will always do so, unless in the presence of say... a Naval Officer who is sensitive to such things. :D
They(Army Reserve.) were letting qualified adults skip Boot Camp if my memory serves me correctly.
I suppose prior service such as myself is different and I may have gotten it wrong. If so, I am sorry.
I do know that the Army is emphasizing more combat training for even the support arms.
I am prior service so I don't have to go to Boot Camp but I do have to go to advanced Infantry training when I am ready.
It should be a blast. My physical is next month. I was supposed to attend the WTC (Warrior Transition Course.) for prior service non-army folks but the Guard doesn't have enough slots to justify sending me. That's a shame but the unit I am going to is really good so I think I can get up to speed for AIT.
I think where you served for three years was Bangkok, correct? The place with a million letters for it's name in Thai?.
Thank you for your kind words in your profile about Flight Deck Operations. That is where I spent my enlistment working with VFA-83.
I am going to join a Light Infantry Division. 29th to be specific. I was going to shoot for Officer but I am running out of time due to age so I have to get back into it, at least in a reserve capacity.
I am guessing that you agree with my position that the Army is NOT broken?
I enjoyed your profile and agree with everything in it. I also think it would have been nice if he flew in on a F/A-18C Hornet as well. Nice profile, sir.
It's a shame I have babbled on for so long as I would like to hear your opinion about the changes in the Navy going on. But that's another post and another topic.
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