“...was in the advanced individual training portion of his preparation for military service.
It wasn’t immediately clear from Fort Leonard Wood or Missouri National Guard sources how long Frederick had been AWOL. Trainees in AIT have greater privileges after completing basic training, and in Frederick’s case, he was a Kansas City resident and was still a member of the Missouri National Guard’s recruit sustainment program in St. Joseph.
According to Missouri National Guard spokesman Matthew Wilson, Frederick joined the Missouri National Guard in February 2008.”
HE WAS IN THE ARMY ALMOST TWO YEARS AND HAD NOT COMPLETED A.I.T.? What is taking him so long? Most of us old timers were in and out of Basic and A.I.T. in 1bout 16 weeks!
WIZR wrote: “According to Missouri National Guard spokesman Matthew Wilson, Frederick joined the Missouri National Guard in February 2008. HE WAS IN THE ARMY ALMOST TWO YEARS AND HAD NOT COMPLETED A.I.T.? What is taking him so long? Most of us old timers were in and out of Basic and A.I.T. in 1bout 16 weeks!”
The active-duty and National Guard public affairs people haven’t yet released a lot of details, but it would not be uncommon for a National Guard enlistee to finish his basic training between his junior and senior years of high school, and then come back for his advanced individual training after graduation. But right now I do not have an answer to your question.