Posted on Oct 27, 2019
Which courses will have graduation ceremonies for families to attend?
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My son will be shipping to basic in a couple of months as an 11X Option 40. Assuming he makes it all the way through (OSUT, RASP, BAT), which courses will have graduation ceremonies for families to attend? Will there be a BCT graduation before he starts the AIT portion of OSUT, or is it just one ceremony for both at the end?
(And yes, I do know the odds, but I believe he has the preparation and the drive to make it all the way through to the Regiment.)
(And yes, I do know the odds, but I believe he has the preparation and the drive to make it all the way through to the Regiment.)
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Infantry OSUT (11B)
Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP)
Airborne School
Infantry OSUT (11B) Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP) Airborne School
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It's been years since I went through OSUT, but then you barely knew when BCT phase ended and the Graduation ceremony was at the end.
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MAJ Bryan Zeski - I was one of the early OSUT classes, hit Ft Benning 7 Jan. 1983 (why do dates like that stick in our minds). I remember the Drills saying something about Basic was over, but I didn't seen any difference in things.
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No graduation in the middle of OSUT but a family day. OSUT graduation, Airborne School graduation, and RASP graduation.
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MAJ (Join to see) I wouldn’t plan on anything. Especially with them transitioning to the 22 week course, I don’t think there’s a whole lot of distinction between the “BCT” and “AIT” phases.
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CPT (Join to see) - Did they just transition to the 22-week course? I thought they had been doing that for a while already.
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CPT (Join to see)
MAJ (Join to see) They’re currently finishing the pilot for the 22 week OSUT with selected Infantry classes. Come FY2021 all Infantry OSUT classes will fully transition to 22 weeks.
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CPT (Join to see) - Just looked at my son's contract--apparently he will be attending a 22-week OSUT. I wasn't aware until now that they aren't all 22 weeks yet.
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I can't speak for anything other than OSUT, but when I went through in 2012 the "AIT Graduation" was the Turning Blue Ceremony the day before OSUT Graduation, there was absolutely no discernible difference between the BCT and AIT portions of OSUT.
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