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I am a split-option Reservist who will be going to AIT for 88N at Fort Gregg-Adams soon. I can't help but be a bit nervous though I am not sure why, if I can get through BCT I can get through AIT. Anyways I am just looking for insight as to what the privileges are (phone use, etc.), the overall training curriculum, any particularly challenging parts or how to otherwise prepare, and so on. Sorry if this is a bit broad, I just haven't found too much recent info on AIT there in general, let alone specifically for 88N. What little I could find was contradictory, with some saying that it is a bit more relaxed compared to BCT, with phone access, passes after phase-up, etc. and others saying that recent changes on post have been made to make it as close to BCT as possible but with dorms essentially, with both anecdotes being from the same time.
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"Phone access"? That's the wrong question. I would suggest that you focus on the course and not worry about inconsequential details like whether you can use your phone, and whether or not you might get passes. The course is only five or six weeks in length, so focus now on getting yourself in better shape. Get your PT score up now. Focus on nothing in school but working on your training while you're there and being at the top of your class. The privileges will take care of themselves.
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AIT for 88N at Fort Gregg-Adams will be more relaxed than BCT, focusing on the administrative and operational aspects of transportation management. Expect dorm-style living and eventual access to phones and passes, usually after "phasing up." The curriculum will involve learning various logistics systems and regulations. Be prepared for information-heavy classes requiring attention to detail. While policies can vary, maintain professionalism, focus on your studies, and ask questions to succeed in this less physically demanding but intellectually rigorous environment.
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Descriptions of AIT life are going to differ year to year and even month to month.
Regulations, policies and class content get updated, commanders and other leadership change out.
It's also not uncommon to see platoons get treated differently within the same class.
In the bigger picture, it's not BCT, so it doesn't have the same intent of BCT to induce stress in order to force both cohesion/teamwork as well as pushing everyone past their own imagined limitations.
AIT is there to teach you tools and skills. It's not everything you need to know to do the job, but it is everything you need in order to learn, adapt and improve everyday once you are on the job. So take every advantage of that lower stress environment to excel at everything the school offers.
And when you get time off, enjoy the opportunity for what it is.
Regulations, policies and class content get updated, commanders and other leadership change out.
It's also not uncommon to see platoons get treated differently within the same class.
In the bigger picture, it's not BCT, so it doesn't have the same intent of BCT to induce stress in order to force both cohesion/teamwork as well as pushing everyone past their own imagined limitations.
AIT is there to teach you tools and skills. It's not everything you need to know to do the job, but it is everything you need in order to learn, adapt and improve everyday once you are on the job. So take every advantage of that lower stress environment to excel at everything the school offers.
And when you get time off, enjoy the opportunity for what it is.
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