As a prior-service Marine going to Ft. Leonard Wood as a 12B (Combat Engineer), will I have to go through the whole phase of boot camp?

2018-03-06T18:47:42-05:00

It is one station unit training and I’m hoping they insert me at the AIT portion and separate me. If anyone has experienced this, please let me know.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2018 6:58 PM

2018-03-06T18:58:10-05:00

You shouldn't have to do all over basic over again, it would be a refresher course from my understanding. Then you'll go on to AIT to be mosq

Response by CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana made Mar 6 at 2018 7:02 PM

2018-03-06T19:02:28-05:00

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Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2018 7:09 PM

2018-03-06T19:09:47-05:00

technically it is an OCUT but when i went to AIT for 12B we meet up with the training company after they finished the boot camp part... that was 2008

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2018 7:26 PM

2018-03-06T19:26:12-05:00

I just got my contract for 11X yesterday. I was told it was up to the training command at Ft Benning how much I had to do but there we're certain training events in the basic training portion I had to hit.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2018 7:43 PM

2018-03-06T19:43:13-05:00

If you've already been through bootcamp through a different branch prior to going, you will just go through the AIT portion. Welcome to the team, Essayons!

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2018 8:58 PM

2018-03-06T20:58:13-05:00

Had a prior service sergeant go through 12AIT while I was there in 2012. He was put up in temp lodging instead of the barracks. We weren't allowed to talk to him. Drill Sergeants also used him as a student first sergeant in the field. They worked him hard.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2018 9:34 PM

2018-03-06T21:34:03-05:00

If you find anymore details let me know brother, I've been looking through all the websites and pubs I can find. TRADOC's regs do state that prior service E-5-E-9 who have completed army BCT OR MC recruit training do not have to attend boot camp and we are to have the same privileges as permanent party.

Response by SrA Blake Johnson made Mar 7 at 2018 12:34 AM

2018-03-07T00:34:09-05:00

Let me know what you find out brother!!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2018 7:42 AM

2018-03-07T07:42:21-05:00

Back in 1997, I reclassed to 12B and had several other prior-service in my class including one prior service Marine. We all were inserted in the AIT portion and lived in a different portion of the same building as the OSUT trainees. We did PT with them, we did breakfast and lunch with them, and we did classes with them. Other than that, (so in the evenings), we were out of sight, out of mind and that's how the drills wanted it. Also, we learned just enough at Fort Leonard Wood not to be a danger at our unit. Most of what we learned, we learned at our unit as opposed to at AIT.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2018 7:48 AM

2018-03-07T07:48:46-05:00

You do not have to attend the basic training portion of OSUT. You will be considered an “insert” during AIT. Congratulations on deciding on an MOS brother.

Response by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2018 5:28 PM

2018-03-08T17:28:51-05:00

SGT, I am a private in the Army and have recently completed infantry basic training and Airborne School at Fort Benning. There was a former marine who I went to airborne with who had been an E 4 and since he had been an Infantryman when he was a Marine he didn't have to go through Basic at all when he enlisted in the Army as an 18x. But he said that he knew of a former NCO in the Marines who joined the Army and had to go through all of Infantry osut. I think that was either because he hadn't been an Infantryman when he was in the Marines or it might have been because he was out of the service for too long. But that might just be something that they do at Fort Benning. I hope this helps SGT

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2018 7:02 PM

2018-03-08T19:02:09-05:00

Your recruiter should have told you, but not all of us know all the details. I’ve put a few PS Marines in, one straight to AIT, and 1 to week 6 of 19D OSUT. You will know what week you are inserting into on your contract. Both of these guys said the reception week sucked, but once they were in training they were treated like regular NCOs again

Response by LCpl Todd Anderson made Mar 8 at 2018 7:45 PM

2018-03-08T19:45:23-05:00

I think it has more to do how long ago you got out of the Corps. I know some who went right to their MOS school and some who had to go to that service’s boot camp.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 11 at 2018 8:42 PM

2018-03-11T20:42:02-04:00

Currently, Marines, prior Army, AF Security Forces and Special Ops, do not need to go to Army Basic Training.

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 16 at 2018 9:46 AM

2018-03-16T09:46:36-04:00

They should insert you during AIT. Thats what happened to another prior service marine. Who had came in during my training

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 17 at 2018 10:32 AM

2018-03-17T10:32:08-04:00

I just graduated from D31st there and we had a former marine with us and he was also a combat engineer in the marines and he had to redo all of basic with us because of how long he was out for. So if you haven’t been out too long you’ll go through prior service basic and straight to osut training. From my experience there with the prior service guys.