Did Infantry OSUT change recently?

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 11:29:14 -0500

A good friend of mine had enlisted into Active Army as infantry. He told me he’s going to Fort Jackson, SC for basic training, then TX for AIT. I’m assuming he’s referring to either Fort Hood or Fort Bliss since Fort Sam Houston is for medical personnel. I informed he that she should be going to Fort Benning, GA for OSUT. He insists his paperwork reads the latter. Did some things change over the years? I just want to give him accurate information.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 30 at 2018 11:32 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 11:32:46 -0500

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Response by SPC Brett Robertson made Dec 30 at 2018 11:47 AM

SPC Brett Robertson — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 11:47:30 -0500

Sounds like he is talking B.S. Jackson and Hood are where the medics go or medical personnel. My friends son just went through Benning 4 months ago and he was NG.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 30 at 2018 11:50 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 11:50:20 -0500

To the best of my knowledge OSUT will always be at the Home of the Infantry! Good ole Ft. Benning, GA. Sand Hill, love the place.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 30 at 2018 11:58 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 11:58:46 -0500

Osut usually means he's doing basic and ait in one place with one unit which I know only infantry does which I did when I went to basic training. At a Drill Sgt in Ft. Jackson I seen a couple of soldier that came through and did basic in Ft. Jackson and went to Ft. Benning for ait and they were infantry soldiers. Being Infantry myself I found that very wierd but it happen.

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Dec 30 at 2018 12:22 PM

SGM Erik Marquez — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 12:22:09 -0500

Guard and Reserve might find them selfs at an "other" location for Basic and Benning for Infantry AIT..
But regular Army Soldiers 11X OUST is just that one unit station training and its at Fort Benning.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 30 at 2018 12:57 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 12:57:30 -0500

Is this friend prior service?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 30 at 2018 10:04 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 22:04:13 -0500

Your friend may be confusing his Basic Combat Training unit to mean his MOS is Infantry. BCT units are Infantry Regiments, so maybe a civilian could confuse the concepts. For instance, my BCT unit was E Company, 1st Battalion-48th Infantry Regiment, Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

He's probably also confusing the the idea that while BCT is basic infantry training, it does not equate to Infantry occupation training.

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 31 at 2018 7:01 AM

SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 07:01:10 -0500

The length has changed the place has not. Fort Benning is infantry OSUT will never change. The only thing that changed was when they moved tankers and cav scouts out of Fort Knox to Benning back in 2011.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2019 3:47 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 03:47:16 -0500

Fts Hood or Bliss have no AIT. Someone correct this if I’m wrong. They do have phase 2 of some medical MOSs. Ft Sam Houston is the Army Medicine schoolhouse. If you enlist in any of the medical MOSs sans I think one or two, you’re going to Ft Sam. Welcome to the AMEDD, troop. Stay out of the “meat market” at Ft Sam.

Response by MAJ Javier Rivera made Mar 6 at 2019 6:27 AM

MAJ Javier Rivera — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 06:27:49 -0500

I believe your friend is a bit confused. Perhaps he might want to check his contract before he ships out and make sure he’s getting what he really intended singing for from the get-go!