Has anybody has seen or heard of an entire BN conducting 14+ miles road marches in AFG?

That sounds awful.

SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA - Yeah, hiking in Kuwait sucks.

I had heard that when AAS MTT set up on deployment that they skipped the rucking requirements. Maybe that was OPTEMPO-dependent.

SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA - I think each is different. The collective unit experience when I was in the 101st 2007-2009 was in 2006 in Iraq, the AAS came and the obstacle course was skipped, possibly some of the rappelling. The 12mi ruck March was laps around a big FOB inside the wire. If a combat commander determined they need the capability, I think they'd get what ever capability brought in. If it was just for sling load operations, Sling load certification course would be far better...no badge, so no one wants it. If you are conducting AAS ops, then getting that or Pathfinder would be important.

There was friction among the BCT that did the in country AAS and those that did it at "The" AAS. Comments like pink wings and other trash talk because they didn't got to "The" AAS. They were awarded the badge and have a Sabuluski AAS certificate just the same.