Heading to Ft. Leonard Wood for 88M AIT. What can I expect and what advice can you give me?

Drills have been coming back to air but they are going to act just like the platoon sergeants just with a nice fancy hat. The boots will be allowed as long as they are with reg (AR 670-1). No clue about the actual MOS training, but do what you're told, dont do anything dumb and keep your chin up.

I leave for 88m ait in a week I've heard it's 6 weeks and the website say 7 weeks yet the forms say I'll be gone for 8 weeks anyone know what it really is thanks

Stay out of the clubs. :)

Hopefully 88M AIT went well!
As a fellow Veteran and Owner/Operator of a company I am definitely curious, are you by chance Guard / Reserve and open to Civilian employment to put those 88M skills to use or know anyone who is?

Make sure you have some warm clothes. It is a good post. Lots of MPs, engineers, truck drivers and a few Marines.

There is a reason the post is called “Ft. Lost in the Woods, Misery.”

Hey congrats and I hope you enjoy ft. Leonardwood as much as I did :)
This may not help much due to I was there in 86’,
However it was a lot like basic but without all the “drilling”.... the cadre made it interesting and fun to learn how to drive all the equipment in extreme conditions... we had a drill sgt. over us and he was into boxing and running... so therefore every cycle, there were boxing matches against the marines there and ssg Barner’s boxers never lost a fight ...
it’s hard not to graduate and later in life you’ll see those cadre again in your Career (that was awesome seeing them again)...
After the school you either was sent to Germany or Korea (I went to Germany for 4 years after)
I know it’s a lot different now but always Remember these times you will never forget, so have a blast and do everything you can get your hands on..

Lol when I went it was called 64c-10 motor transport school and it was 2 weeks lockstep then after that you progressed at your own speed. Loved the convoy course and the rough terrain course. I graduated in just over 3 weeks and became a peer instructor for a few weeks until my orders were cut. To head to Hawaii to the 25th S&T B co

PVT Jones,
To be honest with you, your boots are the least of your concern. You should be concern about learning what your job is going to be for whatever long you enlisted for. Even though you'll be on a slightly relax mode in AIT, you still should be conducting yourself as a professional, meaning rendering the proper respect to your superiors, especially NCOs around you.
Going back to the boots, why would you want to bring and wear a nice pair of boots in school? 88Ms is not only about driving/transporting equipment. I'm sure you'll acquire knowledge on the mechanical basics of the ones you will be operating...meaning, you'll get dirty.
Also, you will run into some prior service members that came from other MOS so, be careful who listen to. Not all, but some have certain attitude about the military so, don't get any bad habits or you'll get in trouble. You will be there to learn a job while maintaining good order and discipline, nothing more.
I'm really glad the Army went back to DS. Nothing against the AIT Platoon Sergeants, but I was never on point about that. I like the DS because they keep you and your peers in line at all times. So again, don't worry about the boots, put them to side. Go there, listen to the information that's been put out, always remember Customs and Courtesies, make sure you know where you need to be, and maintain excellent discipline. Good luck!