How are the Aviation Units at Ft Riley?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 23:20:14 -0400

I am going to school as an MOS-T 15w T the beginning of the year then I am suppose to pcs to Ft Riley. Does anyone have any positive information about Riley’s aviation units? How often do they go to the field and do rotations to place like NTC/JRTC and deployments optempo

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 4 at 2020 11:39 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 23:39:38 -0400

SGT Davis, please update your name to conform to the RP terms of service and community guidelines. Initials, nicknames, or other attempts to mask your name will result in account termination

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 5 at 2020 12:57 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 12:57:34 -0400

240 views and nobody has any input on the aviation units at Fort Riley? Or Just Riley and the General area. Is there good rivers to fish and are hunting/fishing licenses affordable?

Response by CPT Carolyn Andrews made Sep 6 at 2020 4:19 AM

CPT Carolyn Andrews — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 04:19:19 -0400

What did you do to get Ft Riley?
It's a nice place. Not much to do unless it changed since I've been there 1984-1986.

Response by CPT Carolyn Andrews made Sep 6 at 2020 4:40 AM

CPT Carolyn Andrews — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 04:40:46 -0400

I would try to stay away from the city Ogden. They are in the Guiness World book of Records for the most traffic tickets given to cars.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 7 at 2020 9:51 AM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 09:51:24 -0400

Currently there. You’d be going to F/1-1 if you’re unmanned. I wouldn’t necessarily call anything they do “field” time but there are personnel recovery lanes (think of it as a very basic EIB/ESB). They just went to NTC but overall the tempo of any aviation unit is about the same as an ABCT—even though there’s well over a dozen of them they always seem to deploy.

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 1 at 2021 10:22 PM

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 22:22:49 -0500

It depends on the Troop you go to. C Trp. 1-6th is what I am currently with, and it's honestly really fun and nice here. People are laid back depending on the task at hand, and then they can make us do a lot of stuff at the drop of a hat. But my troop likes to get things done ahead of time so that we can be able to do different things other than stressing on getting our tasks done last second. But once everything is done, we basically just get to know each other better and also get to either relax or just kind of mess around the rest of the time due to nothing needing to be done

Response by CPT Carolyn Andrews made Feb 2 at 2021 2:19 AM

CPT Carolyn Andrews — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 02:19:22 -0500

I can tell you if U are taking a car, be careful going through Ogden, it has the Guinness World record of giving out the most traffic tickets.
I know Riley has a new air strip.
It's been almost 40 years since I was station in Ft Riley. But I did go through to look at the Post 25 yrs ago.
Junction City depends on Ft Riley's soldiers for their revenue. Be careful down there, certain area is beware for soldiers.