How do I get airborne at ait?

2019-10-17T18:13:33-04:00

Im currently at fort Gordon Georgia 25Q for signal school I would like to go airborne but my drill sergeants are very vague about stuff the most I got to an answer was to have a goo
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Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2019 6:17 PM

2019-10-17T18:17:44-04:00

https://www.goarmy.com/soldier-life/being-a-soldier/ongoing-training/specialized-schools/airborne-school.html

Airborne School

Airborne School teaches Soldiers the techniques of how to jump and parachute safely from airplanes.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2019 6:32 PM

2019-10-17T18:32:50-04:00

Go onto the HRC website and contact your branch manager. Sometimes they will come down to the AIT and ask for volunteers as well.

Response by SGM Steve Wettstein made Oct 18 at 2019 11:32 AM

2019-10-18T11:32:59-04:00

PVT Private RallyPoint Member What SFC Private RallyPoint Member said and also you would be going to an airborne unit. The Army quit sending everyone and their brother and sister to Airborne School years ago. The finally figured that there were a ton of joes that went to airborne school and never were assigned to an airborne unit.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2019 8:40 PM

2019-10-18T20:40:02-04:00

I don't know if you are still able to log in to your assignment manager (or whatever it is called these days) and select "Airborne Preferred" but it may be something to look in to. I don't know if AIT students have access to that yet since AKO wasn't really a thing when I went through Basic and AIT. If you do get the green light to attend, make sure you get your airborne physical before departing AIT. When I went through they wouldn't see them on Benning if they didn't have that done. They sent them on to Bragg, and Bragg had to send them back after it was complete.

Response by SFC Mike Wilkins made Aug 31 at 2021 12:01 PM

2021-08-31T12:01:00-04:00

Go see your first sergeant tell him to start the paperwork.

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 9 at 2021 5:51 PM

2021-09-09T17:51:10-04:00

This is a little late but I appreciate it I did infact get an airborne slot in ait :D